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Monthly Archives: January, 2014

Costa Rica government offers condolences to Israel after death of Ariel Sharon

Sharon, 85, died in hospital near Tel Aviv Saturday after eight years in a coma, prompting a flood of tributes in Israel but contempt from Palestinians.

Two new Intersectoral bus routes to begin operating in coming months

A study supporting the opening of two new bus routes connecting locations in the outskirts of San José will be ready in two weeks, the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) reported last week.

Avianca drops San José-Miami nonstop flight

Colombia-based airline Avianca will cancel its nonstop San José-Miami flights starting Jan. 16, according to Director of Corporate Affairs Claudia Arenas. The measure was taken as part of “an optimization of the global routing network,” Arenas stated Friday in a press release.

Costa Rica has the second highest unemployment rate in Latin America, according to the UN

Costa Rica's unemployment rate dropped from 9.6 to 8.9 during the first three quarters of 2013 but it wasn't enough to avoid the lamentable title.

Johnny Araya promises to revive controversial highway project

The National Liberation Party candidate said that the proposed highway expansion would be publicly financed and not rely on a concession.

Nicaragua deports U.S. fugitive wanted for child porn

Cory Michael Papp, 37, pleaded guilty in US federal court in 2009 but fled before sentencing.

Court decision imperils Haitians in Dominican Republic

Human rights groups say as many as 200,000 people could become "stateless."

Venezuela outraged by murder of a former beauty queen

Former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her ex-husband, Thomas Henry Berry, were shot in an apparent robbery attempt Monday night as their 5-year-old daughter looked on.

Corruption trial postponed as investigators confirm lawmaker’s heart condition

Liberation lawmaker Jorge Angulo is being treated at a San José hospital for acute coronary syndrome.

U.S. Embassy: Pot legalization back home won’t change Latin America drug policy

Despite the legalization of recreational cannabis in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington, the U.S. federal government remains focused on anti-drug law enforcement policies across Latin America.

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