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Monthly Archives: March, 2004

Right-Wing Saca Elected President of El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – Former sports journalist and radio businessman Elías Antonio Saca was elected President of El Salvador Sunday after gaining nearly 60%...

Guatemala Pledges 50% Military Reduction

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – Guatemalan President Oscar Berger announced last Sunday his intention to cut in half the number of military personnel in the...

Clínica Bíblica Begins Building New Hospital

THE Robin Hood of private hospitals that takes payment from those who can afford it and dishes out its services to some who cannot,...

Country Mourns Victims Of Madrid Bombings

COSTA Ricans, Spaniards and others across the country this week continued to mourn the lives lost in the Madrid train bombings March 11. Yesterday, President...

Radio Journalist’s Murder Case Drags On

THE quest to convict those responsible for the assassination of radio journalist Parmenio Medina saw several developments this week, including the conditional release of...

Costa Rica, Qatar Begin Diplomatic Relations

COSTA Rica and the Middle-Eastern nation of Qatar established diplomatic relations this week, according to the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry. The official announcement was made...

Jail Suicide Victim Linked to Tax Scheme

OFFICIALS from the U.S. Embassy this week confirmed that a North American man who committed suicide in his Costa Rican jail cell just after...

Argentina, Brazil Endorse Costa Rica’s OAS Candidate

THE Presidents of Argentina and Brazil this week announced they would endorse former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez (1998-2002) in his bid to...

Supermarkets Aim for Bigger Market Share

WHEN Enrique Uribe first opened Más x Menos de Cuesta de Moras in 1960, Costa Ricans were shocked by the concept of self service...

Central Bank Orders Vinir Investigation

NEARLY a year after a former client filed a fraud complaint against Vinir Corporación S.A., the Costa Rican financial corporation is being investigated by...

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