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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Can Alemán Break Chains of ‘El Pacto’?

MANAGUA – Trying to evoke the political  energy and optimism of U.S. President Barack Obama, former Nicaraguan president and ex-convict Arnoldo Alemán says he...

Bombing Survivor Seeks Truth, Closure

Tormented by the idea that he was used as an unsuspecting accomplice in a 1984 terrorist attack in Nicaragua that killed seven people and...

Tico Towns’ Murder Rates Spike

If downtown Limón, on the Caribbean, or Tibás, on the north side of San José, were major U.S. cities, their murder rates would rank...

Waiting for Place to Call Home

RIO CUARTO, Heredia – In a fluttery pink dress, 5-year-old Helen Marín runs hand-in-hand with a playmate across the grassy courtyard of the Río...

INS Competition Far Off

The National Insurance Institute’s (INS) monopoly on selling insurance in Costa Rica is ending, as required by the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the...

Taxis plan strike to put brakes on unauthorized competition

Hailing a red taxi Wednesday morning in San José could be trickier than normal. The Costa Rican capital´s taxistas have planned a strike starting 6...

Costa Rica mortgage bank chief ousted after thousand-dollar feast

The government forced Ennio Rodríguez to step down Thursday from his post as director of the state National Housing Mortgage Bank (BANHVI) after learning...

Nicaragua announces suspension of tourist visas

Nicaragua´s tourism sector is celebrating the recent announcement that the government of President Daniel Ortega is going to lift all visa requirements for foreign...

Domino’s Pizza closes shop in San José

Domino´s Pizza surprised employees and customers this weekend shutting nine San José area establishments and offices, according to media reports. Managers were unavailable for comment...

Costa Rica state bank slashes interest

A state bank announced Monday a series of highly attractive loans for small businesses and would-be homeowners, an effort to reduce defaults and seduce...

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