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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Data released today by the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) indicated that from January to September, Costa Rican exports of goods totaled $8.5 million, which is 0.5% less than in 2012.The Costa Rican Foreign...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The authorities in Costa Rica have seized at least five tons of marijuana this year, valued at more than $20 million, said the Ministry of Public Security.The drugs, seized by officers of the...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tomorrow, the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, Enrique Castillo, will start a tour of Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia in order to strengthen political and trade relations with those Asian countries, the government...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The government of Costa Rica has announced an amnesty period of 10 months to allow foreign workers to legalize expired visas or undocumented immigration status to obtain work permits.The Deputy Minister of the...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican government is trying to get more high-tech European companies investing in the country to create jobs and increase technology.To take advantage of the Association Agreement with the European Union, the...

In the near future, electric cars could appear alongside pineapple, coffee and computer chips in the list of exports that Costa Rica makes.A Costa Rican company designed a hybrid car called CambYo CR in order to produce it here...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – “Juna” is the official name given to the butterfly mascot for the women's football World Cup which will be held in Costa Rica in 2014, reported the local organizing committee.The butterfly of different...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, said Wednesday she hopes her country can soon join in the Pacific Alliance between Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile which advocates free trade and economic development.The...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The poems of Jordan, Spain, Ecuador, Iraq, Morocco, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Panama, Honduras and Cuba, among others, will be heard in Costa starting today for the International Poetry Festival 2013.More than 13...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Drug Control Police (PCD) of Costa Rica seized an undeclared $227,850 from two men who tried to travel together to Brussels, said the security ministry.The Greek man was identified as Daniil Michail,...