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Interview with new US Ambassador to Costa Rica

You arrived during the election. What are your impressions of local politics now? First, congratulations to Laura Chinchilla on her victory in the campaign. She is a very complete candidate and gave a very measured and successful campaign. In the...

Sydney R. Lawson joins The Costa Rica News team!

by Lance Harrell The Costa Rica News is delighted to welcome to our family, Sydney R. Lawson. With a flare for finding unique vacation spots and restaurants, she is a great contributor to our Travel & Leisure section. During undergraduate...

The Costa Rica News’ own Sarah Rarick Ciscusses “The end of Macho” in Global Debate

Sarah Rarick, Gender Analyst for The Costa Rica News, participated Thursday in a worldwide discourse discussing if the increase of women in positions of high social and political power is an indicator of the decline of the macho culture...

Deputies set deadline for vote Traffic Law

by TCRN Staff Legislators have now taken up the discussion of amending to the recent Traffic Act and have until Feb. 25 to approve changes, according to the number of sessions set for it by Congress in December last year. The...

4.4 Quake sends rumbles through the night

by TCRN Staff The earthquake that shook parts of the country last night at 8:50 pm, was centered in the area of Quepos on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, and its magnitude reached 4.4 degrees on the Richter scale,...

Newly available investment funds for Costa Rica

by TCRN Staff The Superintendency of Securities (SUGEVAL) and is working on regulations that would permit the public offering of venture capital funds in the country. This financial instrument that brings together investors savings is intended, together, to supply various projects...

Laura Chinchilla elected as first female President of Costa Rica

by TCRN Staff The liberationist Laura Chinchilla Miranda Sunday became the first woman to occupy the presidential chair in Costa Rica. This political scientist reached 46.7% strongly support, nearly doubling the votes received by her nearest contender: Otton Solis of the...

Laura Chinchilla next President of Costa Rica

by TCRN Staff If the current percentages hold, then the next president of Costa Rica will be Laura Chinchilla. With 48% of the popular at the time of this publish and Solis holding only 24%, her appointment looks certain. The candidate...

Iran Increases Atomic Research Despite UN Threats

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement raised the stakes in Iran's dispute with the West, but he said talks were still possible on a nuclear swap offer by world powers designed to allay fears the Islamic Republic is making an atomic...

Presidential Election Drawing Ticos from Near and Far

by TCRN Staff The call of the ballot box has not only drawn Costa Ricans living in the country, but also those residing outside the country. Ivannia Salazar is one example of a national of that will go to the polls...
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