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Monthly Archives: April, 2005

San Ramón Highway Contract Approved

AFTER several setbacks, it appearsthe project to widen and improve the 68-km stretch of highway from San Josénorthwest past the Juan SantamaríaInternational Airport to...

2.5 Tons of Cocaine Discovered

COSTA Rican authorities uncoveredapproximately 2,550 kilograms ofcocaine Saturday, valued at $40 million,marking the biggest seizure of the drug onCosta Rican soil in history.The more...

Proposed Municipal Landfill in Northwest Central Valley Town Prompts Opposition

RESIDENTS of the town of Rosario,northwest of San José near Naranjo, arespeaking out against the proposed constructionof a landfill at a municipality-ownedformer rock quarry...

New Fishing Law Becomes Official

AFTER environmental organizationsstruggled for more than 10 years to fill thevoid in Costa Rica’s fishing legislation,the new Fishing and Aquaculture Lawbecame official this week,...

Institute Refutes Water-Pollution Study

WITHOUT acknowledging the possiblehealth risks posed by rising levels ofnitrates and volatile organic compounds inwater sources that serve half of CostaRica’s population in the...

Unions’Warning to Arias Prompts Harsh Words

A declaration late last week by variousunions, syndicates and other groupsthat they would not recognize a futurepresidency of Oscar Arias should the ex-President win...

Cartago Hosts Orchid Show

THE Orchid Association of Cartagowil host an exhibition in the old colonialcapital today through Sunday.The activity, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. atCartago’s Social Club, will display...

67 New Park Rangers Training in Southern Zone

SIXTY-SEVEN new park rangers aretraining for their duties in the Osa ConservationArea, in the country’s SouthernZone, which includes Corcovado andPiedras Blancas national parks, the...

Minister Says Tech Ranking Will Improve

SCIENCE and Technology MinisterFernando Gutiérrez this week respondedto a World Economic Forum report thatplaced Costa Rica in the lower half of 104countries in terms...

World’s Largest Onion Soup?

LOTS of onions: Chefs Regis Molina and Michelangelo Farina cooked up what they hope will be loggedinto the Guinness Book of World Records as...

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