Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) on Monday afternoon signed the first contract for a multimillion-dollar loan to…
A delegation led by President Luis Guillermo Solís on Monday will meet with representatives of the Japanese government to sign a $550 million loan to finance the…
The eastern Caribbean island of Montserrat has suffered more than its fair share of natural disasters. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo struck the island, causing massive destruction with…
I say this with absolute certainty: This electoral campaign is the most lacking of substance of any I can recall. Just a few days before we decide…
Costa Rica hopes to harness the power of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano for three new geothermal projects announced Tuesday at Casa Presidencial. During a signing…
By John McPhaul | Special to The Tico Times Staff Costa Rica Electricity Institute (ICE) Executive President President Teofilo de la Torre said ICE will resubmit a proposal…
Would Costa Rica destroy 10 percent of its National Theater to obtain a load of gold, or would it settle for a lesser amount and preserve a…
Costa Rican environmentalists are spoiling for a fight to stop the government from removing 1,000 hectares (about 3,000 acres) from Rincón de la Vieja National Park, in…
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