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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Double Gas Price, Jimmy; Time to Conserve – or Else!, Other Options in Energy

Editor’s Note: To provide a sense of how things have changed – or not – in Costa Rica over the years, The Tico Times...

El Salvador Praises Unsung Holocaust Hero

WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Salvador is home to only 120 Jews, but this small Central American nation of 7 million has long portrayed itself...

Cop Shops Shaken Down

Shakeups in the nation’s Public Security Ministry continue, most recently with the elimination of the Border Police and a special motorcycle unit patrolling San...

… Beware of Bandits Posing as Cops Too

Another scam reveals criminals are becoming more sophisticated in Costa Rica. Police arrested three men on June 22 in Ciudad Neily in Puntarenas near...

Cops Say Beware Of That Flower Guy

The Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is warning people that robbers posing as flower vendors are going door-to-door in San José. “Watch out for flowers,” states...

Court Shoots Down Grassroots Crime Measure

The Supreme Elections Tribunal has struck a serious blow to the citizen Recuperemos La Paz movement. The movement, whose name means “Let’s Restore Peace,” began...

Olympic Committee Chooses New Chief

The Costa Rican Olympic Committee (CON) has selected Henry Nuñez to replace ousted leader Edwin Suarez, confirmed Josabeth Rodriguez of CON’s press office. Nuñez, a...

Former Minister Files 2nd Defamation Suit

Mario Boza, widely regarded as the “father” of Costa Rica’s national parks, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the University of Costa Rica and...

Gov’t Peddles Bike Paths to Deflate Gas Habit

The government is proposing five new bike routes to help Ticos “change the culture” of transportation and curb fuel consumption. Public Works and Transport (MOPT)...

Inflation Surges in June; Travel, Food Lead the Pack

The cost of living in Costa Rica keeps getting higher, as the consumer price index for June saw the second highest spike this year,...

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