Trolly money could be put to better use
Editor: So the government is going ahead with the proposed trolly system for downtown San Jose! What can they be thinking? First, this projected $254,000,000 project will likely cost half…
San Jose’s new train route will be expensive
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 8, 2012 – The proposed new train route in San Jose, which is to have a route of 10 kilometers, is raising concerns due…
Americans Reject U.S. Dental Care in Favor of Lower-Cost Options Overseas
Increasingly, U.S. patients in need of dental care are opting to go overseas where equivalent treatments are a fraction of what they cost back home – a recent report from…
Transport infrastructure continues to plague Costa Rica’s competitiveness
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 7th, 2012 - The Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum placed Costa Rica in the 57th spot, up a few spots from…
Be on the lookout for counterfeit banknotes
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 7th, 2012 - With the introduction of new 5,000, 10,000, and 50,000 colone banknotes in Costa Rica on August 27th, readers may want to…
90% of basic services have been restored in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 7th, 2012 - Yesterday, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) presented their 4th report in regards to the emergency response underway in regards to Wednesday’s…
CCSS estimates millions in damages to healthcare infrastructure
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 7th, 2012 - Clinics, hospitals and health departments across the country are now assessing the damage from Wednesday’s earthquake. The Costa Rican Social Security…
Little damage and only 2 dead…at 7.6, why was this not another Haiti?
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 6th, 2012 - At 8:42 yesterday morning, while a few were still sleeping, others in school and many at work, a strong earthquake shook…
