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Monthly Archives: October, 2013

NBC broadcasts in Costa Rica were pirated, network says

On Oct. 1, several local cable providers stopped transmitting NBC programming, following a cease-and-desist order from the U.S. network.

Eight U.S. lawmakers arrested in immigration reform march

White House spokesman: "It is time for House Republicans to put politics aside and join Democrats to fix our broken immigration system and make the economy stronger."

Costa Rica on alert following cholera outbreak in Mexico

The Health Ministry is implementing a preventive protocol to prepare for the arrival of hundreds of fans of the Mexican National Football Team next week.

UPDATED: Unity candidate Rodolfo Hernández quits presidential race for 2nd time in a week

In what may be the greatest series of flip-flops in Costa Rican political history, the Social Christian Unity Party's candidate for president has left the race for good, torpedoing Unity's hopes of mounting a serious campaign for the 2014 elections.

Costa Rican police seize hidden arsenal and find heliport near Nicaraguan border

Border police found rifles, pistols, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a rocket launcher in a hidden mountainside stash.

Guatemala’s Busito del Sabor: It’s a trip!

Former bus drivers turn lemons into lemonade with a curious restaurant on wheels.

Stiefel Pub raises the craft beer bar

At this fashionable little grotto, cerveza jut got a whole lot more sophisticated.

Two babies found alone during last 24 hours

In a bizarre coincidence, two 18-year-old mothers both abandoned their children in two different parts of Costa Rica on the same day.

New study bites Costa Rican fishing industry

A 10-year examination of fishing in Costa Rica finds that long-line practices are imperiling turtles and sharks.

Costa Rica proposes asset forfeiture law

President Laura Chinchilla described the power to seize ill-gotten property as a "missing tool" for law enforcement.

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