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President Applauds Export-Sector Growth

ACCORDING to the Central Bank,Costa Rican exports have increased by anaverage of 9% during the past decade,with a 10.5% increase in January-October2004 (not including...

Northern City Considers Underground Mall

MUNICIPAL officials in CiudadQuesada, often called San Carlos, acrossroads town in north-central CostaRica, are considering a proposal from aprivate corporation to build a mall...

Authorities Allege $40 Million Tax Fraud

THREE companies that importceramic floor tiling from Spain havebeen accused of committing tax fraud inCosta Rica to the tune of $40 million bychanging the...

Country’s Petroleum Costs Nearly Double

COSTA Rica’s petroleum costsreached $659 million last Nov. 15, anamount almost double last year’s costs.According to the Central Bank, the rise isa consequence of...

Global Oil Prices Drop With Good Weather News

VIENNA – The Secretariat of theOrganization of Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC) announced Mondaythat the price of crude oil fell $0.07 lastweek to an average of...

Columbus’ Remains Studied

SANTO DOMINGO (EFE) – Dominicanauthorities this week said they arewilling to cooperate with Spanishresearchers studying the alleged remains ofChristopher Columbus.Both Spain and the DominicanRepublic...

U.S. Revokes 10 Guatemalans’ Visas

GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) – TheU.S. government this week cancelledentry visas for 10 Guatemalans – sixmembers of the military and four civilians– accused of corruption...

Cuba, Panama Re-establish Relations

PANAMA CITY (EFE) – Threemonths after breaking diplomatic relationswith Panama, the Cuban government thisweek reopened its Panamanian consulatein Panama City.The Panamanian government respondedby announcing...

Cane Fire Claims Lives of 14 Children in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) – HonduranPresident Ricardo Maduro on Wednesdaymet with and consoled the families of 14youth – 12 of whom were minors – wholost their...

Common Regional Fishing Law Proposed

SAN SALVADOR – CentralAmerican environmentalists and governmentrepresentatives are showing supportthis week for El Salvador’s proposal todevelop a common Central AmericanMaritime Law to protect the...

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