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Monthly Archives: November, 2008

U.S. woman says Costa Rica ‘tried to forcibly extradite me without due process’

A U.S. citizen was arrested on Friday in Montezuma, on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the Pacific, and her toddler son...

Nica business leaders urge caution amid U.S. calls to cut aid

César Zamora, president of the Nicaraguan-American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), says that calls in Washington to suspend millions of dollars in U.S. aid to...

Caribbean flooding claims first victim in Costa Rica

A lingering storm on the Caribbean side of the country has indirectly claimed its first victim, a man in the town of Siquirres. Red Cross...

Foreign live-in lovers get right to reside in Costa Rica

Unmarried couples can now file for residency for their foreign partner in Costa Rica, just as a married couple would, following a recent Supreme...

Caribbean cantons swamped in rain

Costa Rica´s Caribbean side has been taking a lashing by rainstorms, forcing 1,688 people into shelters after flooding swamped their homes in the cantons...

Ortega validates Nicaragua election results amid clamor for do-over

GRANADA, Nicaragua – President Daniel Ortega said he will block the opposition´s proposal for a revote of the Nov. 9 elections, as Sandinista supporters celebrated...

Costa Rica gas prices fall

After reaching record-high prices earlier this year, fuel prices are heading down yet again as the price of oil on the world market continues...

Intelligence deputy chief ousted amid alleged funds scandal

A high official in Costa Rica´s Department of Intelligence and Security (DIS) was temporarily dismissed Thursday on suspicion of swiping online banking information and...

Central America’s governments line up to meet Obama

Central American leaders are putting in their request for a group meeting with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Guatemalan authorities said. Guatemala´s foreign minister, Haroldo Rodas,...

Six games, six wins for Costa Rica soccer team

The Costa Rican men´s national soccer team racked up its sixth win Wednesday night in as many World Cup qualifying games, handling hosts El...

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