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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Ombudswoman slams contract for Sardinal water pipeline

Costa Rica's Ombudsman's Office said the government put business interests above the public good when it signed a contract authorizing private developers...

Nicaragua rebel hero Dora Maria Téllez ends hunger strike

MANAGUA – Skinnier and on the verge of serious health problems, legendary guerrilla leader Dora María Téllez ended her 12-day hunger strike yesterday and...

Costa Rica faces Grenada in World Cup qualifier

Costa Rica's national soccer team will play Grenada tomorrow in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  The Ticos traveled...

Costa Rica accepts new U.S. ambassador

President Oscar Arias formally has accepted Peter Cianchette, a Maine businessman and politician, as U.S.Costa Rica.   ambassador to Cianchette, 46, who met with Arias...

Two minority parties outlawed in Nicaragua

MANAGUA – Comandante Dora María Téllez has decided to continue with her hunger strike, today entering its 10th day, following a ruling Wednesday afternoon...

Flourish of Pen Opens Door To Private Telecom Market

In a historic moment for Costa Rica, President Oscar Arias signed a law yesterday that will end the state’s 59-year-old monopoly on telecommunications services. The...

Leftist Party Leader Back, but Will He Run?

Ottón Solís, a likely 2010 presidential candidate, celebrated his return to Costa Rica and to politics yesterday after teaching in Florida for five months. In...

Country Day to Expand as Competition Grows

Faced with unhappy parents and tough competition from other schools, the private CountryDay School plans to build a bigger, more modern campus near Ciudad...

C.R. Gets Reprieve In Terrorism Flap

Costa Rica just dodged an international bullet. With a May 30 deadline looming for the Legislative Assembly to pass anti-terrorism legislation, the international intelligencesharing Egmont...

Smooth Sailing for Playas del Coco Marina

PLAYAS DEL COCO, Guanacaste – In a scooped-out bay on the northern PacificCoast, dozens of boats rock softly in Playas del Coco’s waters. Soon the...

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