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Monthly Archives: December, 2009

Security chief: Crime rate stabilizes after spike, drug trade on increase

The Public Security Ministry´s budget has nearly doubled since 2006. And after an eight-year upsurge, the ministry appears to have curtailed a swelling homicide...

‘Street Santas’ bring food, joy to Costa Rica’s poor

Christmas came early for hundreds of homeless in San José as an international brigade of Santas distributed parcels of food and clothing this weekend...

Finance Ministry closes 30 businesses for avoiding the taxman

The Finance Ministry has closed 30 businesses around the country and plans to shutter more for failure to comply with financial obligations to the...

Costa Rican health officials caution against 4Life

The Health Ministry has issued a warning against 4Life, a drug that purports to “change lives” by boosting the immune system. According to the ministry,...

Festival lights up San José

Toddlers sat on parents´ shoulders and crowds crushed in, all in the hopes of getting a better view of Saturday night´s Festival of Lights...

Costa Rican named senior position at United Nations

A Tica politician has been named to a top spot at the United Nations, according to a recent announcement by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Former...

New public works chief touts year of accomplishments

The Costa Rican government has invested more than ¢ 360 billion (about $638 million) on infrastructure and transportation projects in 2009, which is nearly...

For Costa Rican voters, environment matters

Eight out of 10 Costa Ricans think that the government should spend more money on the country´s natural environment, according to a poll by...

Region’s recovery could be faster than expected, U.N. says

Latin America and Caribbean countries could show 4.1 percent economic growth next year, in a faster-than-expected recovery from the global economic crisis, the United...

El Salvador tries on Hanesbrands operations shipped in from U.S.

Apparel maker Hanesbrands Inc. has completed the transfer of operations from a U.S. plant to La Libertad, El Salvador, the latest in a string...

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