Private Sector Salaries Increased, Employers To Make Adjustments
A law regulating private employee wages passed last December came into force January 1. Public employees already got their pay increase of 6.3% on their first paycheck for the year, however, many private company employees have not.

Scientists Find Genetic Link to Infidelity
Scientists in London have given unfaithful women a perfect excuse for their promiscuity - it’s in the genes.

América Móvil Eyes Costa Rican Market
Mexican mobile giant América Móvil is interested in entering the Costa Rican and Panamanian telecoms markets in the light of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), Spanish news service EFE reported.

Costa Rica Open 2006 Pays Posthumous Tribute to Kai Fieberg
The 2006 Costa Rica Open, a co-sanctioned event between the European Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Americas (TLA), has been re-named the ‘Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open 2006’ as a posthumous tribute to the tournament’s promoter Kai Fieberg, who lost his life in a tragic car accident on January 11, 2006.

Glencairn Launches Commercial Output at Bellavista
Commercial production has begun at Toronto-based miner Glencairn Gold's Bellavista gold mine in Costa Rica, the company reported.

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Television Blamed For Reducing Sexual Apetite
If you are one the many who have a television set in your bedroom, you probably already know that your sex life has dramatically - decreased.