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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Chávez Says Obama Blowing Chance for Future Dialogue

CARACAS – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said it is regrettable that U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama is “dynamiting” the potential for dialogue with his...

Guatemala Joins Chávez’s PetroCaribe

GUATEMALA CITY – President Alvaro Colom, who last week completed his first six months in office, is hailing as a “success” Guatemala’s joining the...

Central Bank Prez Pleased With Money System

With the Central Bank’s reserves shedding $675 million – 16 percent of its current $4.26 billion – in less than three months, many observers...

Hyundais a Favorite For Auto Theft Gangs

If you think Hyundais are a safe, lowrisk car to buy, think again. In Costa Rica, it is the cheap car of choice for thieves...

Mango Picker Paralyzed In Fall From Tree

A 58-year-old Puriscal man was found paralyzed at the base of a mango tree Tuesday morning after two days of outdoor exposure. Neighbors of Fabio...

Domestic-Violence Killings Of Women On the Rise

Murders of women at the hands of their spouses and partners increased during the first half of this year compared to the same period...

Gov’t Must End Phobia Toward Homeopathy

The nation’s Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) ordered the Health Ministry to grant permits to homeopaths and naturopaths to operate as...

Black Market Emerges for Gas in Monteverde

A black market has sprung up in Monteverde, an inland cloud forest preserve in the northwest, since the Environment and Energy Ministry (MINAE) shut...

CR to See Just $4.2m From Plan Merida

Costa Rica will get only $4.2 million of the $65 million appropriated by the U.S. Congress to fight drug trafficking in Central America. That money...

Happy Annexation Day! (But Take July 28 Off)

Friday, July 25, is the 184th anniversary of the annexation of the Nicoya region, including the majority of what is today the Guanacaste area,...

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