Alterra Has Until Friday To Decide On Proposal Or Risk Losing Management of the Juan Santamaría
The future of Alterra, as administrator of the Juan Santamaría (San José) international airport, will be decided this Friday, when the term to restructure its financing suggested by a technical committee, ends.

Solís Knocking On Doors To Convince People To Vote "NO" To TLC
The leader of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), Ottón Solís, who oppose the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free trade agreement with the United States - will pressure Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, to public debates on the trade deal before Costa Ricans take to the voting booth in September.

Ticos in Over Their Heads in Debt
Costa Ricans are in debt to the banks for more than ¢70 billion colones (us$135.6 million dollars) according to calculations by the Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras (SUGEF)

Gasoline Prices Pushes Up Inflation
The constant hike in fuel prices caused an inflationary increase by 0.22% in April, increasing it to 2.98% for the first four months this year and to 9.76% in the 12 months that ended in April, according to the Statistics and Census Bureau.

Tourism Trade Show
Representatives of more than 150 tourist wholesalers will meet with 295 Costa Rican companies at Expotur 2007, the annual tourism trade show held at the Herradura Hotel Conference Centre.

875 Foreigners in Costa Rican Jails
Eight hundred seventy-five foreigners are serving sentences in Costa Rican jails, according to the Sistema de Adopcion Social.