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Monthly Archives: January, 2010

Travelers Give Nicaragua High Marks on World Tour

Many people who feel overworked, overstressed or just plain bored with their everyday lives, have probably said at one point, “Man, I’d like to...

7 Common Questions on How Elections Work in Costa Rica

1. Who can vote? Any citizen 18 or older and present in the country during the time of the election can vote. There is...

Banana Wars Settled, Trade Agreement Set

With the banana wars settled and the Honduras situation calming down, European Trade Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner expects to have an association agreement signed with...

Death of U.S. Citizen Under Investigation

Costa Rican Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) this week confiscated 3,000 jewels valued at $3 million from United States citizen John Felix Bender’s home in...

Environment Officials Warn Of Forest Fires This Year

Costa Rica’s Environment, Energy and  Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET) warns of active and prolonged forest fires in 2010 after El Niño’s presence during the 2009...

Probe: Guatemalan Planned His Own Murder

GUATEMALA CITY – The Spanish jurist who chairs Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity said Tuesday that prominent attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg planned his own murder. The...

Zelaya Pleased With Get Out of Country Free Pass

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who remains holed up in the Brazilian Embassy in his country’s capital city of Tegucigalpa, can have safe passage...

First Order of H1N1 Flu Vaccine Arrives in Country

The long-awaited H1N1 flu vaccines arrived in Costa Rica on Thursday, two months behind schedule. According to the Health Ministry, the shipment of 200,000 vaccines...

Costa Rican Left Forms Coalition for Election

A portion of the political left united behind a single presidential candidate with 22 days to go in the campaign. At a press conference last...

Elections Tribunal Rules Out Manual Recount

Election officials will not undertake a manual recount for Costa Rica’s presidential elections on Feb. 7. Based on a legal interpretation of the new electoral...

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