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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Stop Spanking Kids, Say Lawmakers

Lawmakers are expected to vote next week to prohibit parents from spanking their children. The bill would outlaw “physical or emotional punishment or mistreatment” of...

Ombudswoman Slams Sardinal Water Deal Again

The government put business interests above the public good when it approved a contract authorizing private developers in the northwestern province of Guanacaste to...

Inflation Nears 10%, Surpasses Gov’t Goals

MANAGUA – The government’s goal to keep inflation rates in the single digits this year has already gone out the window, following the Central...

Owning Private Property a Risky Proposition

Property fraud is one of the most lucrative and least investigated crimes in Costa Rica. Criminals cherry-pick properties from the National Registry and resell...

One-Third of Employers Plan to Hire Next Quarter

While most Costa Rican employers do not intend to expand their worker pool within the next quarter, a third are looking to increase their...

Toyota Prius Driving Solo in Hybrid Market

Saving a country from excessive fuel consumption is a lot of weight for two green technology-inspired axles to handle. But such is the job...

‘Tropicalizing’ France’s Solstice Music Party

Musicians and music lovers are set to take to the streets and parks for a day of free concerts tomorrow, the summer solstice, which...

Tica Painter Returns to France

PARIS – Ana Wien, the Costa Rican painter of colorful abstracts, is well on her way to international renown. Besides regular exhibitions in the...

The Magical Night-Blooming Cactus

Here’s one of nature’s most magical plants: the night-blooming cereus cactus, or pitahaya in Spanish. If you like watching the splendor of the evening...

‘Photovoice’ Project Makes the Invisible Visible

Seven women in La Carpio recently became artists in their own residence for one week, in a project spearheaded by two University of North...

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