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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Inflexibility Hounds PAC

A lawmaker's defection from the Citizen Action Party last week highlights divisions within the party that could challenge its 2010 electoral campaign. Citizen Action...

Residency Regs Good News for Some

The Immigration Authority recently issued new regulations that will finally facilitate the granting of temporary residencies to foreign executives and specialized technicians working for...

How Do I Preserve My Wild Property?

I have an 80-hectare piece of land above the La Paz waterfall, which abuts the PoásVolcanoNational Park. I would like to put the land...

Peak restrictions to clamp car clutter; gov’t pushes cutting diesel tax

New driving restrictions are set to come into effect today that will keep certain motorists from driving at peak hours in central San José....

9 in 10 young Costa Ricans use e-mail for the better, study says

Nine out of 10 Costa Rican students age 12 to 24 are using e-mail, according to a recent University of Costa Rica (UCR) study,...

Nicaragua’s army to assign eco-fighters

Nicaragua's military is developing an eco-battalion that will protect the country's two largest natural reserves, according to Orland Talavera, the military's director of civil...

Costa Rica minimum wage up to $346.40 per month

Costa Rica's National Salary Council on Monday green-lighted a 6.58 percent increase on minimum wages in the private sector for July 1, which the...

Trade balance increases, despite export growth

Trade scales are tipping heavily toward imports, as Costa Rica's deficit increased almost 95 percent from the end of May 2007 to the same...

Central America gets new storm alert system

A new system of early forecasts for storms and bad weather, with alerts every 30 minutes, will be in operation this summer in Central...

Costa Rican Olympian field now 8 athletes wide

Two more Costa Rican athletes qualified for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, expanding the Tico team to eight competitors. Marianela Quesada, who will participate in...

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