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Tortuous Path for Transit Law

There’s no telling what will become of the downtrodden Transit Law reforms that lawmakers approved last week. This week, a review committee found errors and...

Walking with Children in Need

Eleven year-old Ali-Elisco Correa jumped and flailed his arms after he popped his opponent’s balloon to win a game known as “crazy chicken.” With sweat...

C.R. Is Less Prepared Than Chile for Quake

NEWS   The recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have caused Costa Ricans to reflect. Is Costa Rica prepared for a large-scale earthquake? In bars, patrons...

Christiana Figueres Nominated For U.N. Climate Change Post

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has nominated Christiana Figueres to be the next executive secretary of the United Nations (U.N.) Framework Convention on Climate...

Former U.S. Ambassador To Nicaragua Dies at Age 58

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – After a lengthy battle with cancer, former United States Ambassador to Nicaragua Barbara Moore died on March 11 in her home...

Ticos in the Dark About Climate Change

Three years after President Oscar Arias promised to neutralize Costa Rica’s greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2021, his administration appears to have failed...

Conservation Efforts Turn to Oceans, Islands

Conservation Efforts Turn to Oceans, Islands After the recent debut of National Geographic’s documentary, “SharkIsland,” an exploration of Costa Rica’s treasured Isla del Coco, the...

Former Central Bank President Returns to Post

Rodrigo Bolaños, who presided over the Central Bank in the mid-1990s, steps back into the same role at a time when inflation is at...

Alcatel Millions Set For ‘Societal Damages’

Costa Rica's attorney general said last week that French telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has followed through with a payment of $10 million to settle...

Special Construction Month Means Lower Rates at Bank

The Banco Nacional (BN) has announced that March will be “Special Construction Month,” with the public bank making the commitment to offer lower interest...

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