By Amanda Roberson , Tico Times Staff
Visitors to 50 spots around Costa Rica, including the Costa Rican Art Museum and National Library in San José, will be able to instantly connect their laptop computers to the Internet, thanks to a project called CR inalámbrica ( Costa Rica wireless) launched yesterday.
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Special to A.M. Costa Rica
The seventh JW Marriott Hotel in Latin America will open in 2008 in Guanacaste under a franchise agreement reached between Marriott International, Inc. and Hotel Real de Pinilla, S.A., a subsidiary of Grupo Poma of El Salvador, the firms said Tuesday.
Grupo Poma’s hotel division, known as Real Hotels & Resorts, has […]
Special to A.M. Costa Rica
Intel Corp., the computer chip maker that has facilities in Costa Rica, said Tuesday that it would cut about 7 percent of its work force by the end of the year.
The company said that some 3,000 more would be let go by the middle of next year.
There were no specifics on […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
President Óscar Arias Sánchez will make two trips to the United States starting next week in order to address the United Nations and to join with other Nobel Peace Prize laureates at a meeting in Denver, Colorado, of some 3,000 high school youngsters.
The first trip will be Sept. 13 when […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Arias administration invited foreign ambassadors to breakfast Tuesday to promote the government’s plan for an international arms treaty.
Support for the measure came from Tom Kennedy, the ambassador from the United Kingdom, who was quoted by administration aides as saying the treaty is an urgent necessity and the irresponsible commerce […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to establish a museum in Guanacaste. The vote was the second of two, so now the proposal goes to Casa Presidencial for approval or veto.
Much of the museum will contain the collection of former president Daniel Oduber. The museum will highlight the achievements of those who lived […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are for the kids. Saturday is el Día del Niño in Costa Rica. The day is not exactly a legal holiday but festivities honoring the nation’s children will be part of school activities Friday.
Casa Presidencial is marking the day Thursday.
The Museo Nacional will have a special […]
