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Monthly Archives: January, 2006

Kids Can Vote On Election Day

Eighteen is the legal voting age in Costa Rica, but kids here can still have their say in who they want as their leader...

Dry Law Enforced on Election Day

Thinking of going to a bar next Sunday, Feb. 5, to have a few beers and maybe watch the Super Bowl football game? Think...

Beach Landmark Targeted for Demolition

The central Pacific beach destination of Manuel Antonio hosted the latest in a series of beachfront demolition attempts this week when authorities visited the...

Finnish Foreign Ministry: The Loan Wasn’t Ours

Though President Abel Pacheco has said the government of Finland should forgive its $32 million loan to Costa Rica because of corruption allegations related...

Probe Says Police Could Have Stopped Fatal Dog Attack

The deadly mauling of Natividad Canda, 25, by two Rottweilers on Nov. 10, 2005, in the eastern province of Cartago could have been avoided,...

Puntarenas Fishermen’s Protest Reaps Benefits

A swift, one-day strike last week and the threat of blocking some of the country’s main ports is what it took for the government...

Ticos Tell How They Plan to Vote, and Why

Oscar Arias has a commanding lead, according to the polls – but, as usual, a brief stroll through the streets of San José reveals...

Air Quality Declines in San José

Contaminant levels in San José’s air are on the rise and an increase in the number of vehicles, particularly those powered by diesel fuel,...

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...

8,500 Kilograms of DDT In Costa Rican Storage

Although it is one of 12 highly toxic substances that countries around the world agree should be eliminated from the planet, 8,500 kilograms of...

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