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Monthly Archives: December, 2009

New Public Works Chief Touts Accomplishments

The Costa Rican government invested more than ¢360 billion (about $638 million) on infrastructure and transportation projects in 2009, Public Works and Transport (MOPT)...

Over $170 Million Dedicated To C.R. Agriculture in 2009

The Costa Rican government invested approximately ¢96.4 billion (more than $170.3 million) in the farming and livestock sector during 2009, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry...

For Costa Ricans, Environment Matters

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

Costa Rican Tapped For Senior U.N. Position

A longtime Costa Rican politician has been named to a top spot at the United Nations, according to a recent announcement by U.N. Secretary...

Caribbean Miracle: Stolen Turtles Survive

Precisely 2,000 green turtles hatched this week on the Caribbean beach of Mondonguillo de Matina, two-and-a-half months after Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) confiscated the...

Hope Dims At Climate Change Conference

Hope for an operational political deal to provide aid to developing countries and set emissions reduction targets had begun to fade this week in...

Cloud Forest School Endangered

MONTEVERDE – An experimental private  school here that subsidizes the tuition of more than 75 per cent of its students is at risk of...

Costa Rican International Cycling Tour Pedals Off

In a year of international sporting firsts in Costa Rica, the longest-running international sporting event in the country’s history – the Costa Rican International...

Fishman: Fighting for Second Place

No candidate in the 2010 presidential election fits the term underdog better than Luis Fishman. Seven weeks ago he stood in a courtroom in northeastern...

Tax Problems Force Closure of 30 Businesses

The Costa Rican Finance Ministry closed 30 businesses last week and plans to shutter more for failure to comply with financial obligations to the...

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