ALTHOUGHfree trade agreementsare seeminglyon hold for theduration of the currentCosta Ricaadministration, taxreform in a holdingpattern and runningout of fuel, alongwith major publicconcessions such asthe...
WHILE Costa Rica has long been atop retirement haven for North Americansand Europeans, newly developing opportunitiesmay attract a very different crowd.Just ask Marilyn Henderson....
PICTURESQUE little towns – featuringMain Streets lined with restaurants andbars, side streets sprinkled with boutiquesand bed and breakfasts, residences surroundingit all, and large box...
BETWEEN January and August, thegovernment collected ¢668 billion ($1.54billion) in taxes – 17% more than lastyear, according to the Finance Ministry.The increase occurred despite...
MORE than 100 students and 40teachers gathered on the second floor ofthe Children’s Museum in San José Sept.24 for the second School RoboticsFestival.Wearing red...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco onTuesday named Rina Contreras, his formerPresidency Minister, as Costa Rica’snew ambassador to the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS).Contreras will begin work at...
NEW Foreign Trade Minister ManuelGonzález is promising to promote anopen dialogue between the country’s differentsectors on the Central AmericanFree-Trade Agreement with the UnitedStates (CAFTA).González...
THE Constitutional Chamber of theSupreme Court (Sala IV) on Tuesday ruledthat the proposed concession to build andoperate a maximum-security prison inPococí, in the eastern...
CHIP-manufacturing giant Intel hasdonated 4,000 Pentium IV processors toelementary schools, high schools and universitiesin Costa Rica.The donation was made this week aspart of the...
