Catholic faithful write their prayers to Beata Sor Maria Romero during a celebration of Patron Saint Maria Auxiliadora in San Jose,  Monday. Sor Maria Romero was beatified on April 14, 2002 in Rome, Italy. [Foto: AP /Kent Gilbert)    Click for larger image!

The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica (12th Edition) By Christopher Howard Look inside the edition of this book!

Poverty With a Child´s Face in Costa Rica
Nearly half of the poor people in Costa Rica are children under the age of 18. They form part of the 18.5% of the population living in conditions of poverty, which corresponds to 375,133 children. This is a considerable amount if one takes into account that the total population of the Central American country is less than 4 million inhabitants. >more
 

Taiwan Pays Ministry Workers
The Taiwanese government has given thousands of dollars to the salaries of Costa Rican Foreign Ministry workers, the newspaper La Nación reported Monday. >more
 

Presidential Advice
Former president, Oscar Arias Sánchez, sent a letter to president Able Pacheco with a list of suggestions on how to handle the ongoing scandal at the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS). >more
 

Movimiento Libertario Wants "World Tax on Income"  Removed
Members of the Movimiento Libertario party are asking that the tax on world income as proposed in the governments new Tax Plan - Reforma Fiscal be removed.  >more
 

Cuba re-opens hard-currency shops
Shops selling goods in dollars have re-opened in Cuba, two weeks after most were abruptly closed by the island's Communist government. In the intervening period, prices on most goods have gone up by up to 25%.  >more
 

Dominican storms 'leave 130 dead'
More than 130 people have died after torrential rains swept across the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. At least 80 people were killed in the Dominican Republic when two rivers broke their banks in the small town of Jimani on the border with Haiti.  >more
 

Peru town hit by further unrest
Protesters have clashed with police in a Peruvian town where a mob lynched the mayor last month. Officials said about 10 people were injured in the unrest in Ilave near Lake Titicaca when local people tried to block a bridge into the town.  >more

 

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