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Monthly Archives: January, 2005

Man Kills 5, Then Himself

A 32-year-old Costa Rican manallegedly went on a door-to-door shootingrampage with an AK-47 late Sunday night,killing five people, including threewomen, before committing suicide in...

Media Trick “Innocents” with Fake Reports

THOSE watching Channel 7 TV onDec. 28 got to watch a breaking news storythat no other network or newspaper evercovered – because it never...

President Says 2005 Crucial For Overcoming Poverty

THIS will be a crucial year for reachinggoals in the fight against poverty,which affects 20.7% of the country’s populationof approximately 4 million, andattaining greater...

Jailed Ex-Presidents Get Web Sites

EX-PRESIDENTS Rafael ÁngelCalderón Jr. (1990-1994) and MiguelÁngel Rodríguez (1998-2002), both servingpreventive detention orders whileunder investigation for charges of corruption,have resorted to the Internet to...

City Officials Evict Informal Street Vendors

THE hundreds of carts piled withfruits and vegetables that have for nearly10 years colorfully cluttered the downtownsidewalks around San José’s MercadoCentral were cleared away...

Inflation in 2004 Highest in Five Years

INFLATION of the colón in 2004totaled 13.13%, the highest yearly total inthe past five years, the National Statisticsand Census Institute (INEC) reportedTuesday.According to the...

Escazú Passes Regulatory Plan for Development

THE Escazú Municipal Council haspassed a long-awaited Regulatory Plan tomanage uncontrolled, rapid developmentin the town southwest of San José.The plan, which establishes height anddensity...

United Introduces Non-Stop San José-Chicago Flight

UNITED Airlines has become theonly airline to offer non-stop flightsbetween San José and Chicago, Illinois,the U.S. airline announced Dec. 23. Thenew flight, which is...

Bananas Maintain Top Export Spot

BANANAS continue to be CostaRica’s biggest export, totaling $500 millionin 2004, the Ministry of Agricultureand Cattle said Saturday in a statement.Exports of pineapple, which...

Crossover Artist Andrea Bocelli to Sing in San José

ITALIAN tenor Andrea Bocelli, one ofthe handful of tenors responsible for makingopera a sweeter pill to swallow forlegions of pop-music fans, will sing in...

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