Ticos Love To Talk On Their Cell Phone
The love affair Costa Ricans have with their cell phones is not an exaggeration. According to information by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - the country's monopoly on telecommunications - the average cellular phone subscriber talked for six and one half hours per month during 2006.

Semana Santa Death Toll: 40
Once again Samana Santa was in the red, as the unofficial death toll for Semana Santa is 41, almost ten more than for the same period last year. What that number means is that an average of five people died a violent death daily during the eight day holiday.

Arias Off to Mexico To Discuss Central American Integration
Mexican president Felipe Calderón will meet with presidents of Central America and Colombia today to discuss and evaluate a plan that aims to integrate the region´s economy through infrastructure and energy projects

New Website Helps Gays Relocate to Costa Rica
Gays and lesbians looking to relocate to Costa Rica have a new website to check out thanks to San Ramon-based ex-pat Terry Sharp.

Rosario Flores Returns to Costa Rica
Spanish singer Rosario Flores told the press that she plans to present her most recent album, “Contigo me voy,” at her next two concerts in Costa Rica and to play favorites from her repertoire.

Hollinger  Announces Sale of Costa Rican Newspaper La Republica
Hollinger Inc.  announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell all of the shares of its Costa Rican subsidiary that controls La Republica, a newspaper published in Costa Rica, to SRB CR Limitada, a Costa Rican corporation, for us$2 million in cash.