"Infierno" Leaves Three Injured, Hundreds in Shelter in Limón
A fire at a chemical storage facility on Costa Rica's Caribbean town of Moín injured three people and sent hundreds to shelters on Wednesday and forcing the nation's largest port to suspend operations, officials said.

Unions To Protest TLC In New Year
Union leaders took out their calendars yesterday and began to circle days of protest against the approval of the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free trade agreement with the United States - by a legislative commission, that now moves the discussion to the full Legislative Assembly.

Don't Be Victim To Corrupt Traffic Cops, Know Your Rights
The Ministerio de Obras Públias y Transportes has been running a series of ads in the local Spanish language newspapers all week to inform drivers in Costa Rica their rights on the road.

Citigroup Buys Banco Cuscatlan
Citigroup Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to acquire Grupo Cuscatlan, a Central American commercial and retail bank, for us$1.51 billion in cash and stock, on the heels of its recent purchase of Nicaraguan-owned Grupo Financiero Uno.

Constitutional Courts Partially Supports Rodríguez Appeal
Former president, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1998-2002), got his Christmas gift early yesterday as the Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) partially supported his appeal against the ministro de Seguridad Pública (Security Minister), Rogelio Ramos, in the Pacheco administration (2002-2006).