New GSM Lines Possible By December, ICE Says
Costa Rica will remain without new GSM cellular lines for the balance of this year and if there are no setbacks, new lines could be on the market beginning in 2008, according to Claudio Bermúdez, a telecom manager with the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the monopoly on telecommunications and electrical power.

Credit Card Interest Rates As High as 50%
The Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) has concluded its first comparative study of the credit card market and found that there are currenlty 337 different types of plastic money available to consumers with annual interest as high as 50.4%.

Costa Rica Declared "Slave Zone"
Although it cannot be seen at first sight, Costa Rica has been declared a "slave zone", according to a report by Telenoticias, that goes on to say that many of the prostitutes in Costa Rica are foreigners and the majority are here practically as slaves.

Website Targets Spring Breakers To Costa Rica
The costaricasprinkbreak.com website launches of “Spring Break Costa Rica 2007,” entering Costa Rica into the Spring Break travel market, a segment of the travel industry it has largely ignored in the past.

International Experts Call on Costa Rica's President to Save Leatherback Nesting Site
Over 200 sea turtle scientists and conservationists are adding their voices to the international call urging the President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sánchez, to save critical leatherback sea turtle nesting habitat from destruction.