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Mixed Feelings about Granting Haitians Work Permits

by TCRN Staff The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked the Department of Migration to process work permits for Haitians living illegally in Costa Rica. This proposal aims to allow these foreigners to obtain income and send remittances home, which was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale on January [...]

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Singapore Free Trade Agreement Progresses

by TCRN Staff At the close of negotiations last Friday regarding the proposed Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, it would appear that Costa Rica will indeed get immediate duty-free access for all products of interest that were requested. For Costa Rica’s part, this will be the first time that the country will export, with benefits [...]

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Ticos current diet lacks nutrients from indigenous fruits

by TCRN Staff Perhaps you have never heard of fruits like güiscoyol the olozapo, the Rukan, black sapote, the borojó or ocarí. All grow in Costa Rica and were part of the diet of the ancestors of Ticos, but today they are some of the “forgotten fruit” foods that are now consumed very little. With [...]

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