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Monthly Archives: September, 2006

Elderly Man Shoots Himself, Takes Taxi to Morgue, Dies

An 83-year-old man who apparently had just been told he had a terminal disease shot himself in the stomach with a .38 caliber pistol...

Fumigating Halted, OIRSA Payments Questioned

Government investigations into alleged misuse of funds by the International Organization of Regional Agricultural Health (OIRSA) have yielded more allegations about financial irregularities in...

Government Demolishes Popular Beach Restaurant

The owners of Mar y Sombra, a familyowned beachside restaurant in the Central Pacific tourist hotspot Manuel Antonio, are calling the demolition of half...

Beach Soccer Elimination Rounds Coming This Month

The sands of Punta Leona, on the central Pacific coast, will host the elimination rounds of the Beach Soccer World Cup, sponsored by the...

Porn Banned at Casa Presidencial

According to the daily Al Día, a memo distributed to all Casa Presidencial employees by the Ministry of the Presidency informed staff members that...

Fishing Nets Cause Mass Turtle Annihilation in Guanacaste

Approximately 200 turtles were found dead in the Wildlife Refuge of Playa Ostional, a nesting site for Olive Ridley turtles in the northwestern province...

Unusual Fossil Found in Southern Pacific Region

A recent find by Costa Rican scientists in the country’s southwest coastal region has set a new record for the oldest land mammal found...

Two U.S. Citizens Arrested, Accused of Fraud

A U.S. citizen accused of fraud and money laundering identified by the name Max Allan Stone, 60, was arrested by International Police (INTERPOL) Saturday...

Tica Jailed for 27 Hours In Passport Mix-up

Mauren Lucrecia Obregón, a Costa Rican woman who lives in the United States, endured not only deportation from Portugal earlier this month, but also...

Authorities Announce Heredia Hospital Plans

Residents of the Central Valley city of Heredia, capital of the northern province of the same name, may have a new 200-bed hospital as...

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