Consumers Need Only Pay Current Utility Bill, Aresep Says
As of yesterday, the public institutions like the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA), Radiografica Costarricense SA (RACSA) and the Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL), cannot charge customers for outstanding bills, that is customers are only required to pay the current bill for services.

Sharp Increase In The Price of Chicken
Shoppers yesterday got a shocking surprise and there was no foul play involved: the price of a kilo of chicken breast went from ¢750 colones to ¢1.440 colones, a ¢690 colones increase.

Unemployed Man Decides To Collect Tibás Garbage
The garbage that is piling up in Tibás is paying off for unemployed Juan José Castillo, who like many of the residents of Tibás are fed up city's inability to collect the garbage that is now in it's 22nd day.

Pacheco Departed With Low Numbers
An CID-Gallup poll taken days before Abel Pacheco was to step down from the presidency gave him poor ratings. Only 23 per cent of respondents rate the president’s performance as good, down five points since December.

Unlucky Miller Left Out
The national soccer team today heads for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, but without defender Roy Miller who was the unlucky player as Costa Rica confirmed their final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals on Monday.

The Pineapple: Best Served At Room Temperature
Because most of the sugar content in a pineapple is in the bottom half of the fruit, the best way to serve pineapple is in long spears. That way, all your guests receive some of the very sweet and some of the not as sweet.

Banana Producer Signs Collective Agreement with Workers
The private Costa Rican company Bananera Atlántica (COBAL) has decided to sign a collective agreement (CA) with the union of its workers.