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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Opposition lawmakers and environmental groups today filed a bill to Costa Rican Congress to establish a moratorium on the cultivation of GMO produce due to its alleged harmful effects on human health and...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Last year, the publishing, audiovisual and advertising sectors of Costa Rica accounted for 1.4% of GDP, about $627 million, announced the Ministry of Culture.These three sectors also employed a total of 20,707 people...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica began the 2013-2014 cruise season with the expectation of recovery in the Caribbean sector thanks to a signed promotional agreement with an international company.The season started with the arrival in of...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Catholic Church in Costa Rica released a document called "Rehabilitate Politics", with the intent to give a "moral guide" for Costa Rican voters for the presidential elections in February.The document was prepared...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Drug Control Police of Costa Rica (PCD) destroyed 73,259 marijuana plants found in an area of ​​7,174 square meters in the province of Guanacaste (Pacific north), reported the Ministry of Security.The police...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican golfer, Jose Mendez, is currently in Sonoma, California to participate in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational along with the University of Minnesota golf team at the University of Minnesota.Today they played...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - John Densmore, drummer for the band The Doors, will visit Costa Rica in November as part of the international conference Planet, People, Peace (P3), reported the National Chamber of Ecotourism (CANAECO).Densmore, who entered...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rican triathlete, Carlos Moncada, attended the Ironman World Championship held in Kona, Hawaii.The Tico placed in the top 20 competitors and managed to break the national record.Few people dare to take the...

The two new versions of Apple's smartphone, iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C, reach Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and other 6 countries on November 1st.On the same date the phones will also come to India, Albania, Armenia, Turkey, Montenegro, and Moldavia of Macedonia.Seven...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Employers in the hospitality industry and tourism will provide over 500 positions at the Heredia job fair on Wednesday, October 16th.The event will take place in the auditorium of the Universidad Latina ,...