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Country Debated New, Old Agricultural Methods

WITH environmentalists calling for a moratorium on the growth of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Costa Rica and raising concerns about the use of...

Diseases Linked to Cows, Birds, Dogs

MAD-cow disease, avian flu and pet poop blindness caused a stir in the press this year, while the mosquito-borne dengue ravaged the Caribbean with...

Arias Announced Presidential Candidacy

AFTER a four-year struggle to eliminate Costa Rica s ban on re-election, former President and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias (1986-1990) this year announced...

Panicking Bank Clients Withdrew $9 Million

RUMORS that the government would close BAC San José, a private bank with 32 branches in Costa Rica, prompted thousands of bank clients to...

Seatbelt Law Took Effect

IN the hopes of reducing the number of deaths and injuries in traffic accidents, legislators this year passed a law making seatbelt use mandatory...

Campesinos Invaded Metropolitan Cathedral

MORE than 100 campesinos involved in a land dispute with the banana exporter Standard Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole, returned in July to...

Authorities Closed Flamingo Marina

AFTER more than 15 years of operation, authorities shut down the Flamingo Marina, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, in June, following through with...

Rainbow Gathering Drew More than Hippies

COLORFUL allegations of strange activity, including nudity, and a massive concentration of more than 700 people mostly foreigners drew the eyes of police, immigration...

Dog Rescuer Requests Emergency Assistance

FIFTY-SIX rescued street dogs facedeath or a return to the streets if they arenot adopted by the end of the month,according to the woman...

Former Prostitutes Look Toward New Life

THE caps and gowns, diplomas andmusic resembled those of any graduationceremony, but the event that took placeearlier this month in the cafeteria of theColegio...

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