National Health System On Strike Monday
If you have a doctor's appointment or a scheduled visit to any of the country's public hospital and clinics operated by the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), be aware that the national health system will on strike on Monday, as medical workers join the march against the Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC).

Chavez Says Arias Trying To Wind Applause in Washington
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is emphatic that the closure of Alunasa - the Venezuelan aluminum plant in Costa Rica - is not politically motivated, but one of economics.

IHG Announces Groundbreaking of First Central America Holiday Inn Express
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world�s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced the groundbreaking of the Holiday Inn Express San José Forum in San José, the first Holiday Inn Express in Central America and the third IHG property in the country.

Urban Forest
Through a new reforestation project, San José aims at becoming an urban forest, a city full of trees, that displays rich biodiversity and whose parks are a fine example of tropical lushness.

Foreign Resident Must Take Exam To Become Citizens
Foreign residents living in Costa Rica and who are looking to become naturalized in Costa Rica are required to take classes in the history and idiosyncrasies of Costa Rican and Spanish offered by the Ministerio de Educacíob Pública (MEP), and irrispective of their nationality, must present to the Registro Civil the exam results.