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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Lawmaker Gets Gamut Of Cautionary Measures

Embattled Libertarian Movement lawmaker Ovidio Agüero got no breaks in a pretrial hearing before Costa Rica’s Penal Branch of the Supreme Court (Sala III)...

Cuban’s ‘Terminal’ State Terminated by State

José Angel Roque’s days spent languishing in a Costa Rican airport are over. This week, Public Security Minister Janina del Vecchio granted refugee status...

Traffic Law Sees 1st Big Legal Challenge

A woman arrested with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit is temporarily off the hook after a judge has suspended all reckless...

Dall’Anese: It’s Easy to Traffic Drugs Here

Francisco Dall’Anese, Costa Rica’s chief prosecutor, has been a fierce advocate for changing the country’s criminal laws, which he says are outdated and represent...

Costa Rica Financial Whiz Takes Your Questions

Eric Vargas, strategy manager of Aldesa, a long-standing Costa Rican financial consulting firm, recently fielded questions from Tico Times readers during an online chat. Here...

Investors Flinch at Having 2 Port Operators

The Public Works and Transport Ministry on Tuesday hosted interested parties to propose terms for building and operating port facilities at Limón and Moín,...

National Theater to Serve Lunchtime Dose of Culture

In an effort to combat the misperception of the arts as an expensive luxury for the elite, the National Theater and the Culture Ministry...

With Coens, Feeling the ‘Burn’ Is Pure Delight

The only thing wrong with  “Burn AfterReading,” the latest flight of fancy from Joel and Ethan Coen, is that it ends. The appearance of...

Hospitality Is Family Business at Nuevo Arenal Bed-and-Breakfast

Getting to Nuevo Arenal without a car is no easy task. It must be obvious upon our arrival at Lucky Bug Bed and Breakfast...

Protecting Tico Oceans Would Be Great Legacy

You might think it unlikely that George W. Bush could school Oscar Arias about the environment and things green. You would be wrong. Believe...

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