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Rare Pet-Poop Disease Can Cause Blindness

ON his way out the door, Dr. Eliseo Vargas, former executive president of Costa Rica’s Social Security System (Caja), announced the possibility of a...

President’s Account of Progress Criticized

PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco’s annual speech to the Legislative Assembly, a 66- page checklist of his administration’s accomplishments and goals that took two hours to...

Seatbelt Law Goes Into Effect

A law making seatbelt use mandatory for drivers and passengers went into effect this week.Following a 15-day grace period, drivers risk being fined at...

Experts: Spiny Lobster Fishing Unsustainable

BOCAS DEL TORO, Panama –Experts from around Central America gathered in Panama City last week to discuss the status of the spiny lobster and...

President-Elect Faces Challenges in Panama

PANAMA CITY (AFP) – A perceived friend of the business sector and son of former Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos (1968-1981), Martín Torrijos, won Panama’s...

May Day Protests in Region Target Free Trade

FROM Guatemala City to Panama City, tens of thousands of workers, students and social organizations celebrated May 1, International Workers’ Day, by marching on...

Airport Dispute Escalates

Threats of reneged contracts and multimillion-dollar lawsuits this week intensified a dispute between government officials and Alterra Partners, the consortium that holds a 20-year...

British Prisoner Awaits Hearing

JOHN Shimell has spent nearly two and a half years sharing a cell with some 20 other inmates in a Costa Rican prison without...

CAFTA Opponents March On

OPPONENTS of the Central America Free-Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with the United States joined voices this week.Thousands filled the streets on May 1, shouting the...

Cuba Raises Human Rights Issues

THE accusatory glare of Cuba’s highest officials fell on Costa Rica after it voted in favor of a motion before the United Nations Human...

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