HO H! HO!... Craziness For Cellular Phones
The craziness to get a cell phone began at 7:30pm sharp, when the Instituto Costarricense de Electrticidad (ICE) made available the first 250.000 of the 600.000 new GSM network lines.

Lawmakers Approve 2006 Budget Plan
Costa Rican legislators last week approved a national budget for 2006, and while the government believes it has been prudent in not approving substantial new sums for social spending, there remains concern that the budget will add to the country's growing debt burden.

Arias Still in First Place in Costa Rica, La Nación Poll
Former head of state Óscar Arias Sánchez is still the candidate to beat in Costa Rica, according to a poll by Unimer published in La Nación.

Jump in Dengue Fever Cases
Nearly 35,400 dengue fever cases were reported in Costa Rica from January to November, up 311 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Health said Monday.

Align Technology Recognized as Top Service Exporter in Costa Rica
Align Technology, Inc, the inventor of Invisalign®, a proprietary method of straightening teeth without wires or brackets, has received Costa Rica's prestigious CADEXCO Award for Merit in the Export of Services from the Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO).

Government Aguinaldo on the Streets Today
Today, Tuesday, December 6, more than ¢53 billion colones (us$107 million dollars) will hit the streets with the payment of the annual "Aguinaldo" by the government to public employees, this in addition to the payment of ¢140 billion colones (us$280 million dollars) by private employers that have until December 20 to pay up.