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What is worrisome is that the President seems to believe that the current financial difficulties can be solved simply by raising taxes; that the fiscal reform comes first, and “we can think of the reform of the State later." Decisions have to be made on many fronts, or we are just going to waste the new taxes with the same old practices.

Does San José's "La Chola de la Avenida" fit into complex race and gender dynamics that span the globe from Beyoncé to the South African slave Sarah Baartman? Or is she in a category all her own?

Our "Doing Business" column takes another look at Uber in Costa Rica, and what the controversy shows us about the key to changing old habits.

Coco palms can produce a first crop in five to seven years, and there’s nothing more rewarding than opening your first coconuts to enjoy the refreshing agua de pipa.

This month's "Musings from an Afro-Costa Rican" explores borders and markers between cultures, especially Costa Rica's last remaining Cruz de Caravaca.

Whether you're trying to motivate your employees, colleagues or kids, this week's "Doing Business" column looks at ways to think outside the box.

Our "Doing Business" column looks at why course corrections, when too big or too frequent, can do more harm than good to new businesses.

The author of the "Musings from an Afro-Costa Rican" column revisits her family history to question common stereotypes about Costa Rican racial history.

A look at the human tendencies that draw shoppers to Black Friday like a moth to a flame. (A flame that's half-off, one day only.)

Columnist Natasha Gordon-Chipembere explores her childhood memories from the United States and Costa Rica, and the role played by race and identity.