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Monthly Archives: December, 2009

Europe donates thousands to fight effects of drought in Nicaragua

The European Commission will donate €108,000 (about $155,000) to Nicaragua to help the Central American country cope with the impacts of a drought that...

Japan funds plans for bridge over San Juan

The Japanese government donated $15 million toward plans for a bridge over the Río San Juan, a natural border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica,...

San José driving restriction back in effect

After a temporary break for the holidays, San José´s driving restriction comes back into effect Monday. Cars with license plates ending in the numbers 1...

Red Cross counts nearly 1,000 deaths by year’s end

Costa Rica´s Red Cross saved an average of five people a day during 2009, according to a Jan. 1 press release from the emergency...

Funes, Martinelli Give New Faces to C.A.’s Political Scene

Central America’s two newest presidents  – El Salvador’s Mauricio Funes and Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli – took office in 2009 and have already started to...

Honduras in Flux After Coup

Honduras began 2009 on what appeared to be relatively solid footing following several years of sustained economic growth and an increasingly robust tourism sector...

’09: Another Tough Year for Democracy

For President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista government, 2009 started under a cloud and ended in a fog. In many ways, 2009 – the so-called “Year of...

State Vsiit

Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean, during a recent state visit to Costa Rica, presents special medallions of recognition to eight leading members of...

Quepos Tidings

It’s that time of the year again to renew your post office box. The cost for yearly rental is ¢1,800 (about $3.20) if you...

A Gastronomical Soirée to Remember

It was an inspired evening, indeed, at The Muse restaurant in the new Beacon Escazú Hotel on Dec. 14, when the San José chapter...

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