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Monthly Archives: May, 2006

High Court Rules against Same-Sex Marriage

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) Tuesday ruled against same-sex marriage, rejecting a lawsuit filed in 2003 by lawyer Yashin Castrillo...

Country Chooses Hydro Power

With Costa Rica’s demand for energy growing just over 5% a year, planners at the government institute in charge of the nation’s energy supply...

Ready to Make Waves: Swimwear Designed Here

Within months, swimwear created in, and inspired by, Costa Rica will take to high-profile runways around the world – in what, according to those...

Software Pirating Decreases Slightly

The incidence of illegal software reproduction and sales, often referred to as pirating, decreased in Costa Rica last year, making it the Latin American...

Expotur Produces Record-Breaking Results

Negotiations at last week’s Expotur, the annual tourism trade show held in San José, generated $130 million worth of contracts – 28% more than...

Comptroller Approves Road-Repair Funds

The Comptroller General’s Office cleared the way May 19 for 22 road-maintenance contracts for seven construction companies. The decision will allow for the repair...

Country Gears Up for World Cup Promotion

Though trade and tourism authorities’ efforts to coordinate the country’s self-promotion efforts during the upcoming World Cup appear to have fallen apart, the world...

Two Luxury Resorts Planned on Pacific Coast

Come 2008, Costa Rica will be home to two new luxury resorts, hundreds of additional hotel rooms, and thousands of new jobs, if projects...

Shipwreck Kills 1, Injures 2 Others

MANAGUA – One Chinese national died and two others were injured when a boat sank in the Kukra Hill River, on the Atlantic Coast,...

Real-Life Couple Brings Authentic Love to Stage

As performed by the Little Theatre Group, Bernard Slade’s “Same Time, Next Year” is a lively comedy about honesty, sex and the influence of...

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