Costa Rica Blogs - Newsfeeds

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
An agreement reached late Wednesday ended the immediate possibility of a strike by dockworkers in Limón and Moín, collectively the country’s principal port.
The government agreed to give dockworkers the money they are owed from a 2005 accord no later than Sept. 22. Government officials are expected to seek donations from […]

By José Pablo Ramírez Vindas, and the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Employees of BetonSports gathered in small groups at Mall San Pedro Thursday as they learned that the company would shut down.
Many of the employees had been furloughed since the U.S. government unsealed a 22-count indictment against the firm, its executives and shareholders July 17. […]