Cell Coverage Extends to Remote Areas of the Country

Just as a Tico in the Central Park of San Jose, this past Thursday a farmer passed through a town situated on the banks of the river San Juan Costa Rica while talking on his cell phone – you can make and receive cell phone calls from …

Johnny Araya Is Running For President in 2014

Johnny Araya decided he’ll run for presidency after the outcome of a survey showed him as the favorite to head the political party of the National Liberation Party (PLN) in the 2014 elections. Araya, now mayor of San Jose, has the lead of the sup…

Tax Reform Meets Severe Resistance

Three out of four people with some knowledge of the fiscal plan, reject the proposal launched by the Government to increase tax collection. That scenario reflects the most recent survey conducted by the firm Unimer for La Nacion, between the 4th and 10…

Coffee Junkies – Starbucks is COMING SOON!

The world renown coffee mega vendor, Starbucks, will be opening their first store in San Jose in May of this year. The specific location has yet to be announced. “We are very excited to introduce our high-quality coffee and the Starbuck’s experienc…

220 New Doctors and No Where To Put Them

The National Medical Union (UMN) reported that although there are 220 new specialists set to begin work throughout the CCSS hospitals from the 1st of February, these are not certain. These doctors, says the Union, are assigned a health center within th…

11 Cases of Swine Flu in Costa Rica With 3 Deaths

The Ministry of Health confirmed today that there are 11 cases of people infected and three died of H1N1 influenza in the last three weeks. The Ministry of Health, reported that those infected have an age range between 11 and 62. Also during this perio…