It's Back To School
Almost 1.000.000 students return to classes today for the 2007 school year, both for private as well as public schools, some attending classes in in the morning, while others will be in the classroom in the afternoon and a number at night.

ICE Promises End To Cellular Reception Problems
If you can believe the promise, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - the state monopoly on telecommunications - it will better the service to its cellular network, mainly by assuming the operations of the Alcatel GSM network of 400.000 cellular lines.

Costa Rica Exporters Enthusiastic About China Trade Fair
China is a reality that cannot be shunned, and that is why Costa Rica's Chamber of Exporters (Crecex) has created the Pro-China project, Crecex President Alvaro Aguilar said on Tuesday.

Ex-ICE Official Faces Bribery Charges in Alcatel Scandal
Hernán Bravo will be the first former official of Costa Rica's state power and telecom monopoly - the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) -  to face charges in relation to the on-going ICE-Alcatel corruption scandal.

Wanted Korean is NOT in Costa Rica, Immigration Director Says
The Director de Migración, Mario Zamora, said yesterday that the presence of Seok Jung Myung, the Korean national wanted for more than 10.000 violations, is only a "rumour".

Sasso Resigns FIFA Post
saac Sasso Sasso of Costa Rica has resigned his position on the FIFA executive committee after 17 years, and will be replaced by Rafael Sandoval of Guatemala, CONCACAF announced Tuesday.