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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Ortega Walking Thin Line With Foreign Donors

MANAGUA – Concerns over Nicaragua’s governance issues are putting the continuance of foreign budget assistance and international cooperation at risk, despite efforts by the...

Clothing Exporter Silencing Sewing Machines

Citing sluggish demand in the United States, Costa Rica’s biggest clothing exporter announced it will close down its local operations next month, leaving 400...

Costa Ricans Are Amping It Down

In the wake of last year’s nationwide blackout and rising electric costs, Costa Ricans reduced their electricity use by 0.3 percent in the first...

Minimum Wages Hiked 6.58% in Private Sector

The National Salary Council this week green-lighted a 6.58 percent increase of minimum wages in the private sector to start Tuesday, which the Labor...

Driving Restrictions Take Effect This Week

New driving restrictions went into effect this week that will keep certain motorists from driving at peak hours in central San José. Drivers of oversized...

Major U.S. Airlines Committed to C.R. Market

Only one major U.S. airline has reduced flights to Costa Rica in recent months, despite the industry’s far-reaching reductions in domestic service, blamed on...

Artist Cali Rivera Achieves ‘Alchemy’

With spiked, bleached hair and wide, curious eyes, Tico artist Cali Rivera works the room at the June 12 opening of his exhibit “Alquimia”...

Pacific Returning to Normal; Fish Biting Everywhere

Tropical Storm Alma dumped almost two feet of rain on Costa Rica the last week in May. The heavy rains left the oceans muddy-brown...

Canine Makeover: Dog Salon Takes All Comers

The other day I took a look at my totally messed-up, full-of-snarls, bouncy, bitey, fake Afghan – a dog, not a blanket – and...

Tico Language Institutes Go Online With Classes

After braving the rains the day Tropical Storm Alma hit, I was loathe to head out again to dance class. Technology doesn’t offer much...

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