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Monthly Archives: August, 2006

Normal Year so Far for Earthquake Activity

Though the 344 earthquakes that shook Costa Rica during the month of July might sound like a lot of ground shaking for one month,...

Colombian’s Residency Probed

Héctor Orlando Martínez, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), arrested in the Pacific port town of Puntarenas last week and...

Indigenous People Suffer Lack of Basic Needs

Housing Minister Fernando Zumbado Wednesday called for improvements to living conditions for Costa Rica’s indigenous people, 59% of whom survive with at least three...

Arias Proposes New Location for Offices

After much controversy over proposals to move Casa Presidencial, President Oscar Arias has decided to relocate the presidential offices from the southeastern San José...

Country Decides to Move Embassy in Israel

President Oscar Arias Wednesday announced the Costa Rican Embassy in Israel will undergo a historic move from Jerusalem to the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv. The...

Arias, Borrell Promise More Than a Trade Pact

Josep Borrell, president of the European Union Parliament, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias each had the same thing to say yesterday: an association...

OIRSA Investigated In Fumigation Scandal

The Costa Rican government has announced it will rescind an agreement with the International Organization of Regional Agricultural Health (OIRSA) to provide fumigation services...

Press-Freedom Advocates Meet with President Arias

A group of press-freedom advocates seeking to change Costa Rica’s press law met with President Oscar Arias last week in an attempt to drum...

Airline Restrictions Affect Travel to U.S.

After British authorities last week uncovered an alleged plot to blow up several transatlantic flights headed from London to the United States using liquid...

British Ambassador Displays Global Savvy

Tom Kennedy brings that proverbial wealth of experience to his first ambassador’s post. The newly arrived British ambassador, 49, has worked in arms control, Middle...

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