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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Euro Café Buyers Sniffing Around Costa Rica

With pen and paper in hand and an abundance of cameras in tow, a group of coffee connoisseurs, mostly from Europe, has been making...

Wind Power Investors Interested in Nicaragua

Wind-energy investors are eyeing  Nicaragua as the government of President Daniel Ortega is expected to open a bidding process to increase the country’s wind...

Próspero Fernández Highway Down 2 Lanes for Work

Two lanes of the Próspero Fernández highway were closed Sunday for road construction on the 3.5 kilometer stretch between La Sabana, on San José’s...

Police Training School Still Raising Hackles

A Costa Rican graduate of the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas is speaking out against his country’s participation in the controversial hemispheric military...

Grupo Nación, Merck Downsizing Workforces

Two prominent companies in Costa Rica, publisher Grupo Nación and pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme, announced department cutbacks and layoffs this week. The announcements...

Earthquake Could Ruin Greater Metro Area

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that recently devastated the northeastern periphery of the metropolitan area, killing up to 30 people, brought to mind a troubling...

‘La Sele’ Win Games, Lose Some Belongings

The Costa Rica national men’s soccer team, La Sele, won and lost last weekend. They were victors in two games but the victims of a...

7M Trees Planted in Costa Rica

Seven million trees were planted in Costa Rica last year, and both government and the private sector plan to do the same this year. The...

China Free-Trade Talks Launched Amid Doubts

Relations between Costa Rica and China entered a new era last week when representatives from the two countries began negotiations on a free trade...

$9M of Loving Headed to Streets of S. José

“I love San José: San José is my city.” With a new slogan that promises a cleanup campaign, San José Mayor Maureen Clarke this...

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