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Monthly Archives: June, 2010

Costa Rica’s schools and communities go on dengue offensive

  The latest effort to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, and thus prevent the spread of dengue, has been under way since June 25, according to...

Chinchilla travels to Panama to discuss Honduras, foreign investment

  President Laura Chinchilla made a day trip to Panama City Tuesday for a meeting of the Central American Integration System (SICA), where she met...

Sala IV rejects challenge to referendum on gay rights

  The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) on Tuesday rejected a claim filed by the Ombudswoman´s Office relating to a referendum on...

Nicaragua’s Sandinistas mark Honduran coup anniversary with overthrow of their own

  The Sandinista Front's audacious municipal power grab escalated Monday afternoon when riot police and Sandinista sympathizers stormed the municipal building of Boaco and forcibly...

Paquera ferry adjusts schedule

  The ferry shuttling passengers between the Pacific port of Puntarenas and Paquera, on the Nicoya Peninsula, will have a new schedule next month to...

Costa Rican medical strike ends

  A 13-day standoff between resident doctors and the Costa Rican Social Security System (Caja) came to an end on Saturday, when both parties signed...

Guatemala suspends gold and silver mining operation

The Guatemalan government has suspended work on the Marlin gold and silver mine due to complaints over water contamination.   The Marlin mine is owned...

Section of San José throughway closes Monday

  The San José Municipality is closing a section of Avenida 8 to continue road reconstruction. The road, which is an important throughway for cross-town...

Canadians in Costa Rica show their colors at national celebration

  Red and white was omnipresent at the annual celebration of Canada Day, held this year at the Zamora Estate in the western suburb of...

In Nicaragua, small-town mayor holds the line against Sandinistas

  A standoff between a small-town mayor and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) has sparked a growing grassroots resistance movement to the ruling party's...

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