Two Ticos Participate in Intel Science Fair in Pennsylvania

The dreams of two ticos is to help people with disabilities. Thanks to their accomplishments they are closer to their dream after winning prizes in a competition with 1,500 other students from 68 countries. Luis Gerardo Leon of Bagaces, Guanacaste, and…

More Facebook For Prisoners Of Costa Rica

The justice ministry found this Friday, another prisoner who published photos on Facebook from his cell. The social network profile corresponds to a prisoner who faces a penalty of 27 years in prison for the crime of murder, in the prison La Reforma. T…

68000 Expats Agree To Donate Organs in Costa Rica

They are foreigners, but they call Costa Rica their home. Thanks to a decision they made, their organs could save Costa Rican lives. It is of 67,500 foreigners who when they first obtain residency card or renew to the Directorate of Immigration, respon…

Meat Products Escape New 13% Food Tax

San Jose, Costa Rica(CRNS) May 18, 2012  –  Most cuts of beef, almost 95 percent, will not have the 13 percent sales tax levied upon them. This was agreed by the Finance Ministry after discussions with the livestock sector in the country. Produ…

President Chinchilla Readies For European Tour For Investment And Awareness

San Jose, Costa Rica(CRNS) May 18, 2012 –The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, will visit four European countries. The objective is to find investment and new markets for the floundering Costa Rican economy after the fiscal plan fiasco. …

Web Site Sells Abortion Pills To Ticas

San Jose, Costa Rica(CRNS) May 18, 2012 – A Web site offers Costa Rican women abortion pills, although in our country abortion is penalized by law. The site is promoted as Cytotec Express. The contact appears with a simple email: MikePorras2010@g…