2.2 Million Cases of Beer Consumed in December; Cerveceria Study Reveals
According to a study by the Cervecería Costa Rica, the national brewery that brings to the table the beers Imperial, Pilsen, Rock Ice and many more, shows that more than 2.200.000 cases of beer were consumed in December 2006.

IMAS Announces Aid To Keep Teenagers in School
The beginning of the 2007 school year is around the corner and the government has said it will provide economic aid to some 65.000 families so that their children will not abandon school.

Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study
Pesticides from coffee and banana cultivation are accumulating in Costa Rica's biodiverse cloud forests according to research published earlier this month in Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T).

Figueres Key Note Speaker At Global Warming Conference
Former president Jose María Figueres Olsen, who has refused to return to Costa Rica to answer questions on his role in the ICE-Alcatel scandal, where he admits to receiving us$900.000 in payment for consulting services, has been chosen as the keynote speaker at the inaugural UAE Global Climate Change Conference, dedicated to global climate change.

Jacó Gets Fire Station
Yesterday (Sunday) was the official opening of the fire station in the Cantón de Garabito, located in the Complejo Las Nubes, one kilometre and a half from the Herradura entrance.

San José - Orotina Road To Be CLOSED At Night Beginning Tomorrow
For those travelling from and to San José to points like Atenas, Orotina, Jaco, Quepos and other points take note that the main road from Manolos cut off (the Recope tanks west of the airport) to San Mateo will be TOTALLY closed during the evenings beginning tomorrow.