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Costa Rica ranks second in Latin America, together with Brazil, with regards to workers' rights, according to a study done by the International Trade Union Confederation.Both countries are located in "Category 2," out of 5 total categories, that identifies...

Members of the Legislative Assembly approved last night in the first debate a bill that criminalizes the financing of terrorism. It was an amendment to the Law on Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances, Drugs of Unauthorized Use, Related Activities, Money-laundering, and Financing of...

Imagine waiting months for a much-needed organ transplant, only to lay in bed, writhing in pain, for 4 years after the transplant is completed. Imagine that the medicines the doctors give you don't work because you're allergic to them,...

After nearly a month since Nicaragua banned the export of milk from Costa Rica to their country, it seems that that fire now has smoke leaving it instead of flames after both governments reached an agreement.One of the main victims...

Costa Rica started the movement toward vehicle renovation to become a country that incentivizes the use of electric vehicles and clean energy. A preliminary study revealed that the additional cost in an electricity bill for charging an electric vehicle would be...

This week, research found that states in the U.S. that legalized medical marijuana — which is sometimes recommended for symptoms like chronic pain, anxiety or depression — saw declines in the number of Medicare prescriptions for drugs used to treat...

Executive summary:Having the right to exploit the potential multi-million dollar deposits of oil and gas below the Pacific Ocean could be one of the reasons for the dispute with Nicaragua near Isla Bolanos. There are several potential deposits of natural...

The department store Universal announced the expansion of its business and the creation of 3 more stores in the country for the second half of the year.Universal is a chain of department stores dedicated to wholesale and retail, with...

Have you ever wondered where the thousands of millions of colones go that drivers spend every day on each liter of fuel? It is common to think that much of that money is used for payments abroad, but this is not...

Staff of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) began developing the traditional National Survey of Households (ENAHO) today to again measure the levels of poverty and inequality in Costa Rica.For a month, 188 officials will visit 13,500...