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Guitar Strings Strumming at Int’l Fest

THE skilled fingers of the national and international guests ofthe XI International Guitar Festival are ready to offer their best tothe public Sept. 1-5...

Food Service Slow, Variety Great in Puerto Viejo

PUERTO VIEJO, Limón – Food is one of the firstthings people who have spent time here will mention aboutthe southern Caribbean town of Puerto...

Bribrí Language Not Lost in Caribbean Family’s Home

PUERTO VIEJO, Limón – The Bribrí language is making a stand in a dirt flooredhouse off the road to Sixaola, south of Puerto Viejo...

Truckers Block Nation’s Highways, Week of Protests Against Vehicle Inspection Firm

Blockaded highways and border crossings,economic losses in the millions, gas stationsrun dry and daily protest marchesdefined a week of public unrest that continuedat press...

Commerce, Tourism Suffer

THE roadblocks that paralyzed the country for twodays this week affected almost every area of commerceand tourism, causing million-dollar losses throughoutCosta Rica and Nicaragua.Crates...

Real AIDS Rate Could be Quadruple Official Rate

WHILE the country’s top health officials discuss thedetails of a pending World Bank donation of $8.5 million tofight HIV/AIDS in Central America this week,...

Jailed Candidate Shakes Up Party, Election

GRANADA – Less than three monthsafter bursting onto the national politicalscene with promises to distinguish itselffrom the two traditional political partiesand create a new...

Embassies Prepare for Possible Terrorism

THE governments of Honduras andEl Salvador tightened security at foreignembassies this week following intelligenceinformation that terrorist networkal-Qaeda and other Islamic extremistgroups are planning attacks,...

Infant Mortality Rate at Lowest Level in 20 Years

DURING the first semester of thisyear the country’s infant mortality ratedropped to 9.29 deaths for every 1,000births – its lowest level in 20 years....

Widow Wants Justice

TEN months after the killing of 76-yearoldhotel owner and retired U.S. MerchantMarine Percy Lee Wilhelm Jr., known to hisfriends as “Lucky,” one suspect remains...

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