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Saprissa’s David Ramirez Joins Former Teammate Yeltsin Tejada in France for the Next 6 Months
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's David Ramirez will play for France's Evian FC Club on a trial basis for the next six months with an option to stay on permanently.Today Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica announced the departure...
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Has Fidel Castro’s Reign Over Cuba Come to a Permanent End? Death Rumors Race Around the Internet
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Social media around the world has flooded the blogosphere with unconfirmed rumors about the death of Fidel Castro. However, in Cuba there are no signs that these reports are true even if the Cuban former...
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Two Dozen Same-Sex Costa Rican Couples Approved for Health Insurance Under New CCSS Regulations
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Twenty-four same-sex couples have already received family health insurance provided by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS).This type of insurance was awarded last November, after the Board of the CCSS approved an...
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Costa Rica’s Fierce Winds Will Lose Some of Their Gusto Starting Monday
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The high winds affecting Costa Rica all this week will calm down starting on Monday, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN).The meteorologist Gabriela Chinchilla said the highlands of Central Valley...
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All Capsized Catamaran Survivors Accounted For; Incident Caused by High Winds
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - According to an official government report, there were 106 people rescued, including the crew, from the Pura Vida Princess catamaran wreck this morning in the Costa Rican Pacific. None are missing, but three foreigners were...
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President Solis Expresses Solidarity and Condolences for the Charlie Hebdo Attack
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - President Luis Guillermo Solis has condemned the attack on the French weekly magazine, Charlie Hebdo, that left 12 dead yesterday morning, including 10 journalists and two policemen.The Costa Rican president says that the...
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Vacation Catamaran Sinks Off the Coast of Costa Rica; 54 of the 98 Passengers Have Been Rescued
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tourists on a pleasure cruise had a terrible turn of events when the catamaran caught fire, stranding 98 people in open waters 6 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.An emergency...
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Say Hello the World’s Newest Colossal Project: The Nicaragua Canal
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The world's next megaproject just broke ground in Nicaragua: a 172 mile transoceanic canal that will connect the Pacific to the Atlantic while offering all the amenities you could hope for in-between.The official...
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China Agrees to $24 Million Development Grant for Costa Rica During Presidential Visit
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rica government has announced that a Chinese grant of $24 million will be invested in projects for the National Development Plan.The donation was a surprise from the Chinese Government to the...
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Desamparados Goes Green in the New Year: Free Christmas Tree Collection Service Offered to Create Compost for Parks
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Christmas trees used by the residents of Desamparados during December will become compost for parks throughout the canton, through an initiative of the municipality.The City of Desamparados allied with the company Farmagro to...
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94,000 Naturalized Costa Ricans Will Be Eligible to Vote in 2026
A total of 94,533 naturalized Costa Ricans are eligible to vote in the national elections on February 1, 2026,...