Rain and More Rain Forecasted
Cancelled local flights, inundated highways and blocked roads due to mudslides are all the result of the heavy rains that have fallen over most of Costa Rica over the last couple of days, intensifying the work of the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) - national emergency commission.

First Child Death To Hemorrhagic Dengue
Isaac Alonso Montenegro Castillo, at only one year and six months, has become the first child victim of Hemorrhagic Dengue this year.

For the Environment
Costa Rica has launched a campaign to become the first country in the world to attain carbon dioxide balance, meaning a nationwide effort to protect the environment, so as to counter the effect of greenhouse gas emissions.

L'Occitane To Open in Costa Rica
 Following the launch of the France based L'Occitane stores in the US airport DFW (Dallas Forth Worth) last year, the company has expanded its network in the Americas and will aim to open up 25 new airport retail stores by the end of 2007.

The 'Eyes' have it in Nicaragua
The list of places claiming to be "The Next Costa Rica" is as long as it is suspicious.

us$250 Million in Industrial Park
Several Costa Rican businessmen partake in a us$250-million joint venture for the development of an industrial park in El Coyol, Alajuela, west of the Juan Santamaría International airport.