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Costa Rican Red Cross Joins Tropical Storm Relief Efforts

THE Costa Rican Red Cross has sent volunteers, specialists and humanitarian aid to Guatemala and El Salvador, devastated last week by Tropical Storm Stan.“We...

Second Death Attributed To Hemorrhagic Dengue

THE Public Health Ministry confirmed this week that the second death from hemorrhagic dengue this year took place Oct. 1 when the disease took...

U.S. State Department Opens Visa Lottery

LAST week the U.S. State Department opened its annual visa lottery, officially known as the Diversity Visa Program, offering foreigners the opportunity to win...

National Soccer Team Qualifies forWorld Cup

A soaking wet “la Sele” – Costa Rica’s Selección Nacional, or national soccer team – qualified for the 2006 World Cup Saturday night under...

Calderón Guardia Tragedy: Fire or Arson?

AUTHORITIES suspect the fire that decimated Hospital Calderón Guardia in downtown San José in July was an act of arson, according to the Judicial...

U.S. Senate Confirms Ambassador to Costa Rica

THE U.S. Senate last week confirmed Mark Langdale, president of a hotel-management company, as the United States’ new ambassador to Costa Rica. Officials are...

Passenger Train Whistles Back into San José

A blast from the past came whistling through San José Oct. 7, picking up Costa Ricans, foreigners, and even President Abel Pacheco for a...

Court Rejects Alterra Appeal Regarding Airport

THE report that initiated the more than two-year contract dispute regarding the renovation of the country’s main international airport was processed correctly, the Constitutional...

River Conflict: Nicaragua Weighs its Options

GRANADA, Nicaragua – The Nicaraguan government this week continued to study several punitive tax reprisals to levy on Costa Rica as punishment for taking...

Rate Hike Approved For Bus Fares

BUS fares for more than 500 routes throughout the country will increase by an average of 6.97% after the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP)...

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