THE European Union has approved itsnew Generalized Preference System(GPS), which grants Costa Rica and othercountries with “special developmentneeds” lower tariffs on exports, the ForeignTrade...
IN our article “Fuel Spill ThreatensThousands” in last week’s edition, wequoted Natalie Montiel, chief of waterquality and operations for the HerediaPublic Services Company (ESPH),...
THE Institute for Central AmericanDevelopment Studies (ICADS) and CostaRican student Freddy Villalobos wereboth honored Wednesday at the 2005Latin American-Iberian Summit in Honorof Educational Excellence,...
U.S. President George W. Bush yesterdayannounced he intends to nominateMark Langdale, from Texas, as U.S. Ambassadorto Costa Rica, according to the U.S.Embassy in San...
THE biggest weather research operationthe U.S. National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA) has conductedin Central America launches todayfrom its base at the Juan SantamaríaInternational Airport...
MIRAMAR, Puntarenas – The riftbetween residents of the town of Miramar,near the Pacific port city of Puntarenas,was as visible Monday at the local highschool...
WITH international oil prices exceeding$60 a barrel as of Monday, PresidentAbel Pacheco, as promised, signed adecree Wednesday to reduce the country’sfuel use by limiting...
FOLLOWING controversy this weekregarding President Abel Pacheco’salleged plans to sign a Central Americanmilitary accord, Foreign Minister RobertoTovar announced Costa Rica will not signon to...
SMALL business owner Olga ElenaJill says she has no interest in using computersto keep records for her general store,Abastecedor La Mary, in the Tibás...
FLORIDA’S newly formed CostaRica-United States Chamber ofCommerce, created in May, received theofficial go-ahead last week when itbecame a member of the Association ofBi-National Chambers...
