by TCRN Staff
This morning a group of students and representatives of photocopiers appeared at the Legislative Assembly to demand the reformation of the new intellectual property law, to make an exception to the rules which prevent photocopying of educational books.

The movement “photocopied for study,”  gave a press conference where they made their complaint public because [...]

by TCRN Staff
The dollar was steady in morning bank counters practically the same as yesterday, when it fell about ¢17.
This morning, the dollar was trading at Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago at ¢ 528 for sale and ¢ 518 for the purchase. That was the lowest bid at the window at 8:38 am
We followed the [...]

by TCRN Staff
In less than two months, the Arias administration will end without significant advancement on outstanding road projects and streamlining public transport systems.
The extensions of roads between San Jose and San Ramon, and San Jose and Cartago will be postponed until the next administration, sighting funding problems and a lack of definition in the [...]

by TCRN Staff
The French company Alcatel is required to pay ¢5,600 million as a form of social redress to the community for the alleged payment of bribes to public officials.
The Attorney General’s Office said Friday that a Criminal Court judge for the Second Judicial Circuit of San José endorsed, on 24 February, the settlement agreement [...]

by TCRN Staff
The Central Bank announced this week that the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) rose 7.2% in January this year over the same month of 2009.
This was the largest variation (each month over the same month last year) recorded since February 2008.
This result reinforces the recovery indicator trend since February 2009.
The IMAE is [...]