EX-PRESIDENTS Rafael ÁngelCalderón Jr. (1990-1994) and MiguelÁngel Rodríguez (1998-2002), both servingpreventive detention orders whileunder investigation for charges of corruption,have resorted to the Internet to...
THE hundreds of carts piled withfruits and vegetables that have for nearly10 years colorfully cluttered the downtownsidewalks around San José’s MercadoCentral were cleared away...
INFLATION of the colón in 2004totaled 13.13%, the highest yearly total inthe past five years, the National Statisticsand Census Institute (INEC) reportedTuesday.According to the...
THE Escazú Municipal Council haspassed a long-awaited Regulatory Plan tomanage uncontrolled, rapid developmentin the town southwest of San José.The plan, which establishes height anddensity...
UNITED Airlines has become theonly airline to offer non-stop flightsbetween San José and Chicago, Illinois,the U.S. airline announced Dec. 23. Thenew flight, which is...
BANANAS continue to be CostaRica’s biggest export, totaling $500 millionin 2004, the Ministry of Agricultureand Cattle said Saturday in a statement.Exports of pineapple, which...
THE caps and gowns, diplomas andmusic resembled those of any graduationceremony, but the event that took placeearlier this month in the cafeteria of theColegio...
TWO ex-Presidents, Rafael ÁngelCalderón Jr. (1990-1994) and MiguelÁngel Rodríguez (1998-2002) – nowsometimes referred to as “los ángeles,”an ironic reference to their shared middlename and...
EVEN though Alex Solís said lastweek he would respect the recent decisionof the Legislative Assembly to removehim from his post as Comptroller General,he filed...
