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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

United Airlines to Stop Daily Flight to Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY – U.S. air carrier United Airlines will stop flying to Guatemala next September due to price increases in fuel costs, according to...

Cuba, Venezuela Take ALBA to New Depths

HAVANA – Starting in the first half of 2010, Cuba expects to use a “shark-proof” underwater fiber-optic cable that will connect the island with...

Nicaragua Is Not Happy With C.R.’s Gold Mine

Nicaragua has stepped up pressure on Costa Rica to reverse a decision to allow open-pit gold mining at Las Crucitas, near the San Juan...

Scientists to Put Transmitters On Sharks off Isla del Coco

For the first time in Costa Rica, this week a group of scientists placed tracking devices on sharks off Isla del Coco, an uninhabited...

Environmental Group Faces Defamation Suit

Environmental organization Asociación Conservacionista Yiski and its president, María Elena Fournier, plan to fight a defamation lawsuit filed by a former environment vice minister...

C.R. Faces Grenada In World Cup Qualifier

Costa Rica’s national soccer team will play Grenada Saturday in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The Tico team...

MarViva Patrol Harassed By Fishing Fleet

A patrol boat for the ocean conservation group MarViva was allegedly surrounded by fishing boats and harassed as it attempted to remove apparently illegal...

Arias Pardons 2 Felons, Despite Contrary Advice

President Oscar Arias has pardoned two convicted felons, Guillermo Umaña, 21, for drug dealing, and Laura Castro, 31, for aggravated robbery. The clemencies brought an...

U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet to Sail the Latin Seas

The United States Navy announced it is reactivating its 4th Fleet to patrol the Pacific and Atlantic, with a focus on Latin America and...

Animal Society Says Drought Danger Continues

While much of Costa Rica is dealing with the effects of too much rain, for the drought-stricken Northern Zone, it is too little, too...

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