http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/costarica.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.ticotimes.net/daily.htm http://tobacco.org/news/255648.html British American Tobacco Caribbean and Central America (BATCCA) yesterday inaugurated a new $7.5 million office complex in Heredia, north of San José. The new headquarters, to be called BATCCA Park, will offer services to 31 countries in human resources, financial planning, accounting, distribution and corporate services. The company plans to employ about 200 people there. Tico Times aroberson@ticotimes.net (Gillian Gillers) Costa Rica Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2005/november/28/nac03.htm http://tobacco.org/news/210977.html The Tabacalera Costarricense, manufacturer of the Derby and Marboro brands in Costa Rica, will launch today a campaign to warn smokers of the effect of tobacco; its effect on health and addiction. During the period of one year the Derby and Marlboro cigarette packages will include a small note that warn smokers of the risks. The project is part of a program initiated by Tabacalera Costarricense parent, Philip Morris, in Latin America. The messages to be contained in the note will warn smokers that smoking can cuase serious illness Inside Costa Rica Costa Rica Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Daily/CA_Hot_Tip/0,2347,352,00.html http://tobacco.org/news/198194.html Q: I've heard that Costa Rica doesn't grow tobacco. But I have noticed a few brands with Costa Rica listed as a filler tobacco. Can you explain? A: A small amount of tobacco is grown in Costa Rica, but nowhere near as much as in Honduras or Nicaragua. Costa Rica is not an ideal place to grow tobacco for a number of reasons, but some areas, such as the southern regions of San Ysidro and Puriscal, have been producing a small amount, Cigar Aficionado Costa Rica Sat, 28 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050524/netu034.html?.v=11 http://tobacco.org/news/197777.html Today, an international coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is launching a campaign to call on the governments of Brazil, Ecuador and Costa Rica to ratify the global tobacco treaty. Corporate Accountability International is working closely with the Zero Tobacco Network (Brazil), Tribuna Ecuatoriana de Consumidores y Usarios (Ecuador), ALERTA (Costa Rica) and other members of the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT) to coordinate a Latin American Ratification Campaign Tour from 24 May through 4 June. PR Newswire Brazil Ecuador Costa Rica Tue, 24 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.prensa.com/hoy/negocios/1585245.html http://tobacco.org/news/157575.html The Costa Rican Department of Social Security (CCSS) studies to demand to the tobacco companies by the damage that they are causing in the health in this country, whose annual cost of extreme attention near 59 million dollars. The demand, that the institution has been studying for several months, would be against Philip Morris Central America and the British American Tobacco, the two that operate in Costa Rica, informed to the Costa Rican press sources into the CCSS. The expenses which the Social Insurance incurs are by medical consultations, hospitalizations, attention of urgencies and payment of incapacities of active and passive smokers (who inhale the smoke of smokers). La Prensa //vtisnado@prensa.com Costa Rica Tue, 23 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT