No Taxis Today Due to National Strike
A delegation of 138 buses on various routes around the country, and maybe more, are expected to join taxi drivers in a national strike of services in protest of Ley 13136 that would eliminate "porteadores" - informal taxi services - or the last of will by legislators who last week backed down on the proposal following a demonstration by the porteadores.

Fujitsu Announces Operations in Costa Rica
As promised by the Coalición de Iniciativas para el Desarrollo (CINDE), the announcement came yesterday that the Fujitsu Corporation will commence operations in Costa Rica next month.

Health Fair in Costa Rica Gives Refugees Much Needed Medical Care
Since the early hours of the morning, the old Pacific train station in the heart of the Costa Rican capital has been a makeshift medical centre. Mobile clinics have been set up inside tents erected in the great hall and mini-buses and vans parked along the rails.

Infant Mortality Increases in Costa Rica
Costa Rican state National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) admitted 9.78 babies died for each 1,000 born alive in 2005.

Single Mothers Have More Girls Than Boys, Study Reveals
Does the fact if the mother is single or married determine the sex of the baby? Well, it appears that it does, according to a scientific study that confirms the biological theory that the sex of a baby is determined by the family conditions.