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Villalobos’ Fraud Trial Loses Priority

The trial against Osvaldo Villalobos – one of the two brothers from the Villalobos Brothers high-interest loan operation who is charged with fraud, money...

President Pacheco Named Shark Enemy of 2005

FAR across the Atlantic tomorrow, the name of Costa Rica’s President will be dragged through the mud before members of the international press, to...

Sex Abusers Rehired as Teachers

The news that the Public Education Ministry has rehired schoolteachers who have been sentenced for the sexual abuse of minors led President Abel Pacheco...

Jailed Canadian’s Appeal Denied

AFTER serving the first year of an eight-year sentence for international drug trafficking in the Buen Pastor women’s prison on the southern fringe of...

More Wins Than Woes for Environment in 2005

DESPITE what Environment Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez heralded in January as a difficult year, 2005 seems to have brought more accomplishments than setbacks for...

Corruption Cases Kept Spotlight on Leaders

THE saga of government corruption scandals that broke in late 2004 continued to unfold this year, with every Costa Rican President since 1990 being...

Leaders Focus on AIDS

President Abel Pacheco proposed last week that Central American leaders talk to the region’s Catholic bishops about the need for condoms as a way...

Parmenio Medina Murder Trial Begins

THE trial of nine people alleged to have played a role in the 2001 murder of journalist Parmenio Medina began Tuesday with the interrogation...

Kidnapping On the Rise in Costa Rica

IT was closing in on 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 31 when a woman and her husband’s chauffeur were dropped on the streets of San...

Is Abortion Debate On Horizon?, Reproductive Issues Get New Attention,

ALTHOUGH launching a debate on abortion in Catholic Costa Rica seems a challenging or even impossible task, presidential candidates for next year’s election and...

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Panama’s High Court Approves Mulino’s Candidacy

The Supreme Court of Justice of Panama declared this Friday the presidential candidacy of the right-wing José Raúl Mulino, substitute for the disqualified former...

Costa Rica’s President Seeks Citizen Vote on Reforms

As previously announced, President Rodrigo Chaves confirmed he will seek to call a referendum on several bills being promoted by his administration. During his...

Reviving Panama’s Lost Economic Boom

Among lettuces and sacks of potatoes, Doralicia Moreno, a vendor at Panama's largest market, complains that "customer turnout is minimal" and longs for the...

Guatemalan Anti-Drug Congressman Arrested for Narcotics

A former Guatemalan congressman, who was tasked with combating drug trafficking, was arrested in the United States, where he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking...

Red, White, and Pura Vida! Patriots’ Plane Makes Surprise Visit to Costa Rica

The arrival of the plane was documented by Tomás Cubero, who has been an airplane spotter for 20 years. It is his hobby to...
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