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Monthly Archives: July, 2005

Missing Children’s Bodies Found Near Crash Site

CONCLUDING an eight-day searchon land and over water, Red Cross officialsfound the bodies of two childrenwho died in a plane crash off the Pacificcoast...

Guanacaste’s Annexation Celebrated 181 Years Later

ON Monday, businesses shut theirdoors, parades and celebrations filled thestreets in northern Pacific towns, andPresident Abel Pacheco promised to builda museum in honor of...

Libertarians Criticize PANI’s Costly ‘Party’

THE Libertarian Party chastised theChild Welfare Office (PANI) this week,claiming the institution requested nearly¢25 million ($52,100) for a “party” andattempts to spend money on...

NASA Administrator to Discuss Hurricane Research

DISCUSSION of the TropicalCloud System and Processes (TCSP)Mission in Costa Rica, a project of theU.S. National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA), will be the featurepresentation...

Poll: Indifference, Discontent on the Rise

COSTA Ricans don’t like theirPresident. They don’t like their legislators.They think private businesses are robbingthem. They don’t trust the justice system.They say their municipalities...

Chang Aims to Change Galaxy – Starting Here

ASTRONAUT Franklin Chang Díazhas not only reached the stars – he has alsoreached star status in Costa Rica. Here, hiscompatriots take national pride in...

Caja Takes Over Hospital In Wake of Fire

THE Costa Rican Social SecuritySystem (Caja) has decided not to suspendthe medical director and chiefadministrator of Hospital CalderónGuardia after a fire there July 12...

New Concessions Council Director Hopes for Smoother Roads Ahead

SEVEN years after the NationalConcessions Council (CNC) was formed tofacilitate the construction of highways andlarge infrastructure projects in Costa Ricathrough public-private initiatives, thecouncil has...

Ciudad Colón Landfill Permit Rejected

THE Mora Municipal Council hasdenied a location permit to the developersbehind a proposed landfill approximately15 km from Ciudad Colón,southwest of San José, the daily...

CONAVI to Receive Road Repair Funds

FOLLOWING yet another rulingfrom the Constitutional Chamber of theSupreme Court (Sala IV), the FinanceMinistry has said it will transfer ¢18.5 billion($38.6 million) to the...

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