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Cultural Industries Generate 1.4% of GDP for Costa Rica in 2012

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...

Costa Rica Cruise Season Begins with Expectations for Growth

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...

Catholic Church Creates Ethics Guide for Costa Rican Voters

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...

Costa Rica Police Destroy 73,000 Marijuana Plants

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...

Costa Rica’s Jose Mendez Callaway Plays in American Golf Invitational

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...

Drummer from The Doors Attends Costa Rican Conference in November

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...

Costa Rica Sets New Record in Ironman World Championship

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...

New iPhone 5 Comes to Costa Rica in November

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...

Upcoming Heredia Job Fair Provides 500 New Hospitality Positions

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 ,...

PriceSmart Club to Open its Sixth Store in Costa Rica on Friday

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A new PriceSmart membership supermarket will open on Friday, October 18th. This is the sixth club in the country, and will be located in the Three Rivers Union Office Center in Carthage, Costa...
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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...