"Green" Emergency Alert in Effect
The rains of the last day had caused the Comisión Nacional de Emergencia (CNE) to issue a "green" alert.

ICE Proposes Conditioning New Cellular Service Subscriptions
In a cartoon in one of the leading Spanish language newspaper yesterday, the GSM cellular service was described as "Gastar Sin Medidas y no pagar" (spending without measure and then not paying).

Bilingual Job Fair Today
Looking for a job in Costa Rica and are bilingual? Then head out and visit the 3rd Bilingual Job Fair that is looking to hire some 7.500 bilinguals offered by some 23 international service companies.

Saharan Air Layer Passes Over Costa Rica Today
A continent-sized cloud of hot air and dust originating from the Sahara Desert crossed the Atlantic Ocean, headed towards Florida and the Caribbean, should hit Costa Rica possibly today, according to the Instituto Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN).

Taiwan FM To Visit Costa Rica
Taiwan's foreign minister James Huang is to fly to Central America. The trip comes amid reports of concern over a possible diplomatic switch of allegiance in the region to rival China.