by JAIRO VILLEGAS S. The lack of interest in learning is the main cause of college dropout, according to the Survey of Multi-Purpose Household, by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). Almost 32% of young people between 12 and 17 surveyed in 2009 said they did not study for that reason. The second [...]

by ALONSO MATA B The rectors of the state universities and the Government are seeking to define the budget of the school houses for the next five years. At 5 pm the National Council of Rectors (CONARE) composed of top leaders of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the Technological Institute of Costa Rica, Universidad [...]

The Government has a project to ensure a drinking water supply to Guanacaste, on paper, but lacks the money to finance it. The work, which would build a reservoir on the Rio Piedras, 8.5 kilometers from the city of Bagaces, will cost $ 100 million (¢ 52,500 million at the exchange rate last Friday.) The [...]

by VANESSA LOAIZA N. Penas Blancas border is an old, abandoned, dirty and slow. At this northern border crossing it can take up to three hours to complete immigration procedures for entry or exit into Costa Rican territory. Travelers must wait outside the old building to the elements, enduring the oppressive heat, with no place [...]

by ALONSO MATA B.; translation by TCRN Staff Interview with Germain Marin Director of the Traffic Police. What is the response of the new traffic law until today? We have seen a different behavior on the part of drivers, there is a major concern, a change of attitude, in fact there is a decrease in road [...]