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Former Costa Rica football coach Paulo Wanchope hired as new Saprissa general manager

Paulo Wanchope, the former head coach of Costa Rica's national football team who resigned after being caught on video in a brawl, has been named the general manager of famed club Saprissa.

The ‘Fifth Beatle’ Andy White dies at 85

NEW YORK – Andy White, a session musician who played drums on the first Beatles hit but spent his life on the edges of fame, has died, colleagues said Wednesday. He was 85.

US vets hide war injuries from companies in new civilian jobs

Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent Innovation.

Costa Rica legislature to hear bill allowing ‘green’ geothermal projects in national parks

Despite declarations from the executive branch that the Costa Rican government will not pursue geothermal electricity development in national parks, the office of governing Citizen Action Party legislator Ottón Solís is working on a bill to allow it in three volcanic protected areas.

Shakas Restaurant in Playa Grande returns with popular burgers and beers

Shakas Restaurant, a popular hangout for Playa Grande surfers that specializes in hamburgers and craft beers, reopens Nov. 13.

Nine victims now believed to be linked to San José serial killer

Karen Elena Briceño Juárez, whose body was found on April 12 in an abandoned lot in Barrio México, northwest of downtown San José, is yet another victim who investigators say could have died by the hands of a killer who is targeting prostitutes in the city’s poorest slums.

Colombia is again the world’s top coca producer. Why that’s a blow to the US

Illegal coca cultivation is surging in Colombia, erasing one of the showcase achievements of U.S. counternarcotics policy and threatening to send a burst of cheap cocaine through the smuggling pipeline to the United States.

Nrmal Festival readies for takeoff

As the much-anticipated Nrmal Festival Costa Rica approaches, The Tico Times chatted with one of the organizers.

Costa Rica police bust Cuban migrants smuggling operation

The transnational network, allegedly headed by a Costa Rican woman surnamed Rodríguez Torres charged Cubans between $7,000 and $15,000 to move them into the United States.

WATCH: Costa Rica football star Celso Borges’ hidden musical talent

Celso Borges is not only one of Costa Rica's biggest football stars, he's also a master drummer, as seen here by his cover of System of a Down's "Toxicity."

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