By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Banco de Costa Rica said it has entered into an agreement with MoneyGram International, Inc., the financial services company. Bank customers will be able to send or receive money at any of the 800 teller windows in Costa Rica.
The agreement allows money to be sent to any country […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Government officials have worked hard over the weekend to occupy the moral high ground as free trade opponents begin two days of protest today.
President Óscar Arias Sánchez has ordered that police participating in crowd control not wear guns.
Both Marco Vinicio Ruiz, minister of Comercio Exterio, and Fernando Berrocal Soto, the […]
By Katherine Stanley, Tico Times Staff
Strikes by unionized workers, including teachers, health-care workers, employees of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and others, are likely to cause delays in traffic and public services today and tomorrow as they protest the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA), under consideration in the Legislative Assembly.
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