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Taiwanese Funding of Foreign Ministry Questioned

WITHOUT any government supervision,during six years the government ofTaiwan sent to a private Costa Rican association$4.8 million to channel to theCosta Rican Foreign Ministry,...

Ministries Unite to Create Safer Schools

REPRESENTATIVES of the ministriesof Education, Health and PublicSecurity have announced the developmentof a new program aimed at preventingviolence in schools.“Safe Schools, Safe Communities” isin...

Kanev Extradition: ‘Proof Justice is Served’

PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco this weekcalled the successful extradition of suspectedpedophile Arthur Kanev from theUnited States “proof justice is served inCosta Rica.”Pacheco made the comment...

Hemisphere Fights Child Sexual Exploitation

A concerted, international effort tostamp out sexual exploitation of childrencame to a head in San José at the follow-upmeeting to the Second World Congressagainst...

EXPOTUR’s 20th Annual Event Deemed a Success

MORE than 500 tourism businessesparticipated in the 20th annual TourismNegotiation Exchange (EXPOTUR),which went off without a hitch this week inSan José.Participants displayed their wares...

Free-Trade Agreement to be Signed Today

THE trade ministers of Costa Rica, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Honduras andNicaragua and U.S. Trade RepresentativeRobert Zoellick are scheduled to sign theCentral American Free-Trade Agreement(CAFTA) with...

Pensions Hit By Dropping Bond Prices

PENSIONS Superintendent JavierCascante is urging people with retirementplans to be prudent when making decisionsinvolving the money they have placed involuntary pension funds.“The affiliate must...

Alterra Prepares Proposal to Save Airport

ALTERRA Partners, the consortiumthat holds a 20-year contract to remodeland operate Juan Santamaría Inter-nationalAirport, is preparing a proposal it sayswill make it possible for...

Unsolicited Insurance House Calls Possible Scam

A FEW daysago I received amessage from aclient who has ahome, fire and naturaldisaster policyto cover his house.He was concernedbecause he hadreceived a visitfrom...

Nica-Tico Soldier Ordered to Year in Prison

GRANADA, Nicaragua – Empoweredby the example of peace set by U.S.Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejía, family and friendsof the recently convicted Nicaraguan-bornsoldier this week pledged...

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