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Money laundering ring broken up in Costa Rica

by TCRN Staff The authorities Wednesday broke up a Colombian drug money laundering network which, according to reports from the OIJ, the Drug Control Police (PCD), was composed of Colombians and Costa Ricans, that "laundered millions of dollars" in the...

Another delay from ICE

by TCRN Staff The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has once again postponed the sale of prepaid cell lines to late March early April. Originally they had announced in February to begin the marketing of 110,000 GSM connections, but it did...

Chile begins road to recovery

by TCRN Staff While rescue effort still continue and thousands have been left homeless, Chile is beginning to recover as aid efforts are being organized and critical services restored. SUPERMARKETS Supermarkets confirmed yesterday that they have sufficient supply to meet the needs...

Earthquake: Brazil comes to Chile’s aid

by TCRN Staff "All the solidarity of the Brazilian people" is what the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered Monday to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a brief visit to the country that saw a meeting with...

Despair Leads to Looting of Supermarkets in Wake of Chilean Quake

by TCRN Staff In Concepcion desperation has led to hundreds of people looting supermarkets where the vast majority of the population has no potable water, electricity and basic necessities after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The capital of the...

Traffic Cops refuse to apply the new penalties

by TCRN Staff Although the new traffic fines are soon to be in effect, officials refuse to enforce them for fear of reprisals from the drivers and doubts raised about the implementation of sanctions. That is the most drastic response adopted...

Wellsprings of Insight

Contributor – Meditations Martin LeFerve After a couple of beers at the local brewery, my atheist friend made the oft-heard claim that Jesus never existed. When I retorted with the cliché that he was throwing the baby out with the bathwater,...

Chile still reeling from 8.8 earthquake

by TCRN Staff Chile was struck yesterday by an earthquake registering 8.8 degrees on the Richter scale, one of the strongest in history, which killed at least 708, with 15 missing and leaving two million homeless. President Michelle Bachelet declared the...

ICE ensures cellular coverage via Caldera

by TCRN Staff The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) reported that the new San Jose-Caldera highway is covered by the new 3G cellular network for 90% of the trip. To achieve this level of signal penetration, ICE placed several "node Bs"...

Hillary Clinton set to visit Costa Rica next week

by TCRN Staff The U.S. confirmed yesterday that Secretary of State and former first lady, Hillary Clinton, will be visiting Costa Rica next week. During her stay, Clinton will participate in the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Initiative Paths to Prosperity...
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Costa Rican Crew First to Film Predatory Behavior of Newly Discovered Cat in Bolivia

SAN JOSÉ / LA PAZ — A Costa Rica-based documentary team from Botanica Films has made history by becoming...