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The Costa Rican Congress rejected the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice to deprive the National Assembly (NA) of powers.According to the Congress, this decision is one of "the most serious violations of the rule of law," so...

On March 6th, 2017, the National Bank of Costa Rica (also BNCR, by its acronym in Spanish) received the “Green Bond Awards” from the organization Climate Bonds, in London, England. In a formal ceremony, Mr. Gustavo Vargas, Finance Director...

A National and International CelebrationMarch 14th was the International Day of Action for RiversCosta Rica is commemorating the International Day of Action for Rivers by celebrating the fact that eight dam projects in the southern region have been filed in...

Have you ever watched robots playing soccer or bowling? In November in Costa Rica, you can watch young talented engineers showcase their intelligent robots when for the first time the sophisticated mechanics event moves from Asia to Central America.Costa...

By TCRN StaffThe Costa Rican-based green business, Materials Ambientales Ecológicos, recently opened a facility that treats bamboo for use in sustainable construction.The mill specializes in fortifying bamboo with a biopolymer treatment to produce a versatile, durable and affordable building material with many ecological benefits....

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica is renowned for its biodiversity and hundreds of kilometers of untouched beaches, but it's also home to one of the biggest archaeological mysteries of our time: the Costa Rica Diquis stone spheres.The...

By Steve DrummKim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was attacked by two unidentified women at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia two weeks ago, on Monday, February 13.They stabbed him with needles containing poison before fleeing...

When the Ford Motor Company first started, the transportation world never saw anything like it. People traveled in carriages pulled by horses and engine development was just beginning. Henry Ford took the bull by the horns and seized an...

Sometimes when we look at rankings we only care the position our country is in. Many times the list doesn't mean much by itself, people just judge if making the list as good or bad. Over-simplifying things takes the actual...

Little was known about these lands and their peasant occupants, but then the press started to report on evictions and protests by residents of these remote lands across the Térraba river bridge in southern Costa Rica.Why do a small group...