Costa Rica largest importer and exporter in Central America
Email this page September 17th, 2012 – The Secretariat of the Central American Economic Integration council reports that Central America’s exports were valued at $10.5 billion dollars during the first four…
New law forces government to defend workers in trial
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 17, 2012 – Workers will now have the right to a state defense attorney in trials against their employers. The…
Government campaign will not raise enough funds for earthquake damage
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 17th, 2012 – The Costa Rican government believes it will be quite difficult to reach the 3 billion colones (about $6…
INTERPOL issues red alert for environmentalist Paul Watson
Email this page September 17th, 2012 – INTERPOL issued a red alert for the international arrest of Paul Watson, representative for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Watson is wanted by…
Calderon Guardia Hospital equipment was being used in private clinic
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 16th, 2012 – The Public Ministry, OIJ and the Social Security Audit department are running an investigation on the illegal use…
Train carrying President derails on way to Cartago
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 16th, 2012 – Lack of planning and mistakes by engineers while performing repairs of the old train tracks between San Jose…
Costa Rica celebrates 191 years of independence
Email this page Like the rest of Central America, Costa Rica never fought for independence from Spain. On September 15th, 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the Mexican War…
Costa Rica condemns terrorist attack against US embassy
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 13th, 2012 – The Costa Rican government expressed yesterday their condemnation of the terrorist attack which ended with the loss of…
