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Government Awards Homes to 9,800 Costa Rican Families in Need
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This year the Banco Hipotecario de la Vivienda (BANHVI) awarded housing bonds for 9,800 needy families, representing an investment of ¢73.2 million.The institution approved funding for 22 projects, among which are El Cacao...
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Dry Season is Here! The Last Week of 2014 Will Have High Temps for the Pacific and Windy Nights in the Central Valley
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – You can expect warm days with temperatures up to 33 degrees Celsius in Guanacaste, Puntarenas and the Southern Zone and the Central Valley will see windy nights with gusts as high as 90...
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Coast Guard Busts Fishermen Attempting to Use Live Bait in Golfo Dulce; One Surprised With Warrant
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rica National Coast Guard stopped a fishing boat carrying several types of live bait, which is illegal in the waters of Golfo Dulce.Inside the boat was a minor, along with other...
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Drive With Care; Costa Rica Traffic Police in Full Force Until January 4
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Police presence on major domestic routes will increase from Friday, December 26 until January 4, with an agenda to help control speeding and get drunk drivers off the road.The director of the Traffic...
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Weekend Traffic Alert: High Vacation Traffic on the Pacific Coast Will be Facilitated With an Extra Lane
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Vacationers heading to the beaches of the north and south Pacific coast this weekend will be able to use the reversible lane on Route 27 from the toll booth at Brasil de Mora...
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Costa Rica Police Dismantled 123 Drug Trafficking Rings in 2014 Alone
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security reported that in 2014 they were able to dismantle 123 criminal organizations involved in national and international drug trafficking.Of all the organizations broken up by agents...
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Keylor Navas and Jorge Luis Pinto Awarded Best Player and Coach of 2014 by CONCACAF
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas and Colombian coach Jorge Luis Pinto were named player and coach of the year on Tuesday by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).In...
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Holiday Weekend Weather Warning: High Winds and Surf Predicted on the Caribbean Coastline
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Swimmers and boaters should be extra cautious this weekend along the Caribbean coast. From Friday, December 26 to Monday the 29 there will be dangerous surf in these waters, warns oceanographer Omar Lizano...
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Don’t Get Your Car Impounded Over the Holidays! You won’t be Able to Get It Back Until January 5
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Towed vehicles or plates retained by the traffic police from December 24 through January 4, 2015 cannot be recuperated until January 5 because during this time all offices of the Road Safety Council...
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Costa Rica Ranks in the Top 5 Vacation Destinations for Americans in 2015
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica is among the top five destinations for Americans to go on vacation next year, according to a ranking by the travel site Priceline.com.The country ranks fifth among a list of ten...
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Panama and Canada Launch Coalition Against Ocean Noise at the Nice Summit
Panama and Canada presented the High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean this Tuesday at the Third Ocean Summit...