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Monthly Archives: September, 2005

Thieves Threaten “La Negrita”

IN what has now become the fourth major robbery or attempted robbery at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, a group of...

Finance Minister Makes Surprise Exit

FINANCE Minister Federico Carrillo announced yesterday that he is resigning, effective today. Vice-Minister David Fuentes will succeed him – becoming the fourth Finance Minister...

Hawksbill Turtle Nests Hatch on Pacific Coast

LAST weekend, two hawksbill turtle nests hatched successfully at Playa Caletas in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, according to a statement from the Sea...

Tico Times Readers Warn of Tourist Scam

A Tico Times reader has once again sounded the alarm about a several-year-old tourist scam on Avenida Central, the pedestrian boulevard in downtown San...

Environment Ministry Closes Caribbean Hotel

PUTTING an end to a 12-year controversy, authorities took possession Tuesday of Hotel Las Palmas, inside the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in the Caribbean province...

The Notables’ CAFTA Report: A Closer Look

FOR Costa Rica to successfully face the challenges that the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) will bring if ratified, the...

Bean Production Down 70% Over Last Decade

BEANS are one of the pillars of Costa Rican meals and one-half of the national dish, gallo pinto. However, bean production in Costa Rica...

INCAE Garners Recognition, Offers MBA in English

THE Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE), recently recognized as one of the 10 best business schools worldwide and the best business school...

No Phone Books Next Year

INSTEAD of publishing phone books next year, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) will offer free calls throughout 2006 to the telephone directory service...

European Union Requests Second Banana Ruling

THE European Union this week requested a second round of World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration on its revised tariff of 187 euros ($230) per...

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