Cyber Bookie Billionaire Said Police Were Mistaken And Is Not Thinking of Leaving Costa Rica
Calvin Ayre, the Canadian bookie to make the Forbes list of the richest people in the world, says that the dozens of police that barged into his Costa Rican home thought that unlicensed gaming was going on, but in reality, his mansion was being used as part of filming a celebrity poker tournament.

Birth Rate Plummets
There were 71,548 births in Costa Rica in 2005, 699 less than in 2004, confirming the plummeting of the birthrate.

Ministry Expects WB to Approve Limón-Moín Port Funds
Costa Rica's public works ministry and the Atlantic coast port and economic development authority Japdeva expect the World Bank (WB) to approve us$70 million for the Limón-Moín port development project, ministry and Japdeva sources told BNamericas.

us$400 Million In Remittances
Costa Ricans living abroad sent back home us$400 million last year, while  foreigners living here sent us$196 million to their relatives in their homelands.

Promoting Tourism
In order to attract more European visitors, 27 Costa Rican firms in the tourist sector will partake in the Berlin International Tourism Exchange.