THE first regional office of thePermanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) inThe Hague could open in Costa Rica bythe end of this year.The Legislative Assembly...
ENVIRONMENT Minister CarlosManuel Rodríguez has requested a moratoriumon the growth of genetically modifiedorganisms (GMOs) in Costa Rica.Rodríguez wrote a letter earlier thismonth to the...
(Part four in a four-part series about the University for Peace.)COMPARED to the past 25 years, theUniversity for Peace is bursting with students.This year...
DRUG industry and health officialsare calling for stricter control of genericdrugs after reports last week that defectivemedicine for blood clots may have causedthree deaths...
A key suspect in the corruption scandalinvolving the country’s national publichealth-care system, Eliseo Vargas, showeda new willingness to cooperate withauthorities during a ten-hour declaration...
A bill expected to go before theLegislative Assembly for vote in the comingweeks proposes to limit the power ofthe Executive Branch to appoint directorsof...
COSTA Ricans marching against corruptionin San José last week held signsstating they awaited the return of formerPresident Miguel Ángel Rodríguez to faceallegations of government...
THE response from the public and theCosta Rican government to the corruptionscandals the nation has seen in recentmonths – which allegedly involve morethan a...
THE Costa Rican government willimplement an “energy-saving plan” inresponse to rising fuel prices, intended tosave between $5 million and $10 milliona month, Environment and...
REPORTS of payments of at least$400,000 from the government of Taiwan toformer President Miguel Ángel Rodríguezhave caused a stir in the LegislativeAssembly and prompted...
