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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Montealegre, 38 Others Accused in Cenis Case

MANAGUA – Opposition political leader and former banker Eduardo Montealegre, a candidate for Mayor of Managua for the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC), is one...

Red Tide Abates; Teen Bags Big Rock Snapper

Scattered red tide on the northern and central Pacific coast hasn’t hurt the fishing as much as expected, with anglers still catching fish in...

Violent Deaths Surge 18% in ’08

Deaths from accidents and violence surged to 544 in the first six months of the year, 18 percent more than during the same period...

Beam This Trash Away

Beam us up, Franklin Chang. OK, the Star Trek trick of instantaneously transporting people from one place to another does not yet exist, but the...

Climate change a threat to Costa Rican fauna, another study finds

Climate change could dramatically alter Costa Rica´s weather, habitats and animal and plant diversity, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts...

Costa Rica asks to join Chávez oil group

President Oscar Arias´ administration yesterday authorized the Foreign Ministry to formally request Costa Rica´s incorporation into the Venezuela-led Petrocaribe initiative as soon as possible. “We...

Toll booths in San José environs may close

President Oscar Arias announced recently that he intends to eliminate the tolls on the main highways leading to and from San José, the daily...

Colón hits all-time low against dollar

The colón made history yesterday, but few Ticos are cheering as the national currency hit a historic low against the U.S. dollar, trading on...

Homeopaths, naturopaths win right to permits Costa Rica

The nation´s Constitutional Court (Sala IV) ordered the Health Ministry to grant permits to homeopaths and naturopaths to operate as doctors. According to dictionary.com, naturopathy...

Costa Rica’s economic outlook improves

  Citing the Costa Rican government´s declining debt burden, Standard & Poor´s Ratings Services (S&P), one of the big three credit rating agencies, raised its...

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