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Man Convicted of Killing U.S. Citizen Absolved

A Costa Rican man sentenced to 35years in prison for the murder of a retiredU.S. citizen at a beach on the Pacificcoast of Costa...

Unity Party Prepares For 2006 Election

MEMBERS of the Social ChristianUnity Party (PUSC) are taking their seatsand setting the rules to determine howthey will participate in the country’sfuture leadership.During their...

Coca-Cola Fined for Monopolistic Practices

THE discerning soda drinker scoffs atthose who claim there’s no differencebetween Coke and Pepsi, and the CostaRican government appears to agree.Last week, the Competition...

March Inflation Registers at 0.83%

COSTA Rica registered a monthlyinflation of 0.83% in March, the NationalStatistics and Census Institute (INEC)reported Monday.This brings inflation for the first threemonths of the...

Easter Holy Week Death Toll Reaches 30

THE revelry of ecstatic vacationersusually results in a bout of increased crimeand violent deaths throughout the countryduring Semana Santa (Easter Holy Week),and this year...

Dengue Infections Drop, Ministry Urges Caution

THE number of people afflicted withdengue, a mosquito-borne disease thatinduces fever, pain and, in rare cases, hemorrhagingand death, dropped during thefirst months of this...

Efforts Seek ‘Real Solution’ for Homeless (Part two in a two-part series about

“I wanted to be President of CostaRica,” said Fabrizio Rojas, 60, sitting on abench in San José’s Central Park. “But –oh, well.”As he spoke,...

Ex-President Calderón Returns Home from Jail

LIKE fellow ex-President MiguelÁngel Rodríguez (1998-2002) before him,former head of state Rafael ÁngelCalderón, Jr. (1990-1994) left the penitentiaryLa Reforma March 23, after fivemonths of...

Pregnancy, Eclipses: A Risky Combination?

DON’T expect to see any pregnantwomen out and about during next Fridayafternoon’s solar eclipse. Costa Ricanfolk belief holds that mothers-to-be whogo outdoors during an...

Man Killed after Refusing To Give Money to Beggar

A homeless man police say has anample criminal background allegedlystabbed to death a 26-year-old man indowntown San José because he would notgive him a...

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