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Monthly Archives: June, 2007

Cahuita Residents Claim Police Abused Them

Two residents of the southeast beach town Cahuita claim police mistreated them earlier this month during an ambitious police operative in the Caribbean province...

Citizen Action Legislator Resigns after Ethical ‘Error’

Legislator Nidia González of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), a group known for promoting its strict code of ethics, resigned June 20 because of...

Construction Under Way on New Biodiversity Center

Construction began Monday on a new building at the private National Biodiversity Institute (INBio), a research center in the northern Central Valley town of...

Organic Agriculture Law Passed – Again

Last September’s passage of a bill to promote organic agriculture (TT, Sept. 8, 2006) wasn’t quite the final word. Due to a procedural snafu,...

Health Officials Crack Down on Fish Vendors

Something fishy has been going on in the Pacific port city of Puntarenas, according to health authorities who recently seized fresh seafood from vendors...

Environmental Initiative Touted in Italy

ROME, Italy – Vice-Minister of Environment and Energy Jorge Rodríguez this week presented to the Italian government Costa Rica’s “Peace with Nature” initiative to...

Campaign Seeks to Educate Public on AIDS

The Public Health Ministry and members of Costa Rica’s gay community have launched a campaign to educate citizens about HIV/AIDS and its prevention. Health Minister...

More Communities Hit By Flooding, Tornado

A tornado ripped the roofs off of more than 20 houses in the low-income San José neighborhood of La Carpio June 21, leaving their...

Stagehand Busted with Cocaine in Stomach

A stagehand from the National Theater was arrested at JuanSantamaríaInternationalAirport last week for attempting to carry on excess – and illegal – baggage in...

21 Wounded in Coastal Land Dispute

A land dispute in Herradura, on the central Pacific coast, resulted in a shooting Wednesday night that left 21 people wounded. The Red Cross...

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