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Gas Prices Reduced

THE Public Services Regulatory Authority approved late last week a reduction in gasoline prices by an average of ¢22 ($0.04), resulting in a 4.31-...

Christ Child Stolen from National Theater

THE baby Jesus statue from a nativity scene that traditionally decorates the National Theater gardens in San José in December was stolen last week,...

Government Lowers Taxes On Clean-Technology Cars

IMPORT taxes on hybrid electric-gasoline cars will drop from 30% to 15% thanks to a government decree that should take effect soon, the daily...

Harken Case Stalled by Gov’t Disorganization

GOVERNMENT disorganization in the submission of evidence to rescind a contract with Harken Costa Rica Holdings, a subsidiary of the North American firm Harken...

Government Announces Public-Sector Raise

THE Costa Rican government announced Friday that it will increase public-sector salaries by 5% in the first semester of 2006, taking effect Jan. 1....

Fugitives Escape, Return to La Reforma Penitentiary

TWO inmates sentenced for homicide escaped from La Reforma Penitentiary, in the province of Alajuela, earllier this month, according to Reinaldo Villalobos, assistant director...

U.S. Congressmen Lobby for CAFTA in Legislative Assembly

WITH officials in the six countries that have already ratified the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) scrambling to determine when...

Banks Promote Insurance for Central American Farmers

THE Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) announced last week that it is giving $449,000 to help develop an insurance market for Central...

Nature Air Annonces Changes

AS part of a new government environmental campaign, Nature Air airlines has paid $12,500 to compensate for the nearly 5,000 tons of greenhouse gases...

Trade Talks Yield No Fruits For Banana Conflict

DESPITE preliminary threats from developing countries, including Costa Rica, to derail any final accords that did not take into account their complaints regarding agricultural...

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