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Monthly Archives: March, 2006

Proposed Law Would Limit Sex Offenders’ Work Options

Following revelations that the Public Education Ministry had, apparently unwittingly, rehired educators convicted of the sexual abuse of minors, the teachers were stripped of...

250 Convicted Sex Criminals on the Loose

While officials recaptured two convicted sex criminals this week and arrested a schoolteacher suspected of sexually abusing at least 10 of his students, the...

Tico Singer Wins Top Prize in Chile

Costa Rican singer-songwriter Humberto Vargas this week was awarded the top prize at the 47th edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival...

Iran Defeats La Sele In Soccer Match

A late rally by the Costa Rican national soccer team was just enough for them to lose 3-2 against Iran in the non-consequential, World-Cup-warm-up...

World Cup Organizer Visits, Wishes Ticos Luck

Franz Beckenbauer, president of the Organizing Committee of the World Cup 2006, visited Costa Rica last week and wished the country the best of...

Ex-Presidents May be Charged for Abstention

Two former Presidents under investigation for corruption may be held responsible and forced pay for the 34.76% abstention rate Feb. 5 – the highest...

Presidential Winner Announced Next Week

Another week has passed without an official declaration regarding the winner of the presidential election held nearly one month ago. The Supreme Elections Tribunal...

Recycling Program Benefits Elder Citizens

A group of elders, men and women, sit on La-Z-boys and plush living room furniture ripping pages out of discarded books. They are residents of...

Rural Communities Get Free Internet

In an effort to bridge the technological divide, two community centers offering free Internet have been opened in the Pacific port town of Puntarenas...

Microsoft Initiative Helps Train Teachers

Technology will soon invade Costa Rican classrooms through Entre Pares (Peer Coaching), a Microsoft initiative designed to train teachers to integrate technology into their...

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