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Monthly Archives: December, 2006

Osa Recycling Center Opens

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ – Just a few kilometers from this Southern Zone town’s colorful new recycling center is an unsightly reminder of its importance –...

Study: Gender Equality Needed To Guarantee Children’s Rights

Achieving gender equality is one of the greatest challenges Latin America faces in protecting the rights of children, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported...

Public Security Ministry Reviews Year’s Work

Public Security Minister Fernando Berrocal, flanked by nearly every one of his top ministry officials, met with press Dec. 14 to review the ministry’s...

Arias Returned to Presidency with Firm Goals

Side by side in a rare joint appearance in April, President Abel Pacheco and Presidentelect Oscar Arias listened to the presentation of a plan...

Administration Launches Plan to Combat Drugs

President Oscar Arias’ administration will soon launch a national plan to crack down on drugs during the next five years, keeping in line with...

Renowned Think-Tank Founder Mourned

Friends and family of Samuel Stone Zemurray mourned one of Costa Rica’s leading academics this week at two services at La Capilla de Nuestra...

2006 Sees Increased Economic Development

The Central Bank Tuesday released what it called Costa Rica’s most important economic achievements this year: gross domestic product (GDP) growth of approximately 7%...

Accused Ex-President Wins One, Loses One

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) last week ruled in favor of ex-President Miguel Angel Rodríguez (1998-2002), who had filed a...

President Pledges to Donate Salary to Poor

President Oscar Arias announced an unusual New Year’s resolution this week: starting in January 2007, he’s going to put his money where his mouth...

Leaders Agree on European Union Trade Talks: Rotating Structure Allows Each Region a Voice

After months of controversy, the Presidents of Central America announced a change of course Saturday during a joint press conference in San José regarding...

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