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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...

Couple Sentenced For Abducting Grandson

A couple who brought their then-6-year-old grandson to Costa Rica morethan a decade ago and raised him here,against the objections of his father, hasbeen...

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...

“Half-Blood Prince,” J.K. Rowling’s Birthday Coming Soon

HARRY Potter took the world bystorm with his first appearance in 1997 ina book titled “Harry Potter and theSorcerer’s Stone.” It was soon followed...

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Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason

A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of "treason against the homeland," his family denounced...

Life After MS-13 in El Salvador as Residents Seek a Fragile Peace

Esperanza Martinez lost three relatives who were murdered and saw numerous bodies left in the streets of her neighborhood, a former stronghold of the...

Costa Rica’s Eyelash Viper Snake Is One of the Most Beautiful

There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation,...

Costa Rica’s Pride March 2025 Defies Restrictions and Celebrates Diversity

A large crowd gathered in Paseo Colón, San José, to participate in the LGBTIQ+ Pride March 2025. It began at noon, as people marched...

Costa Rica Pushes USA to the Brink but Falls in Penalty Heartbreak

If you just caught the end of the USA vs. Costa Rica Gold Cup quarterfinal, you probably feel like you need another cup of...
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