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Monthly Archives: April, 2010

Dentists All Smiles Over Tourism Prospects

Alejandro Castro pulls a stack of business cards out of his pocket. “There’s your health care reform,” Castro says. And he smiles. Dental care providers...

Oscar Arias Prepares for Life After Politics

Oscar Arias has been somewhat of a titan on the Costa Rican political scene. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, second-term president and...

Peace Corps Worker Helps Make Connection

Anna Brammer climbed on board the local bus that makes the twice-daily trip to her home in San Joaquín, a small town in the...

Bicentennial Project Details Development Plans for 2021

Costa Rica has big plans for 2021, the bicentennial celebration of the nation's independence. On Tuesday, the Planning Ministry (MIDEPLAN) presented a report titled...

Press Freedom Day Commemorates La Penca

In one of his last acts as president, Oscar Arias established May 30 as National Journalists' Day through an executive decree. The day corresponds with...

Immigration Status to be Verified by Click of a Button

Businesses will soon be able to pay to learn the immigration status of people residing in Costa Rica, according to a press release from...

Regional Anti-Drug Funding Gets Boost, and a New Name

The United States is releasing an additional $2.64 million in aid under the Merida Initiative to improve citizen safety in Costa Rica. In an announcement...

A Departing Arias Ushers In New Embassies

Outgoing President Oscar Arias replaced the three embassies he closed midway through his term with new ones in China, India and Qatar, countries he...

May 5 is Deadline For Conservation Funding

Nonprofits and grassroots environmental, forestry, conservation and indigenous groups have until May 5 to apply for funding through the U.S. funded Debt-for- Nature Program...

Leading Parties Forge Political Agreement

Incoming legislators of two of the country’s leading political parties are not letting their policy plans get strangled by opposition. Even before their official swearing-in...

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