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New Bill Targets Traffickers

When the U.S. Department of State listed Costa Rica as a “second tier” country last week in its annual global ranking of compliance with...

South Korea Initiates Trade Talks with Panama, Costa Rica

The industrial powerhouse of South Korea, home of Samsung, LG, Kia and Hyundai, is looking to bridge ties with Central America. At the Central American...

Agreement Reached to End Medical Residents’ Strike

A 13-day standoff between resident doctors and the Costa Rican Social Security System (Caja) came to an end on Saturday, June 26 when both...

Schools and Communities Go on Dengue Offensive

The latest effort to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, and thus prevent the spread of dengue, has been under way since last Friday, June 25,...

CR Chief Prosecutor Selected for UN Post

After serving as chief prosecutor of Costa Rica for seven years, Francisco Dall’Anese was tapped to head the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala...

Sala IV Orders Review Of Gay Union Vote

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) has given the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) three days to address a challenge relating to...

Government Ends ‘Pirate’ Taxi Standoff

President Laura Chinchilla’s administration announced that an agreement reached on Wednesday aims to legalize Costa Rica’s informal taxi drivers. The agreement ends an 8-year standoff...

Bullying in Schools Lightens Up

Sandra Hidalgo relives the fight at San Pedro’s AnastasioAlfaroHigh School almost daily. Those few short minutes have kept her from returning to school for nearly...

In Fact, Ostriches Could Never Play Fútbol

Dear Tico Times: Dennis McCarthy’s feeble attempt at soccer-disparaging humor bombed (TT, Letters, June 25). First, he forgets that soccer is the most popular sport...

Survey Finds Environmental Concerns Lagging

Do you know how much water and electricity you use each month? Neither do most Costa Ricans. In a survey gauging the “environmental commitment” of...

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