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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Gas, diesel price hike inflict pain at pump

Stop, take a deep breath, and pump. Drivers awoke this morning to see the price of fuel increase across the board nationwide, with diesel...

Costa Rica tourism still a bull market

During the first six months of the year, 1.03 million foreign tourists visited Costa Rica, an increase of 12.5 percent (89,178 tourists) over the...

Costa Rica likely to join Chávez oil group

Costa Rica is edging ever closer to becoming the 18th member of Petrocaribe, a Venezuela-led initiative that provides Latin American and Caribbean countries with...

U.S. company buys two Tico universities

The U.S. company Laureate Education has bought two private universities in Costa Rica. Universidad Latina and Universidad Americana, both based in San José, will join...

Costa Rica gas stations feeling drop at the pump as prices go up

The rising cost of fuel is hitting Costa Rican gas stations. San José stations have noticed a 10 to 30 percent decrease in sales,...

Nicaragua ups Central American exports

Nicaraguan exports in Central America and nearby countries Belize and Panama rose 20 percent in the first six months of the year compared with...

Anti-poverty minister steps down temporarily

Fernando Zumbado, housing minister and rector of the government´s social programs, announced he is “temporarily” stepping down from his position while he is investigated...

U.S. citizen arrested

David Albanese, a U.S. citizen wanted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of kidnapping, was arrested in San José yesterday following...

New art exhibit at National Gallery

The National Gallery is presenting a new art exhibit entitled “II Confrontación en el Arte” (2nd Confrontation in the Arts). The event will showcase...

Nicaragua’s Corn Island Becoming Popular Tourism Draw

Mike Brouwer’s dreams were interrupted by the stink of burning diesel. Awakened from his sleep, he crawled out of his bed and out into...

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