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The official confirmed a report in The Washington Post that a Republican and two Democrats had emerged as leading candidates to be among Obama's six appointments to the panel.The newspaper said that Republican David Cote of Honeywell and Democrats...

by TCRN StaffThe President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, began on Monday a tour of Mexico, Cuba, Haiti and El Salvador focused on expanding investment, solidarity with Haiti's reconstruction and the search for formulas for a rapprochement...

by TCRN StaffPlaya del Carmen, Mexico - The president elect, Laura Chinchilla, will arrive this afternoon in the Mexican Caribbean area to begin her first contacts with American colleagues.Chinchilla is expected to accompany the president, Óscar Arias, to the...

by TCRN StaffA recent study, prepared by the State of the Nation and the National Institute of Women (INAMU), reports that on average a female worker in Costa Rica receives ¢74 to every ¢100 males receive for the same...

by TCRN StaffCosta Rica hopes that in the next few years to attract 10,000 foreign retirees to make the country their new home thereby generating income on $340 million annually.This amount would come from house payments, food, medicine and...

by TCRN StaffThe Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) are calling on its subscribers to save energy during this dry season, before we see a decline in water levels of the major reservoirs.Greivin Mayorga, deputy electricity ICE, said: "We manage...

by TCRN StaffThe total amount owed on credit cards in Costa Rica accounted for 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP).The debt, as reported by various financial institutions to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (SUGEF), amounted to ¢486.253 million, while...

by TCRN StaffStarting in 2011 the Immigration and Aliens Police will have 150 new officers, who will be engaged on research work to combat problems such as transnational organized crime.Of these staff, 10% will consist of professionals from different...

by TCRN StaffA massive blow to the infrastructure of armed drug gangs serving troops handed Marines in Tumaco, to dismantle a cache that contained abundant war material. Two people were caught.Spokesmen for the Navy indicated that development of the...