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Monthly Archives: August, 2004

Infant Mortality Rate at Lowest Level in 20 Years

DURING the first semester of thisyear the country’s infant mortality ratedropped to 9.29 deaths for every 1,000births – its lowest level in 20 years....

Widow Wants Justice

TEN months after the killing of 76-yearoldhotel owner and retired U.S. MerchantMarine Percy Lee Wilhelm Jr., known to hisfriends as “Lucky,” one suspect remains...

Truck Drivers Accuse Police of Aggression

POLICE working before dawnWednesday broke up many of the roadblocksthat had paralyzed the country fortwo days, in some cases throwing tear-gasgrenades into the cabs...

President: Filmmaker’s Assertions Not Accurate

COSTA Rican President AbelPacheco this week said U.S. filmmakerMichael Moore’s portrayal of Costa Ricain his controversial film “Fahrenheit9/11” as one of the countries that...

Canadian Tourist Dies In Rafting Accident

A Canadian tourist was killed Sundayduring a white-water rafting trip on thePacuare River, representatives of theCosta Rican tour company RíosTropicales announced.The victim, 19-year-old college...

Construction Sector: Tough Times Ahead

HIGH oil and steel prices, rising interestrates and a slowing economy havesparked concern in the country’s constructionindustry. Recent construction numbersand business confidence surveys have...

Riteve Monopoly at Heart of Controversy

WHEN Riteve SyC last month begancharging for re-inspection of vehicles thatfail to meet national standards on brakes,lights and emissions, it apparently was thelast straw...

Limón’s Noni Fruit Treatment for Many Ailments

A UNIVERSALantidote mayexist for almostevery illness and itdoesn’t come inbubble wrap or achildproof bottle.It is noni, a tropicalfruit that growsabundantly inLimón, the Caribbeanprovince ofCosta...

Man’s Best Friend More Than a Pet, Way of Life

FOR many, a dog is a companion, a friend, sometimesa protector and sometimes a nuisance. But Jenny Esquivel’sdog Brioche is more than a pet,...

Guitar Strings Strumming at Int’l Fest

THE skilled fingers of the national and international guests ofthe XI International Guitar Festival are ready to offer their best tothe public Sept. 1-5...

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