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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

World Bank signs $7 million check for Nicaragua’s food crisis

The World Bank has approved a $7 million grant to Nicaragua to help the country cope with higher food prices, the bank said Friday. The...

Costa Rica organized crime bill ‘needs a lot of work’

A much-touted organized-crime bill is going back to the Legislative Assembly´s drawing board after the assembly´s legal review committee found several problems with the...

Costa Rica play Panama, Guatemala in UNCAF

The Costa Rican national men´s soccer team, La Sele, will kick off against Panama Friday, and will play Guatemala on Sunday, in their...

Nicaragua’s Brotherhood of Thieves

Following a calamitous 2008 – a year in which Nicaragua’s democracy was thrown into that little waste basket that sits next to the toilet,...

Some Firms Caught Unprepared in Earthquake

Imagine being stuck on the top floor of a nine-story building during an earthquake and not knowing what to do or where to go....

Costa Ricans Protest Israel’s Invasion of Gaza

About 100 people rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in San José last week to protest Israel’s attack on Gaza, which has killed more than...

Sala IV Slams Sardinal Project

In a major victory for Costa Rica’s environmental movement, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) has ruled against a controversial water...

Court: No Building Permits for Playa Grande

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) has effectively ruled against any construction on property within the disputed boundaries of the Las...

Country Sits on a ‘Diffuse Seismic Zone’

Five small earthquakes felt throughout the Central Valley early this week did little to steady the nerves of residents still shaky from Jan. 8’s...

Costa Rican History Shaped by Earthquakes

Throughout Costa Rican history, numerous earthquakes have struck Costa Rica, some with devastating results. The 6.2 magnitude temblor that overwhelmed a mountainous area northwest of...

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