In one of their first moves as elected officials, Costa Rica’s newly arrived legislators voted themselves a 72 percent pay raise.
Pointing to salaries in...
Even in these times of economic recovery, the Costa Rican financial deficit is growing.
In a report released Friday by the Finance Ministry, the government...
Three billboards flanking the one-story wooden office building outside the Tamarindo Oasis Condominiums announce “Paradise Has a New Address.”
But it doesn’t look that way.
Behind...
For decades, surfers have battled the rutted dirt roads to get to Playa Negra in the northwestern Guanacaste province. Famous for its consistent Pacific...
Dear Nica Times:
Regarding the article “Ortega Gives Bonuses to State Workers” (NT, May 7), the hidden message behind the bonuses, Gen. Hugo Torres is...
Dear Nica Times:
I’ve been reading about the riots in Nicaragua in support of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and President Daniel Ortega. While...
