Costa Rica S.A., TLC Documentary Draws Controversy
A documental about the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - the Central America Free Trade Agreement with the United States - called "Costa Rica S.A." produced by a Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) professor has unleashed a controversy between those pro and opponents of the trade agreement.

Drop In Gasoline Price Approved
The rollercoaster of gasoline prices is again on the move. Yesterday, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) announced the approval of a reduction in the price of gasoline products. The new prices will come into effect once it is published in the official government newspaper, La Gaceta.

Biological Clocks Tick Away With Ban On In- Vitro Fertilization
The legal and reproductive systems are not on the same clock in Costa Rica, the world's only nation that bans in vitro fertilization.

6th Annual Robert August Surf & Turf Returns to Costa Rica
Superstar Event Kicks Off April 1 With Costa Rica’s Federacion de Surf Training Session/Practice Contest at Playa Tamarindo.

Costa Rica Ssends Sbservers to Watch World Cup Rivals' Games
The Costa Rica Football Federation said in a statement Monday that it will send observers to the March 1 friendly matches played by its rivals in Group A of 2006 Germany World Cup.

New GSM Customers To Get Their First Bill, Finally!
For the two hundred thousand plus who purchased the new GSM cellular service in December, the first billing is just coming out and due on March 4. This because the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) sold the cellular lines without having the billing infrastructure in place.