03/17/2010 -  Costa Rica's president-elect unveils cabinet - 09:53 PM

Costa Rica's President-elect Laura Chinchilla Tuesday announced the names of the ministers that will be part of her "economic team" when she takes office on May 8. Chinchilla said that Carlos Ricardo Benavides will be in charge of the Tourism Ministry.

03/17/2010 -  METALLICA: Pro-Shot Costa Rica Footage Available - 01:47 PM

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA 's March 7, 2010 concert at Saprissa Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica a ' including clips of the pre-show tuning-room jam as well as the actual performance a ' can be viewed below.

03/16/2010 -  Costa Rica's president-elect says she will launch crackdown on drug trafficking gangs - 07:05 PM

Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla says fighting drug trafficking will be one of her government's priorities.

03/16/2010 -  Former S. Oregon man killed in Costa Rica - 02:24 PM

By Ron Brown A March 15, 2010 A GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A former Josephine County man is dead, the victim of an apparent murder in Costa Rica.

03/15/2010 -  A 13,000-Mile Drive South: NYC to Argentina - 10:43 PM

It's the first leg of my overland trip around the world, an expedition that I consider the last true adventure on earth.

03/15/2010 -  Costa Rica Now With Its Own Coin Mint - 02:23 PM

Costa Rica Now With Its Own Coin Mint Costa Rica now has its own mint following an investment of us$4 millin dollars of Swiss and Costa Rican business interests, which is to provide coins for the Banco Central de Costa Rica and other Central American and Caribbean countries.

03/14/2010 -  Former Astronaut Chang Said Costa Rican Should Insert Itself In Aerospace Development. - 01:39 PM

Former Astronaut Chang Said Costa Rican Should Insert Itself In Aerospace Development.

03/13/2010 -  Is Costa Rica Ready For the Big One? - 12:30 PM

Experts agree the Central Valley of Costa Rica, the most populated area in the country, is not ready for a big earthquake, at beast a 6.0 to 7.0 quake could cause major destruction, forget an 8.8 like that in Chile.

03/12/2010 -  UAE and Costa Rica establish diplomatic relations - 12:13 PM

WAM New York, Mar 12th, 2010 : The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Costa Rica have established diplomatic relations on ambassador level.

03/11/2010 -  St. Marys Man Charged With Bilking $890K From Mom's Trust - 11:05 PM

A St. Marys man is charged with stealing more than $890,000 from his mother's trust fund.

03/11/2010 -  Why Rush Limbaugh Should Skip Costa Rica For Health Care - 12:12 PM

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is no fan of Democrats' plans to overhaul health care.

03/10/2010 -  Rush Limbaugh Moving to Costa Rica if Health Care Reform Passes | The Jaco Blog - 08:38 PM

I see that radio talker Rush Limbaugh is indulging in one of his patented tantrums, telling listeners that he'll leave the United States if health care reform passes and move to Costa Rica. What is striking about the comment is that Costa Rica has the exact health care system that the US is trying to implement.

03/10/2010 -  Costa Rica Healthcare | Condo Owners Better Health Care - 07:52 PM

Apparently, Rush Limbaugh has vowed to move to Costa Rica if the US healthcare reform gets passed by Congress. While Costa Rica may not want this type of publicity it does point out a fine feature of this country. The quality of health care in Costa Rica is the same as in the USA but at a fraction of the...Read More Here

03/10/2010 -  Made in Costa Rica: U.S. Major League baseballs - 12:08 PM

The average baseball is only used for a few pitches in the U.S. Major Leagues, but for the Costa Ricans who make them each ball is the result of hours of painstaking stitching by hand.

03/10/2010 -  Rush unwittingly praises socialized health care - 01:42 AM

Right-wing radio talker Rush Limbaugh must be confused. During a recent broadcast, he vowed to "go to Costa Rica" if President Obama is successful in passing his health reform legislation.

03/09/2010 -  Religious Education Is An Inalienable Right, Costa Rican Bishops Assert - 05:28 PM

The bishops of Costa Rica released a statement expressing concern over a recent ruling by the country's Constitutional Court which stripped the Church its right to choose which religion teachers will be hired in Costa Rican schools.

03/08/2010 -  M 4.6, Costa Rica - 05:08 PM

NEAR SAN JOSE, Costa Rica 90 km E of Puntarenas, Costa Rica 110 km W of Limon, Costa Rica 155 km SSE of San Carlos, Nicaragua Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=3.3 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=169, M-type=regional moment magnitude , Version=6 Source Event ID us2010tmav This event has been reviewed by a ...

03/07/2010 -  US Remark With Costa Rican Foreign Minister - 05:02 PM

Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:24 pm Press Release: US State Department Remark With Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno Ugarte and Dominican Republic Deputy Foreign Minister Clara Quinones de Longo San Jose, Costa Rica March 4, 2010 MODERATOR: Good afternoon, we are going to begin our Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas.

03/06/2010 -  Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes central Costa Rica - 04:50 PM

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked central Costa Rica late Friday, the country's seismic and volcano monitoring center confirmed.