Costa Rica’s soccer fans breathed a big sigh of relief on Tuesday as “La Sele” had a decent outing against the team ranked nubmer 2 in the world behind Brazil, the Czech Republic.
Most commentators and fans were pleased with the Tico’s defense, which gave up “only” 1 goal in the loss. The goal, however, occured […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A new highway from San José to San Ramón will begin next summer season and be finished in 24 months, according to Marco Vargas, minister of Coordinación Interinstitucional.
The $240 million job is in the hands of a concessionaire, which will erect five or six toll stations collecting about $1 at […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The country has received offers from European railway companies who want to improve the urban train now serving the metropolitan area.
City and central government officials met Tuesday to discuss possible ways to improve the limited service now being offered by the rail service. There are only four trips between Pavas […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Ministers of the government met Monday in a strategy session over the free trade treaty with the United States.
They were responding to a comment from an outspoken union leader who said the future of the treaty will be decided on the streets and not in the Asamblea Legislativa, according to […]
Fiasco. Disaster. Embarrassing. Are just some of the nicer words being used to describe the National Soccer Teams performance in friendly matches leading up to the World Cup opener against Germany June 9th. While the loss last week to the Catalan selection stung, the 4-0 whipping by the Ukranians has cast doubts on the entire […]
By Annette Carter - Special to A.M. Costa Rica
Working to beat the clock, community leaders in Cahuita, a small village on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, held a public meeting last week to encourage property owners to begin the process which will eventually earn them the right to title land that has been in some families […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Not every self-designated residency expert does what he or she is paid to do, and immigration officials have filed complaints with the national prosecutor’s office in cases where expats have been swindled.
The latest case — and the first complaint filed by the new administration — involves Brazilians who appear to […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Efforts to ratify the free trade treaty with the United States suffered a jolt Thursday when deputies of the former government party expressed uncertainty about their support of the treaty.
The deputies are members of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana, the party of former president Abel Pacheco. There are five of […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
More than 225 employees have quit the nation’s insurance monopoly this week, officials said Thursday.
The employees are leaving because they think that the Sala IV constitutional court will decide to put a top on the severance pay they now get. Now the employees when they leave get a year’s pay […]
By Leland Baxter-Neal, Tico Times Staff
After several decades of proposals, studies, inactivity and changes, the Boruca Hydroelectric Project appears closer than ever to becoming a reality – though not everybody likes the idea. Despite a relocation of the controversial dam, intended to lessen its impact, environmental and indigenous groups maintain their resistance to the project, […]
