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Monthly Archives: October, 2009

EU Trade Agreement on Hold

The Honduran crisis is delaying trade agreement negotiations between Central America and the European Union (EU), as diplomats wait to see how the political...

U.S. Steps Up Efforts in Honduran Negotiations

The U.S. State Department this week joined the political fray in Honduras just as the calendar marked four months since the toppling of President...

Spanish Program a Two-Way Street

When United States citizens Jerri and Daniel Spitzer go out for dinner on a Friday night, their conversation always is dominated by one topic:...

Engineer’s Report Warned Of Bridge Dangers

The bridge collapse and subsequent death of five people could have been avoided had the government taken heed of an engineer’s report in 2006,...

Unemployment Rises To 20-Year High

The unemployment rate in Costa Rica has reached its highest recorded level in over 20 years, jumping to 7.8 percent in 2009, up from...

Expo Welcomes Telecom Competition

Costa Rica’s newly opened telecommunication market was on display last week as 40 national and global companies participated in Expo-Telecom at the Hotel Real...

Budget Approval Sends Green Light to Projects

Costa Rica’s Finance Ministry got the good news Tuesday night that lawmakers had approved the national budget for the remainder of the year. Approval...

Whole Foods Bets on Sustainability

Walter Robb says a business committed to social responsibility is on the right path toward changing the world. He says he’s seen evidence of...

EARTH University Works For the Planet

Passing through the small, rural towns heading east to Limón, you might easily miss the entrance to EARTHUniversity, in the Caribbean slope town of...

Witches Sport Personalities, Too

Art Smiley used to be a photographer in the United States. He is now enjoying retirement in Escazú, west of San José, where he...

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