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The Tico Times Weekly Digest: April 8, 2019

This week in Costa Rica (April 8, 2019)

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Featured News Stories
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Tourism Board invests $1.5 million in lifeguard program for Costa Rican beaches

The morning-after pill causes controversy in Costa Rican government 

UNICEF executive director talks drought, immigration during visit to Costa Rica

Trump cuts aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador; threatens to close Mexican border 

Opinion: Cutting Northern Triangle foreign assistance, a shot in the foot

The Tico Times Dispatch: March news roundup

Volcano ultramarathon set to begin in Costa Rica 

Off the eaten path: Pescadería Bertil 

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