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Monthly Archives: May, 2007

Border Police Arrest Alleged Coyotes in Limón

Four suspected human traffickers, or “coyotes,” were arrested last week at a checkpoint in the southern Caribbean town of Tuba Creek, according to a...

Japanese High-Court Judge Visits San José

Justice Yuki Furuta of the Japanese Supreme Court visited Costa Rica last week to meet with some of the country’s judicial leaders. His trip constitutes...

Italian Convicted of Fraud Arrested in Costa Rica

An Italian identified by the last name Cappelli sentenced to eight years in prison in his country for bankruptcy fraud was arrested last week...

Six Arrested in ‘Historic’ Drug Bust at Liberia Airport

In a “historic” drug bust Sunday night at Daniel Oduber International Airport in the northwestern Guanacaste capital of Liberia, six people were arrested for...

Indigenous Recruited To Be Police Officers

Thirty-eight indigenous citizens in the southern Caribbean region came to the town of Suretka recently to get information about becoming police officers, according to...

Foundation Helps Struggling Family Get Ahead

A bean-harvesting country boy, Javier Morán, once left behind a life on the farm for the dazzling lights of the big city. The bright-eyed 23-year-old...

Country Plans Actions against Global Warming

Costa Rica, a country whose primary industry, tourism, depends on the survival of its bountiful tropical forests and wildlife, intends to stay on the...

Ministers Promote Southern Development

Talk of remodeled police stations, advancing on a planned international airport, creating more jobs and new roads and bridges for the Southern Zone was...

Country Selected for UNHCR Committee

Costa Rica was recently selected to be part of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to a...

Infant Mortality Rate Same as Previous Year

Infant mortality rates in Costa Rica did not vary last year compared to 2005, according to a statement from the National Statistics and Census...

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