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Monthly Archives: February, 2004

Oscar Arias Confirms Reelection Bid

FORMER President and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias (1986-1990) this week formally confirmed his intent to run for a second term as president in...

Putting Garbage in Its Place

Last week, the Ministry of Health accepted bids for a comprehensive plan for the proper collection, treatment and disposal of all waste – toxic...

Free-Trade Agreement Controversies Continue

THE Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) this week issued a statement saying the U.S.-Central America Free-Trade Agreement (CAFTA) requires only a simple majority...

Gas Prices Rise to Highest Level This Year

AS of Wednesday, the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) increased the price of vehicle fuels – super gasoline rose by ¢17.80 (4 cents), regular...

Wireless Internet Coming To Juan Santamaría Airport

WITHIN the next three months, the Costa Rican Electricity and Telecom Institute (ICE) plans to begin offering wireless Internet service (WLAN) at JuanSantamaríaInternationalAirport. The plan...

Exports to Canada Continue to Grow

COSTA Rican exports to Canada grew 23.9% last year, continuing the trend of a growing trade surplus with the North American country. Costa Rica exported...

Government Raids Pepsi For Suspected Tax Evasion

THE Prosecutor’s Office for the Judicial Branch on Tuesday morning raided the installations of Embotelladora Centroamerica S.A. (ECSA), the country’s producer and distributor of...

Tico Coffee Strives for Geographic Label

A new plan jointly funded by the Spanish International Cooperation Agency and the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE) aims to establish clear denominations of...

Governments Discuss Marine Life Corridor

GOVERNMENT officials from Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia are working with the organization Conservation International and the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural...

Jungle Culture Club Roughs it with Class

MATAPALO – STIJN DE WITTE is the man responsible for exposing whole villages of deep jungle hunters and farmers to a Martian invasion on...

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