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Monthly Archives: September, 2005

Wal-Mart Buys Into Central America

IN a little more than a year, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, will likely have control over the largest retailer in Central America, the...

Floods Displace Thousands

AFFLICTED communities throughout the country have begun the Herculean task of cleaning and repairing their towns after torrential downpours last weekend flooded vast areas...

Costa Rica to Break New Ground with Renowned International School

(Part one in a three-part series on the United World College.)WHEN the concept of the United World Colleges (UWC) first emerged from the mind...

Legislators Seek to Improve Assembly’s Tarnished Image

• Legislative Assembly President Gerardo González presented a motion as part of discussions of the 2006 budget to create an image office for the...

Taiwan Continues Paying Price for Recognition

MANAGUA – Taiwan’s courting of Central America was turned up a notch this week with the visit of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, who traveled...

U.S.-Trained Mercenaries Causing Stir in Region

TEGUCIGALPA (EFE) – The 105 Chileans a U.S. contractor trained in Honduras for duty in Iraq returned to Tegucigalpa this week after Nicaraguan authorities...

More House Arrest For Ex-President Calderón

FORMER President Rafael Ángel Calderón (1990-1994) will remain under house arrest for five more months, awaiting trial on corruption charges, the Judicial Branch announced...

Skirt Conflict Plagues Ministry

LAST week’s Independence Day, Sept. 15, filled most streets throughout the country with uniformed children and the staccato, snappy sound of marching band drums...

British Parliamentarians to Visit Costa Rica

SIX members of the British Parliament (MPs) will be here tomorrow through Wednesday as guests of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly. The parliamentarians will...

Acclaimed Show Revisits La Penca

WHEN Ignacio Sánchez attended the Costa Rican Journalists’ Association awards Tuesday night, he was reminded of the value of his work, and not just...

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