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Monthly Archives: November, 2008

6.2 Quake Shivers the Timbers in Panama, C.R.

A tremor marking 6.2 on the Richter scale shook from Panama to Costa Rica after midnight Tuesday, with no reports of injuries, according to...

Rainforest Activist Says Coffee Leads Way

Speaking to the coffee industry gathered in San José recently for the annual Sintercafé coffee conference, Tensie Whelan described her vision of the future. “Imagine...

Jams Leading to Highway Robberies

Groups of thieves are taking advantage of cars waiting in construction traffic in and around the Próspero Fernández Highway to Santa Ana, southwest of...

Questionable Gov’t Report Says Tuna Farm OK

A controversial plan to raise thousands of tons of yellowfin tuna in cages off the southern Pacific coast has been given the goahead, after...

Costa Rica Becoming Less Keen on Democracy

While Latin America’s overall support for democracy is rising, Costa Ricans have lost some of the faith that last year made them the region’s...

Three New Ambassadors Touch Down in San José

Costa Rica has formally accepted new ambassadors from France, Venezuela and Italy.Fabrice Delloye, the ex-husband of former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, will represent France. A...

Agency Gutted After Port Protest

The director of the Costa Rican Fisheries Institute (INCOPESCA) has resigned following a protest by fishing boats that blocked a luxury cruise ship from...

CE Gives Prepaid Phones a Test Run

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute has launched a pilot plan for the long-awaited prepaid mobile phone program that it said will ultimately be extended...

New Hilton Hotel Opening Near Liberia Airport

A new five-story Hilton Garden Inn will open Dec. 1 near the DanielOduberInternationalAirport in Liberia, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. It will be...

Minimum Wages Not Keeping Up With Inflation

Minimum wages have increased in the last two years, but purchasing power has dropped, according to a new study released by the National University...

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