Costa Rica News – Have you ever thought, “there should be a stop sign here”? Well it seems now that you can build your own in Costa Rica. Following two traffic accidents in Barrio Escalante, 100 meters north and 200 meters east of Fresh Market, on Saturday and Monday, neighbors took safety into their own…
Costa Rica News – Years ago it was taboo to even enter a sex shop and now not even the creations found inside seem taboo. Possibly we have ¨50 Shades of Grey¨to thank for that. Just about every movie and TV show has at least one scene of some sexual experimentation. Thanks to our modern culture…
Costa Rica News & Events – There is going to be an Expo of Construction and Housing from the 17th to 21st of February in the Pedregal Events center of San Antonio de Belen. Houses from $45,000 to $1 million will be offered at this years´ event. The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction is in charge…
Costa Rica Business News – Good news on the employment market on the horizon for Costa Rica. Nashua-based Resonetics has announced plans to open a new production facility in the Coyol Free Zone Business Park in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The new 18,000-square-foot) plant will feature a large Class 8 cleanroom and ultrafast laser systems. It’s…
Costa Rica News – Karla Prendas is the PLN, or Partido Liberacion Nacional, legislator. She has spoken out against the Costa Rican Tourism Institute’s (ICT) figures of the number of tourist arrivals in the country. The ICT reported that we saw 2.6 million visitors in 2015 but Prendas calls this figure both false and inflated. She…
Last year was an exciting year in lottery history with multiple winners making headlines around the globe. 2016 is causing an even bigger media frenzy. On 13 January, three winning Powerball tickets in the United States split $1.6 billion, the world’s largest lottery jackpot. The lottery gained worldwide attention as the jackpot rose higher and…
Costa Rica News – The Banco de Costa Rica bank in Santiago, Puriscal was raided by four subjects at about 5 pm, when the bank was already closed to the public. The first of the robbers was dressed as a mail carrier and was let in because it was common for this situation to occur after…
Costa Rica Sports (AP) – The Costa Rican Women’s soccer team bounced back nicely after their loss to the USWNT. Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno and Karla Villalobos each scored three goals and Costa Rica defeated Puerto Rico 9-0 in a group stage match Saturday at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. Diana Saenz, Melissa Herrera and substitute…
Costa Rica News – Deputies are making some changes regarding Golfito. A debate is going on regarding an amendment to the law of the Board of Regional Development of the Southern Zone (Judesur) that lowers the flat tax on products from the Free Trade Warehouse. It was unanimously accepted that there would be a tax rebate…
Costa Rica News – Are you looking to come on vacation to Costa Rica and a little worried about Zika. You might want to pack one of the below. Consumer Reports compiled a list of the best mosquito repellents and, of the 15 they tested, five measured up as products worth trying. Sawyer Fisherman’s Formula…