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Reporters in Jail to Protect Sources: Could U.S. Case Be Repeated Here?

WITH one U.S. reporter behind bars for not complyingwith a court order to reveal her sources and anotherwho avoided jail when his source gave...

Tragic Blaze Reveals Hospital Flaws, Pre-Dawn Fire Claims 19 Lives at Calderón Guardia

While investigations continue into the deadly fire that raged early Tuesday morning at Hospital Calderón Guardia in downtown San José, burning questions have arisen...

Leaders Lack Solution For Garbage Problem

MORE than two decades after the governmentdeclared the problem of garbage disposal a nationalemergency, the nation still lacks a long-term policy forsolid-waste management.“We pollute...

Astronaut Denies Political Aspirations

• AstronautFranklin Chang hasno interest in becomingVice-President ofCosta Rica, his mothertold the daily AlDía. Chang’s mother,María Eugenia Díaz,said presidential candidateOscar Ariaswas in Chang’s housea...

The ABCs of Titled Land Registration

THE registrationsystem fortitled land inCosta Rica isundoubtedly differentfrom whatforeigners areused to, and hasits advantages anddisadvantages.All titled landin the country isaccessible andsearchable in acentralized databasekept...

Prosecutor’s Office Orders Capture of Former President

GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) – TheGuatemalan Chief Prosecutor’s Office hasissued a capture order for formerGuatemalan President Alfonso Portillo forcrimes of embezzlement and misappropriationof funds. The...

Contest for IDB Head Heats Up

WASHINGTON D.C. (EFE) – Thecoming departure of the long-servingpresident of the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IDB) is sparking anunprecedented fight over the bank’s leadership,with the United...

Guatemalans Fear Return of Death Squads

GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) –Pointing to the more than 100 murdersreported in Guatemala since June 1, thecountry’s human rights ombudsmandecried a resurgence of the death...

False Bomb Threat at U.S. Embassy in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) – A falsebomb threat was received at the U.S.Embassy here last week, diplomatic andjudicial sources reported.The capital’s district attorney, AmilcarVelazquez, told...

Central America Not All Out of Air Supply

THE Australian duo Air Supplyrocked thousands of fans in San Salvadorand Tegucigalpa last week with showsthat brought hits like “All out of Love”and “Faith...

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