PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco said thisweek he will not veto a bill that wouldallow national holidays to be observed onMondays, despite a request from theNational...
FABIÁN Hernández, 67, has two prostheticlegs, the hard tan plastic emergingfrom his socks contrasting sharply with hisdark brown skin just above the knee. Sincethe...
THE turmoil that has shaken up CostaRica’s political system in recent monthsand years, producing myriad political partiesthat offer a sharp contrast to the country’straditional...
DESPITE its title as the “NationalFolkloric City,” an immediate glancearound the historic town of Santa Cruz, inthe northwestern province of Guanacaste,reveals few things folkloric...
IN the past month, 339 people, including170 children, were killed in Russia in aseparatist demand for Chechnya independence;multinational talks on NorthKorea’s nuclear program were...
FORMER Costa Rican President Miguel AngelRodríguez (1998-2002) began his job Wednesday as secretarygeneral of the Organization of American States(OAS) by announcing a restructuring of...
TWO hundred years ago, Haitianslaves rose up against their owners andtook the reins of their country. The newlyfreed black state became a lighthouse forslaves...
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) announced that next Monday, May 13, there will be no power cuts as previously planned.
The information was confirmed...
Police, veterinarians, and officials from the Ministry of Environment transferred nearly 300 animals to a refuge in Costa Rica this Saturday, following the closure...
Costa Rica is going through an energy crisis, and the entire country will suffer power outages of approximately three hours starting next week. Businessowners,...
