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Monthly Archives: September, 2006

Inflation Reaches 7.22% So Far This Year

Inflation in Costa Rica grew to 7.22% between January and August, according to the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC). This marks a decrease compared...

Airport Shootout Leaves One Dead

At least two young men exchanged gunfire that proved fatal for one in the parking ramp of the JuanSantamaríaInternationalAirport, northwest of San José, during...

Legislators Approve Organic Farming Law

Lawmakers this week approved a law to offer tax incentives and subsidies for certified organic farmers and assistance for others to become certified. Under the...

Project to Bring Wireless Internet to Public Places

Visitors to 50 spots around Costa Rica, including the Costa Rican Art Museum and National Library in San José, will be able to instantly...

Group Seeks CAFTA Referendum

A group of citizens, including former and current legislators and business leaders, this week asked the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) to allow the group...

Honduras Gives Green Light To Tico Chicken Imports

The Honduran government has decided to reopen its borders to chicken imports from Costa Rica after a two-month ban, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced...

Private Driver Protest Clogs San José Roads

An estimated 1,000 porteadores, as private transportation providers are called here, descended on the capital Tuesday causing vehicular disarray that clogged up traffic for...

Industry Aims High At Tourism Congress

In 2012, 2.3 million tourists might visit Costa Rica. That’s the goal of the National Tourism Chamber’s (CANATUR) tourism plan, which was unveiled this week...

Comptroller: Coastal Regulation Haphazard

MANUEL ANTONIO, Puntarenas – When authorities arrived at Victor Ramírez’s beachside bar and restaurant at the crack of dawn with two backhoes to tear...

Report: Attack Poverty for Economic Growth

The World Bank is spreading the word in Latin America that to increase economic growth, countries need to attack one of the principal drags...

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