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Monthly Archives: May, 2006

El Salvador’s Murder Rate Five-Times World Average

SAN SALVADOR – Authorities said May 4 that at least 1,143 people have been murdered in El Salvador so far this year, putting the...

Free-Trade Agreement Not Helping Textile Industry

MANAGUA –The U.S.-Central American Free-Trade Agreement(CAFTA) is so far not living up to its prior billing by making inroads into China’s dominant position in...

Police Evict 300 Families From La Candela Shantytown

Of the approximately 1,000 families who live in the La Candela shantytown next to Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, west of San José,...

Japanese Embassy Donates Material for Blind People

The Museum of Shapes, Space and Sounds is more accessible after the Japanese Embassy donated more than $20,000 worth of Braille equipment for people...

Pan-American School Celebrates 35 Years

The Pan-American School in San Antonio de Belén, northwest of San José, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with the inauguration of a new building,...

Urban Art Festival Celebrates San José

In celebration of San José being declared the Latin American-Iberian Cultural Capital this year, the Municipality of San José held an urban art festival...

Panama Launches Blue Flag Program

The Ecological Blue Flag seen at nearly 300 Costa Rican beaches, communities and schools, will soon be seen waving on Panamanian beaches, communities and...

Environmental Violations Increased This Holy Week

A total of 91 people were charged with violations of the Forestry Law during Holy Week, a 75% increase from last year, when 52...

Arias to Ask U.S. to Prioritize Poverty

Incoming President Oscar Arias said recently in an interview with Radio Monumental that he would ask the United States to avoid making the fight...

Inauguration Draws International Guests

It’s not just any day that a Nobel Peace Prize winner becomes President, and the guest list ofMonday’s ceremony to inaugurate incoming President Oscar...

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