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Monthly Archives: October, 2006

Monster Snook Caught from Shore

Tarpon action continues hot and heavy on the Caribbean coast, but no reports from any skippers, marinas or lodge operators on the Pacific coast...

Labor Unions Plan Anti-CAFTA Fight

As union leaders played hardball politics and brushed off a planned meeting with President Oscar Arias this week, the Arias administration expressed concern over...

President Launches Telecom Reform

With the stroke of a pen, President Oscar Arias stripped the state-run telecommunications and electricity monopoly of some of its bureaucratic shackles yesterday. Arias signed...

Should Mayors Have More Power?

Who will win the municipal elections Dec. 3? Does anyone care? What reforms are needed to give mayors the tools they now lack to make...

INS Offers Bonuses, Surcharges, Discounts

Insurance is seldom a bargain, but you should know that the National Insurance Institute (INS), the local insurance monopoly, has a program of discounts...

How Can I Get a Phone Installed?

On Sept. 13, 2005, I ordered a phone line for my house in Dominical. On July 4, 2006, I paid the required $60 deposit...

New ‘National Drink’ is Toast of the Town

The sudden shortage of guayaba – or guava – juice on the shelves of grocery stores and pulperias throughout Granada acts as a silent...

Dear Readers: Welcome to the Expanded Nica Times

We are happy to present our first eight-page publication of The Nica Times, featuring expanded coverage of Nicaragua plus new community pages to keep...

English-Speaking Teachers Needed

Dear Nica Times: Ninety-nine percent of the teachers of English classes in public and private schools throughout Nicaragua don’t speak English. If you can speak...

Youth Vote Crucial to Deciding Elections

Dear Nica Times: Nicaragua is at yet another crossroads in its tormented history, with the national elections approaching and new political coalitions being formed to...

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