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For Honduras, Pain & Pride at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa– “Vamos Catrachos!” yelleds a Honduras football fan who, along with thousands of other supporters of his country’s team, flocked to the...

Nicaragua Declared Landmine Free

MANAGUA – Twenty-one years after the war between Sandinista and contra forces ended, peace has finally come to the northern mountains of Nicaragua. The Organization...

Same-Sex Union Vote Decision Nears

The controversy over the recognition of same-sex civil unions in Costa Rica is heating up. In the upcoming days, the Supreme Elections Tribunal (TSE) will...

Laura Chinchilla’s Lost Honeymoon

  President Laura Chinchilla had been in Casa Presidencial no more than 10 days when a crowd swarmed through the streets of San José to...

Sandinistas Strive for One-Party System

During a visit to Cuba in April 2009, President Daniel Ortega said he envied the communist island’s single party-political system and dislikes democracy because it “brings about division.” “Multi-party systems...

New Highway Closed

Early last Saturday morning, thick orange barriers with blinking yellow lights were placed across the Caldera Highway, closing an 11-kilometer stretch between Atenas and...

Costa Rica’s Prisons Spill Over

The prison system is under growing strain due a surge in the number of people serving time. Though the country has seen a steady rise...

Ruling on minimum wage for private sector expected July 1

  Costa Rica's Labor Ministry offered a proposal for a minimum-wage increase for the private sector this week that aligns more closely with the position...

Doctors back 12-day strike by interns

  The Social Security System (Caja) is pleading with the country's resident doctors to put an end to a 12-day strike that has brought the...

Morning highway closures to affect travelers to Limón this Weekend

  The main highway to the Caribbean coast will close again on Thursday, as specialists from Spain work with the Costa Rican government to improve...

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