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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica has at least 93,007 farms active in crop and livestock production, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) that helps to create public policies...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The National Scholarship Fund (FONABE) aims to provide 11,000 more scholarships for 2015.In 2014, the organization awarded scholarships to 179,000 low-income students across the country. Next year, they intend to give out 190,000...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) today celebrated the historic moment that's bringing normalization of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba, said the agency.The CELAC, whose president pro tempore...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Despair, anguish and anger: Many Costa Rican taxpayers who tried to submit their income taxes yesterday can related to these feelings when they were unable to access the Ministry of Finance's website.According to...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The train service provided by the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles  (Incofer) will be suspended from December 24 to January 5, according to an announcement made today.Train users to Heredia and Cartago will be...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A 27 year-old resident of La Carpio resigned from his job and announced his plan to buy two houses; one for his parents and one for himself and his new wife after winning...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Monday, December 15 is the deadline for filing your 2014 Costa Rica income tax. The Director of Taxation, Carlos Vargas, explained that the document should reflect the financial reality of people and companies...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rican cyclist, Ronald Araya, won the first stage of the 50th International Tour of Costa Rica with a time of 3 hours, 22 minutes and 52 seconds.Araya, who competed for the first...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - As of yesterday, an executive order by  President Luis Guillermo Solís to lift the ban on procedural labor reform will prohibit strikes in essential public services.He explained that the reform has an 18 month transition period...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Authorities say you should not wait until your license expires for the renewal process since the law allows this document to be renewed three months (90 days) before its expiration date.Under this initiative,...