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Venezuela Offers Cheap Fuel to El Salvador’s Left

CARACAS, Venezuela – The leftist government of oil-rich Venezuela announced Monday a plan to form a joint venture with the political left in El...

People Support, Fujitsu To Begin Operations Here

Two multinational companies, PeopleSupport Inc. and Fujitsu Consulting, have announced plans to begin operations in Costa Rica – a step that will provide a...

Last-Minute Push Gets Scholarships to Students

By extending the deadline for monthly scholarship nominations, the National Scholarship Fund (FONABE) managed to approve recipients for 90% of its available public-school scholarships...

Report: Pesticide Regulation ‘Weak’

Despite measures taken on paper in recent years to minimize health and environmental risks associated with the use of pesticides and other agrochemicals, the...

Meningitis Infections Cause Two Deaths

Two men have died of meningitis in the past two weeks, and a total of eight cases of the illness have been registered, Public...

Leptospirosis Case Sparks Questions of Zoo Sanitation

A case of Leptospirosis in an employee of the Simón Bolívar Zoo in downtown San José prompted public health officials to demand better conditions...

Innovative Fishermen Could Win $25,000 Prize

For its third consecutive year, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will reward the designers of the most effective fishing gear to reduce the incidental...

Ombudswoman Denounces Women’s Affairs Minister

Just in time for International Women’s Day Wednesday, two of Costa Rica’s highest-profile women had it out this week. Ombudswoman Lisbeth Quesada has asked President...

Infant Mortality Increased in 2005

Costa Rica’s infant-mortality rate increased between 2004 and last year, according to a statement from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). In 2004,...

Red Taxis Appeal to Legislative Assembly

Thousands of red, public taxis from all over the country blocked Avenida 1 and 2 in downtown San José Tuesday, urging law-makers in the nearby Legislative Assembly...

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