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Monthly Archives: May, 2014

JetBlue offers new nonstop service from Boston to Liberia, Costa Rica

Starting Nov. 1, Jet Blue will open a weekly nonstop flight from Boston's Logan International Airport to Costa Rica's Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, the company announced Thursday.

Top food distributor Sysco acquires half of Costa Rican group Mayca

U.S. food service distributor Sysco Corp. on Tuesday confirmed it has agreed to purchase 50 percent of Costa Rica’s Mayca Distribuidores S.A and three other affiliates at an undisclosed price.

WHINSEC officer responds to Code Pink

In response to the recent article, "Code Pink peace activists warn of increasing militarization in Costa Rica," the Public Affairs Officer for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) would like Tico Times readers to know the facts about the Institute and its operation.

Costa Rica sues El Salvador in CAFTA quarrel

The Foreign Trade Ministry said “legal uncertainty” in trade exists between the two Central American economies.

2 arrested for robbing tourists on buses

Police on board a bus saw one of the suspects make off with several bags as he alighted near Orotina on Route 27.

Zetas cartel founder killed in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – A most-wanted founder of Mexico's ultra-violent Zetas drug cartel has been killed in a clash with the military that involved grenades and assault rifles, authorities said Monday.

Dismantling Costa Rica’s lesbian and gay closet

Extreme right homophobia is often rooted in misinterpretations of biblical scripture, and attempts to base public policy on religious texts far removed from their original context is a fool’s errand under the best of circumstances.

Education Ministry promises to pay most teachers by Monday night

Education Ministry officials on Monday announced that payment of a backlog of public teachers’ salaries mostly would be completed by 9 p.m. tonight, hopefully resolving a tense situation that led to an ongoing nationwide teachers' strike last week.

Costa Rica unveils preliminary 30-man roster for the World Cup

Costa Rica national team coach Jorge Luis Pinto revealed his preliminary 30-man roster for the World Cup on Monday morning. The players will report to the team's pre-World Cup training camp.

New public security minister expresses continued support for joint U.S.-Costa Rican patrols

Costa Rica's new public security minister, Celso Gamboa, reiterated his support for joint maritime patrols with the United States, in a press conference announcing his team of vice ministers on Monday.

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