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More than Three Million Costa Ricans will Vote in the Presidential Elections next February

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A total of 3,078,321 people will decide the next president of Costa Rica in the February 2014 elections, said the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). According to the TSE in a statement, the electoral roll...

Economic Success Reported Between Costa Rica and USA After Five Years of CAFTA-DR Agreement

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A trade increase of 35 percent, attracting $4.7 million U.S. dollars in investment, and better insurance and telecommunications services have been the main benefits to Costa Rica with the Free Trade Agreement between...

Migration to Costa Rica Expected to Increase Due to Climate Change

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The more elaborate scenarios of climate change impacts indicate that half of Costa Rica to the north will experience increased drought, which encourage internal and external migration to the cities, especially in the...

Costa Rica Expresses Solidarity to the Philippines Following Typhoon Haiyan

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The government of Costa Rica today expressed solidarity with the Philippines and Vietnam after Typhoon Haiyan, which has left thousands dead and severely damaged the countries. Costa Rica expressed profound sense of solidarity with...

Thousands of Costa Ricans Protested Government Policies on Monday

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Thousands of people protested  Monday against the Costa Rican government's market-oriented economic policies. "These policies have come to destroy the institutions of social welfare we have in our country, replacing them with poverty and...

Latin America Takes the Crown for Miss Universe 2013

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Venezuela's Gabriela Isler took the Miss Universe 2013 title Saturday at the finals of the world's most prestigious beauty contest, held at Moscow's Crocus City Hall. The 25-year-old Venezuelan will wear the gold and...

Hundreds of Costa Rican Classrooms Closed Due to Strike

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Although the demonstration just started today, the involvement for the strike is felt first in the schools of San Jose. From around 7:00 am there was not the usual feeling from the bustle...

A 4.5 Quake Shakes Up the Nicoya Area

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude was felt southwest of Samara, Nicoya, according to the National Seismological Network (RSN). The origin was by subduction of the Cocos plate. The quake had a depth of 17.8...

Police Seize 692.5 Kilos of Marijuana at Costa Rican Caribbean Port

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Drug Control Police of Costa Rica (PCD) seized 692.5 kilos of marijuana in a container that was located on a Caribbean port in the country, official sources said. The drugs were found after...

More Secret Helicopter Airfields Discovered in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The authorities in Costa Rica have found three airfields for helicopters on a farm on the Caribbean side, which authorities suspect belong to drug traffickers. The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) reported that this is...
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Laboratorio Echandi Achieves First Specialized & Study Laboratory Accreditation in Costa Rica

The Milestone: Laboratorio Echandi’s Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Department has been accredited under the INTE/ISO 15189:2023 standard, making it the...