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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Water Reform Proposal Sends Sparks Flying

Water is a hot topic these days, and the text of a new water bill is doing little to cool things down. Though the Environment...

Boza Wants Apology – and to be Understood

For nearly four decades, Mario Boza has worked to protect Costa Rica’s natural treasures. Recently, however, the man regarded as the “father of the national...

Plan Mérida Signed; C.R. Could Share $65M

The U.S. Congress has approved the $465 million Plan Mérida for drug interdiction last week, $65 million of which is planned go to Central...

Danish Motorcyclist Dies in Cahuita Crash

Globe-trotting Danish motorcyclist Heinner Sporgare, 25, crashed into a tree and died last week in the Cahuita beach area on the southern Caribbean coast. “He...

Cartago Teen to be Oly ‘McCorrespondent’

Daniela Arley may not be a star athlete, but she will represent Costa Rica in the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The 16-year-old student at San...

Ticos to Face Haiti, El Salvador & Surinam

The Costa Rican Soccer Federation (FCF) fired head coach Hernán Medford along with his coaching staff last week. There was no love lost when the...

Gov’t Advisers Paid With Secret Fund

Drawing from a $2 million grant from a regional bank, President Arias’ administration has hired dozens of advisers without reporting the expenses to the...

Police Corruption Hounding Nation’s Security

Police corruption has moved front and center in national politics over the last couple weeks. Eleven National Police officers were arrested in Heredia north of...

Ticos Surfing Web More Than Peers

Thirty-nine percent of Costa Ricans – or 1.6 million people and almost double the worldwide rate – use the Internet regularly, according to recent...

Lawmakers Dismantle Insurance Monopoly

Costa Rica is one step closer to entering a free-trade agreement with the United States, after lawmakers voted this week to promote competition in...

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