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Monthly Archives: June, 2004

U.S. Citizen Declared Missing in Arenal

SEARCH and rescue workers yesterdaywere still searching for U.S. citizenPalmer Ritz, lost since last Friday onLake Arenal.A team of 35 police officers, membersof the...

Gay Rights Group Denounces Ombudsman

A gay rights group this week chargedthat the Ombudsman has failed to defendthe rights of homosexual Costa Ricans.The Central American Center for theInvestigation and...

Comptroller Investigated For Irregularities

A special commission of theLegislative Assembly began investigatingnew Comptroller General Álex Solís thisweek as accusations mount that he mayhave lent money to support illegal...

Paroled Tico Seeks New Life in Turrialba

FINDING a job, getting married andhaving children are not out-of-the-ordinarygoals – unless you’ve been sentenced tolife in a U.S. prison.These are the dreams that...

Scientists Discuss Genetically Altered Foods

“A lot of people talk about transgenic(foods), but not a lot of people know aboutthem,” said Dr. Daniel Vidal, as he openedan international class...

Marinas Could Line Pacific Coast

TODAY Golfito and Flamingo, tomorrowPapagayo and Naranjo, and in theyears to come Playas del Coco andQuepos – if all of the marina proposals onCosta...

Vehicle Imports Show Sharp Increase

IMPORTS of cars, buses, motorcyclesand trucks to Costa Rica more thanquadrupled during the first quarter of thisyear, compared to the same period lastyear.Between January...

Financing Secured For Oil Pipeline

THE Central American Bank forEconomic Integration (CABEI) and theAndean Development Corporation(CAF) on Wednesday signed a $90 millionloan agreement with the CostaRican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE)that...

Pineapple Exports Expected to Grow

U.S. fruit distributor Chiquita Brandsannounced it plans to increase the numberof pineapples it purchases from CostaRica. The company plans to transfer muchof its pineapple-export...

Tico Brewery Aims to Conquer U.S. Market

FLORIDA Ice & Farm, which ownsCosta Rica’s only large brewery,Cervecería Costa Rica, is planning toenter the vast U.S. market next month.The company will export...

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