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Monthly Archives: November, 2006

Costa Rican Pilot Dies in Monteverde Plane Crash

A single-engine plane went down Wednesday in the north-central mountains of Monteverde, killing its pilot, Jaime Octavio Argudo, 39. Argudo, an experienced pilot and airplane...

New Coach Selected For National Soccer Team

Hernán Medford, coach of the Saprissa soccer team and a big name in the Tico soccer world, was named coach of the National Soccer...

INBio, Korea Plan Biodiversity Center

Plans to create a Korean-Costa Rican biodiversity center were finalized last month with the signing of an agreement by National Biodiversity Institute (INBio) president...

Fishing Law Reforms Rejected

Environmentalists are celebrating legislators’ rejection of a reform to the country’s Fishing Law they claim would have put marine species at risk. Costa Rica’s fishing...

Officials Investigate Fatal Gas Station Fire

Authorities are investigating an explosive fire that claimed the lives of two children, ages 5 and 13, at a Shell gas station Saturday in...

Taiwan Donates $1.4 Million to Housing Ministry

The Taiwanese Embassy has donated $1.4 million to the Housing Ministry to “improve the quality of life” for 600 families in the shantytown of...

Arias Administration Submits Arms Law Reform to Congress

On Monday, Presidency Minister Rodrigo Arias submitted to the Legislative Assembly a proposal to reform the country’s Arms Law. The proposal would prohibit the...

United Nations Supports Disarmament Proposal

The U.N. General Assembly voted Monday to begin work on an international arms trade treaty to prevent weapons from reaching conflict zones and developing...

Ex-President Pacheco Unveils Official Portrait

Almost six months after leaving office, a smiling former President Abel Pacheco (2002-2006) made a brief return to the public eye Oct. 26 when...

President Arias to Visit Uruguay Summit, Chile

President Oscar Arias headed to Uruguay yesterday for the 16th Latin American-Iberian Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held today and...

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