by TCRN Staff
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is launching a campaign to save energy, with the intent to reduce consumption by 120 megawatts.
The campaign, whose cost amounts to ¢350 million, will be scheduled to start this month in print, radio and television. The campaign will air steadily until May and be maintained at a [...]

by TCRN Staff
Scientists from the Universidad Nacional (UNA) discovered six new species of ferns in Isla del Coco, a finding that joined the list of terrestrial species in this national park, located in the Pacific Ocean.
According to Alexander Rojas, the project was accomplished with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment, [...]

by TCRN Staff

The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has once again postponed the sale of prepaid cell lines to late March early April.
Originally they had announced in February to begin the marketing of 110,000 GSM connections, but it did not however those interested in obtaining one of these services can be entered on a waiting [...]

by TCRN Staff
A delegation of Israeli businessmen representing 16 companies from various sectors arrive in the country next week in seeking new business opportunities with their Costa Rican peers.
Mario Burstein, director of the Israel-Latin America Chamber of Commerce, said cosmetic entrepreneurs will participate, as well as manufacturers of beauty products from the minerals from the [...]

Featured Columnist – Health
Ileana Alfaro
Certified Dermatologist

Because of the increasing frecuency of skin cancer in our country and the world, Derrmatologists are supporting awareness among the population about the risks of sun exposure and tanning beds.
Between 1997 and 2008 skin cancer affected 5,507 costaricans, according to CCSS´s data. Cases increased in a 100%, and by 2009 [...]