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Wednesday, September 1
Rainforest Alliance announces new certification standard for cattle farms
Nicas in C.R. Brave Sun, Hunger and Bureaucracy
11 companies apply to provide cell phone service in Costa Rica
Bolivian president: U.S. is Costa Rica's army

Tuesday, August 31
One year later, search for lost tourist goes on
Legislative Assembly continues to debate tax affecting small businesses
Bridge repairs complicate travel between La Aurora and Barreal in Heredia
Panama clobbered by heavy rains

Monday, August 30
Canada, Costa Rica initiate young professionals exchange program
International labor union applauds court decision
Picasso exhibit graces Avenida Ezcazú
Fifty-three percent of Costa Ricans have Internet access

Friday, August 27
Universities and education officials reach agreement
Limón port privatization plan hits major snag
Costa Rica takes cues from Latin American youth outreach projects
72 immigrants found massacred in Mexico
Czech Republic to close embassy in San José

Thursday, August 26
Legislators seek no-confidence vote against health minister
Argentina's renowned Boca Juniors soccer club to play in Costa Rica
Negotiations for higher-education funding intensify
Costa Rica names controversial appointee to the Vatican

Wednesday, August 25
National Museum director suspended amid artifacts controversy
Costa Rica considers 15 percent casino tax
Cows pose artfully in Escazú sculpture exhibit
Costa Rica's census-takers take practice run

Tuesday, August 24
‘Extremely rainy' September, October await Costa Rica
Tolls drop on Costa Rica's Caldera Highway
Drug policy alternatives are top agenda item in Central America
Agriculture Ministry commits to improve Costa Rica's meat production

Monday, August 23
U.S. warship docks in Costa Rica's Limón port
Heavy rains provoke green alert
Limón Roots festival celebrates black culture
Costa Rican Adventure Race to begins Monday

Friday, August 20
Seven-year-old boy detained with .22-caliber pistol at school
ArteViva: Arts alive on southern Caribbean coast
Panamanian police capture speedboat loaded with cocaine
Finance minister expresses concern over proposed Sports Ministry

Thursday, August 19
Citizens present reform of Traffic Law to Transport Ministry
New call center in Costa Rica provides 185 jobs
San José begins installing 2,000 trash cans
Exchange rate drops to lowest in 27 months

Wednesday, August 18
Student marchers demand more funding, receive only silence
Two die when bus plunges into San José's Río Torres
Daughter of former Costa Rican president named ambassador to United States
Starbucks Coffee coming to Central America
Archaeologist to shine light on one of Costa Rica's oddest mysteries

Tuesday, August 17
Costa Rica's President Chinchilla launches national daycare program
Protesters from Costa Rica's public universities to march on Casa Presidencial
Sabana to Alajuelita route in San José closed for repairs
Two Costa Ricans aboard plane that crashed in San Andres
Ninth insurance company approved to operate in Costa Rica

Monday, August 16
Chinchilla accused of stalling decentralization efforts
Architectural heritage contest announces this year's winner
San José aims to bring back nightlife with more police and cultural activities
New Auto Mercado supermarket opens in Alajuela

Friday, August 13
Costa Rica's public universities on strike
Former Guatemalan officials charged with extrajudicial killings
Natural Pest Control Restores Nature's Balance
Government pledges $140 million to boost Costa Rican coffee growers

Thursday, August 12
Costa Rican conservation NGO claims wildlife refuge was poisoned
Chinchilla sets agenda for Legislative Assembly
Heredia begins work on sewage system, treatment plant
Court rules against referendum on same-sex civil unions

Wednesday, August 11
Costa Rica urges patience in Venezuela-Colombia dispute
Indigenous protesters removed from Costa Rican Legislative Assembly
Costa Rica's Emergency Commission issues green alert for Pacific
Mexicana Airlines, in bankruptcy, cancels two routes to Costa Rica
World Health Organization declares end to H1N1 flu pandemic

Tuesday, August 10
U.S. sportfishermen attacked by Venezuelan fishing boat off Costa Rica
Chinchilla launches campaign for minimum wage compliance
Mexico-Central America free-trade negotiations advance
Agassi, Sampras set to square off in Costa Rica

Monday, August 9
Curtain rises for Costa Rica's classical music festival
Costa Rica to allow U.S. navy ship to dock
Sufficient signatures received for civil union referendum
Colombia's ELN guerrillas announce support for peace proposal

Friday, August 6
Court orders Montezuma road to be repaired
Mexico mulls legalization of drugs
Costa Rica's Little Theater Group brings ‘Tuesdays With Morrie' to stage
Illegal fishing boat captured

Thursday, August 5
Telecommunication blackout paralyzes Limón
Court sets deadline for opening cell market
Studying birds' lives and why it matters
National parks generate $1.5 billion for Costa Rica's economy

Wednesday, August 4
Housing expo kicks off Wednesday
Report: real estate developments threaten Costa Rica's southern ecological gem
Canada to offer work visas for young Ticos
OAS issues report on Honduras, one year after the coup
Nicaraguan exports up 32.6 percent in 2010

Tuesday, August 3
Romeros keep Costa Rica Red Cross busy
Central Bank issues revised 2010 economic outlook
Galápagos off endangered sites list, but not entirely out of danger
Fourth tropical depression threatens to turn into storm
Region's prosecutors discuss organized crime at San José meeting

Monday, August 2
Costa Rica seeks more from relationship with China
Costa Rica's streets fill for 227th pilgrimage to Cartago
Costa Rica promises to repair bridges on Inter-American Highway
‘Wild Bill' fesses up to five murders in Panama

Friday, July 30
Inter-American drivers suffer five-hour detour
Two Costa Rican Fishermen Missing at Sea
A Pilgrim's Progress: A Guide to the Romería
Caution advised for weekend drivers on Caldera Highway
Tourists favored Central Pacific and Monteverde during July vacations

Thursday, July 29
Canadian ambassador to Costa Rica heading home
Movement in Costa Rica to guarantee access to water swells
A story of hope from a Zimbabwe prison
Agency pushes satellite tracking devices for Costa Rican fishing boats

Wednesday, July 28
Costa Rica says it would have to pay $1.7 billion to annul mining concession
Costa Rica's Brenes captures gold in Puerto Rico
Nicaraguan military denies existence of rearmed Contras
New draft of traffic law expected in a month

Tuesday, July 27
U.S. couple, suspected of murder in Panama, nabbed in Nicaragua
U.S. labor union files complaint against Costa Rican government
In Nicaragua, Alemán claims he was ambushed by Sandinista assassins
Chinchilla launches Costa Rican aerospace program

Monday, July 26
Colombia's president-elect Santos avoids addressing conflict with Venezuela
Costa Rica takes sides on Arizona immigration conflict
New highway planned for Guanacaste
UN: Latin America leads world in economic inequality

Friday, July 23
Officials warn of downpours and possible landslides
Chinchilla earns good-to-middling approval rating
Lost decade for frogs: 30 species go extinct in Panama
Memphis-based coffee company denies mislabelling charges

Thursday, July 22
Costa Rican fiscal deficit widens during first half of year
Government won't commit to closing Crucitas gold mine
Ortega stands firm against recognizing Honduras
Vanilla and water make for sweet insect repellent

Wednesday, July 21
Indigenous cemetery uncovered in Tres Ríos
Costa Rican prison ordered evacuated due to rains
Travel columnist leaves New York Times, lands in Costa Rica
Apple's iPhone among those approved for Costa Rica's cell network

Tuesday, July 20
San José streets, buildings to be numbered
Costa Rica vows to boost small businesses
Costa Rican feature films on the rise
‘Grisly' Mayan tomb discovered in Guatemala

Monday, July 19
New collection center, bigger recycling plans in southern Caribbean
Women's Club of Costa Rica creates branch for working professionals
Games kick off in Puerto Rico after delay
Panama gov't offers aid; unions vow to strike again

Friday, July 16
Reeling from oil spill, businesses eye Costa Rica
Heredia school prepares for returning students after principal's killing
Chinchilla signs waste management law
Economy Ministry: Credit card interest rates range from 23-54 percent

Thursday, July 15
Costa Rican economy: growing is slowing
Costa Rica recovers archaeological pieces
Braulio Carrillo highway to Caribbean remains open
Stable flies breed in pineapples, harm cattle

Wednesday, July 14
Costa Rica on road to UN climate conference
Rains claim four lives in Honduras
Brother of ‘Batman' director to be extradited to Costa Rica
Gov't pushes for telecom competition before August

Tuesday, July 13
Ticos make safe exit from Bocas del Toro
Dutch denied World Cup title – the view from Costa Rica
President's husband airlifted to San José hospital
Road to Caribbean closed
RACSA president reneges on resignation
$375 million could be granted for Costa Rican roads, bridges

Monday, July 12
Panamanian government cancels curfew in Changuinola
Heredia school principal dies from gunshot wound
Spain crowned as kings of world soccer
Costa Rica learns to tweet ...
… and to facebook
Police: trees illegally felled in northern Costa Rica

Friday, July 9
Southern Pacific under yellow alert for heavy rains
Quake near central Pacific coast felt throughout Costa Rica
Costa Rica tops in Latina America for establishing a foreign-owned business
Costa Rican fishing tourism nets big gains

Thursday, July 8
Noriega could be heading home soon, his lawyer says
Yanquis respond to calls to ‘go home'
Patients move to new hospital next week in Heredia
Panama Canal expansion project stalled due to strike
U.S. tourists expected to flock to Costa Rica in July

Wednesday, July 7
Caldera Highway poised to reopen
RACSA general manager resigns as ICE considers absorbing company
Costa Rica airport expands to meet projected long-term growth
Environment Tribunal cracks down on violations on the Osa Peninsula

Tuesday, July 6
Costa Rica's informal taxis strike again
Educators respond to an attempted murder in Heredia high school
Environmentalists to Crucitas gold mine: Take a hike
Central American Universities create new network

Monday, July 5
U.S. military receives permission to dock in Costa Rican ports
U.S. expats celebrate 4th of July in style
Bernold, not Vindas, is Costa Rican women's surf champ
IMF: Nicaraguan economy is 65 years behind schedule

Friday, July 2
Sala IV orders review of gay union referendum
50th-anniversary 4th of July picnic all set for Sunday
Survey: environmental commitment of Costa Ricans lagging
Costa Rica's Tourism Police open new posts at airport

Thursday, July 1
Costa Rican government ends standoff with ‘pirate' taxi drivers
Guatemalans welcome Costa Rica's chief prosecutor as commission head
New York City jazz combo to join symphony at National Theater
Brother and sister crowned Costa Rica's surf champs
Conservationists win partial victory at whaling meeting

Wednesday, June 30
Chinchilla sets financial goals, calls Costa Rica an ‘economic miracle'
Costa Rica's schools and communities go on dengue offensive
Chinchilla travels to Panama to discuss Honduras, foreign investment
Sala IV rejects challenge to referendum on gay rights
Another medical manufacturing company moves to Costa Rica

Tuesday, June 29
Nicaragua's Sandinistas mark Honduran coup anniversary with overthrow of their own
Paquera ferry adjusts schedule
Costa Rican medical strike ends
Guatemala suspends gold and silver mining operation
Costa Rica launches new language education program

Monday, June 28
Section of San José throughway closes Monday
Canadians in Costa Rica show their colors at national celebration
In Nicaragua, small-town mayor holds the line against Sandinistas
Congress on personal, corporate and national security opens Monday
Dance show liberates Costa Rican inmates
Costa Rica's press leaders applaud high court ruling

Friday, June 25
A pair of Hooters now open in San José
Ruling on minimum wage for private sector expected July 1
Doctors back 12-day strike by interns
Two more die in Costa Rica from H1N1 virus

Thursday, June 24
Morning highway closures to affect travelers to Limón this weekend
Government: World Bank loan will bring big savings
Laura Chinchilla's lost honeymoon
‘Don Quixote' on tour to promote advanced curriculum
Costa Rican NGO urges maintaining ban on whale hunting

Wednesday, June 23
López seeks San José mayor's seat
Costa Rica falls short of U.S. human trafficking standards
Costa Rican government launches citizen consultation to develop security plan
Costa Rica's shrimp industry is shrinking

Tuesday, June 22
Referendum initiative on gay unions waits for go-ahead
Tourist shows one way to respond to bribe-seeking cops
Skateboarders swarm San José for skating celebration
Whaling commission meeting takes place this week

Monday, June 21
Costa Rican exports up 13 percent in 2010
Alleged U.S. scam artists to be held in Costa Rica
Nicaragua's opposition Patriotic Alliance holds rally in Masaya
Rights commission says Central American security policies ‘suicidal'

Friday, June 18
“The Brothers” complaint dismissed by international panel
Regulations to Free Zone Law approved
Free concerts celebrate Costa Rica's Fiesta de la Música
Costa Rica's city dwellers look down on refugees

Thursday, June 17
$150 million health initiative to help Central America's poor
Honduras falls in World Cup opener
Big Four to Thrash Costa Rica's Eugene O'Neill Theater
Mexican drug cartel takes a hit in Costa Rica

Wednesday, June 16
Costa Rican legislators given 24 hours to evacuate building
Costa Rica Competitiveness Summit addresses key economic issues
Costa Rican public universities demand more money
Critically-acclaimed video game series sets latest installment in Costa Rica

Tuesday, June 15
Eleven kilometers of new Caldera Highway closed
Obama sweetens Costa Rica's sugar deal once more
More foreign companies to open operations in Costa Rica
Patients say Costa Rica's stem cell treatment ban unconstitutional

Monday, June 14
Spirit Airlines cancels flights due to pilot's strike
Guatemalan president seeks tax hike to pay for storm damage
Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce aims to practice ‘responsible fishing'
South Korean president to participate in regional conference

Friday, June 11
Costa Rica H1N1 scare prompts call for vaccinations
Four human heads found with threats to Guatemalan gov't
Two goals that made Costa Rican soccer history
High tech is “fundamental” to country's goals

Thursday, June 10
Costa Rica creates committee to simplify paperwork
Steven Seagal's visit to Costa Rica sparks media frenzy
Ciudad Colón residents up in arms over landfill
No Costa Rica, no problem: vendors making big bucks off of World Cup promotions

Wednesday, June 9
Former La Nación editor named Costa Rica's UN ambassador
Municipal workers protest bill to privatize some services
Costa Rican researchers win national prize for solar energy cell design
Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula makes short list of ‘healthiest places'

Tuesday, June 8
Manuel Antonio park reopens after storm
Costa Rican legislators consider new law against human trafficking
Citrus' worst enemy is at Costa Rica's doorstep
U.S. - Costa Rica move to allow export of larger ornamental plants

Monday, June 7
Ticos abroad may be able to vote by November
Costa Rica considers creating new town
Ticos make strong statements on World Environment Day
OAS General Assembly in Peru Addresses Peace, Security and Cooperation

Friday, June 4
Costa Rica's largest stem cell clinic closes
Coffee ‘wine' to be produced in Costa Rica
Documentary filmmaker uncovers her roots
Q&A with Tom Humes, director of The Little Theater Group's ‘Glengarry Glen Ross.'

Thursday, June 3
Storm alerts are on throughout country
Costa Rican ambassador to the United Nations resigns
Aerosmith brings sweet emotion to Costa Rica
Costa Rica adopts Japanese-Brazilian standard of digital TV

Wednesday, June 2
Costa Rica's Caldera highway called unstable
Protesters demand action against Israel
One million trees planted to celebrate World Environment Day
Tourism figures up during Costa Rica's 2010 high season

Tuesday, June 1
Costa Rica promises ruling on diplomatic mix-up
U.K., Swiss embassies run errands with new electric cars
Tico bananas get tariff discount starting Monday
Costa Rica to conduct nationwide sex survey

Monday, May 31
No reports of Costa Ricans affected by Guatemala volcano eruption
Costa Rica looks to Bhutan for happiness
Housewarming celebration in Puerto Jimenez
As Costa Rican coffee production slows, roasters shop abroad

Friday, May 28
Free press under attack across Central America
Yellow Alert Remains in Force for Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula
Costa Ricans stamping out their cigarettes
Former Tico foreign minister caught in conflict of interest

Thursday, May 27
Chinchilla to veto legislative salary increase
Costa Rica falls to France in friendly
New recycling law passes unanimously
Eighty percent of Costa Ricans express confidence in election results

Wednesday, May 26
Yellow alert for storms and high seas on Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast
Costa Rican president sets 100–day goals for improving public safety
Finance Ministry seeks ways to reduce Costa Rica's deficit
Artsy fundraiser for Rio Virilla cleanup to be held Thursday evening

Tuesday, May 25
Costa Rica's Legislators vote themselves a pay raise
Arenal Update: Volcanic activity subsides; park reopens
San José's Avenida 8 to reopen today
English-language training program reaches out to at-risk schools
CANATUR 2010 matched tourists with local destinations

Monday, May 24
Costa Rican government halts controversial aqueduct in Guanacaste
Backlash builds against salary hike for Costa Rican legislators
Potential service providers discuss Costa Rican cell market
Countries agree to tackle human trafficking and smuggling

Friday, May 21
Expotur shows off Costa Rica's best in tourism
Quake shakes Costa Rica, no injuries reported
Costa Rica targets 10 poorest areas for poverty alleviation
Tamarindo development waylaid indefinitely

Thursday, May 20
U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica notes ‘alignment of priorities'
Costa Rica's Sala IV returns traffic law
Panama's government to sue Costa Rica website for defamation
Costa Rican goods on display in Trinidad and Tobago

Wednesday, May 19
Central America and Europe sign trade agreement
CATIE receives grant to create degree programs in sustainable development
Costa Rican's eating habits worsened during crisis
Costa Rican hotel wins recognition for sustainable practices

Tuesday, May 18
Costa Rican to head U.N. climate change initiative
Tense European Union trade talks near close
Costa Rican animators see bright future
Costa Rican police force under scrutiny

Monday, May 17
Companies to discuss opening of Costa Rican cell market
Costa Ricans among world's longest-lived people
U.S. Prisoner seeks refugee status in Costa Rica
Health Ministry warns against sex at World Cup

Friday, May 14
Nicaragua's opposition: ‘We're ready for jail'
Germany's millions to help curb carbon through 2015
Candidates for 2014 Costa Rican presidential election emerge
Playoff soccer goals net jerseys for Costa Rican schools

Thursday, May 13
Opposition calls for rebellion in Nicaragua
Legislators look to add to education
Costa Rican software pirates require ‘vigilance'
New crime chief ‘not satisfied' with police presence

Wednesday, May 12
University of Costa Rica receives one of world's largest bug collections
Costa Rica's new legislators look to double their salaries
Costa Rica to receive more rain than usual
Costa Rica has strongest environmental ranking in the Americas

Tuesday, May 11
Exchange rate jumps over four-day span
Tico director to make U.S. debut at L.A. Film Festival
Costa Rica nabs drug traffickers in Guanacaste and San José
City of San José beefs up disaster preparedness

Monday, May 10
Chinchilla's inaugural speech focuses on creating opportunities
Costa Rica's Chinchilla issues decrees her first day on the job
Diverse, ‘truly great' concert tops off Chinchilla's inauguration day
Father, son team develop iPhone application for sportsbooks wagers

Saturday, May 8
Inaugural speech focuses less on security, more on innovation and space travel
Chinchilla issues decrees her first day on the job
Laura Chinchilla sworn in as president
Exchange rate shakes up ahead of inauguration

Friday, May 7
Human rights groups denounce Honduras truth commission
Rubén Blades joins musical lineup for Chinchilla's inauguration
‘Intentional communities' stage gathering in Costa Rica
Fall in exchange rate worries national exporters

Thursday, May 6
Costa Rica to inaugurate first female president Saturday
Costa Rican economic recovery is ‘fully underway'
Mine Protestors Promise Quiet on Inauguration Day
Economy Growing, but IMF Still Calls for Caution

Wednesday, May 5
Costa Rican president inaugurates hoped-for offices
What do young people think, anyway? UNA study has some answers
Costa Rica approves decentralization law
Hospital CIMA in Guanacaste breaks ground

Tuesday, May 4
In Costa Rica, Honduran president prepares for truth commission
EU, Central American negotiations to resume Wednesday
Costa Rica's legislature passed laws, but to what effect?
Crater lake in Costa Rica's Irazú Volcano disappears

Monday, May 3
Arias' last words: Costa Rica needs to push for development
Costa Rica to participate in Expo Shanghai
Costa Rican legislators approve final piece of CAFTA
Arias and Lobo to meet to demonstrate normalization of relations

Friday, April 30
Leading parties forge political agreement
Immigration status to be verifiable at click of a button
Sixteen rural communities to receive new aqueducts
EU-Central America deal at standstill

Thursday, April 29
Protests set for San José, San Ramón, La Garita, Liberia and Jacó
Big bills to go into circulation
Press freedom day commemorates La Penca bombing
Medical tourism conference attendees see bright future

Wednesday, April 28
Costa Rica opens new embassies in India and Qatar
Gas columns ‘will be common' at Poás Volcano
Nature Air offers kid-friendly family travel plan
Costa Rica's ‘Bicentennial Project' lays out development plans for 2021

Tuesday, April 27
Tribunal freezes Crucitas gold mine over possible ‘serious damage' to environment
U.S. boosts security aid to Costa Rica
Debt-for-nature deadline approaches
Costa Rican mobile opening still on hold

Monday, April 26
Tourism and export sectors show strong first quarter
Chinchilla's regional charm offensive focuses on crime fight
EU and Central America look to finish talks
Costa Rican nutrition survey data available

Friday, April 23
Costa Rica celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Protesters against Crucitas out in force
Toyota in Costa Rica recalls unstable SUVs
CNFL offers option to lower electric bills

Thursday, April 22
OAS Expresses Worry as Nicaragua Unravels
CATIE students show their colors
Tico wins Goldman Environmental Prize.
Embrujarte bewitches art lovers this week

Wednesday, April 21
In Nicaragua, business leaders denounce Sandinista “terrorism”
Costa Rica to host international medical tourism conference next week
U.S. Southern Command donates $3 million Coast Guard facility
Costa Rica tallies costs of adapting to climate change

Tuesday, April 20
Monday a big day for small Caribbean towns
Trial of former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez on hold
Hunters kill and burn tapir in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park
Promoting young people's understanding of refugees through film, art

Monday, April 19
Revisions to Costa Rica's traffic law blocked by motion for judicial review
Costa Rican banks offer bold financing packages in boost to housing market
Third San José Guitar Festival to be held this week
Essay contest on economic integration open to region's young adults

Friday, April 16
New approach to drugs seeks footing in Costa Rica
Legislative Assembly doubles the bounty in Golfito
Ballroom dancing for world peace this weekend in San José
Costa Rican Business School shows off its international flavor

Thursday, April 15
Mundoloco Festival goes digital
Former president's trial postponed until Monday
ICE resumes sale of data cards, 3G phones and prepaid lines
Santa Cruz to buy property for dump, fairground and hospital

Wednesday, April 14
Reforms to Costa Rica's Transit law move into fast lane
Former Costa Rican president Rodríguez goes on trial starting Wednesday
Construction and investment expositions to kick off Wednesday
OIJ claims arrest of UCR police officer was justified

Tuesday, April 13
Arrest provokes riot at University of Costa Rica
Four accused of enslaving Asians on Costa Rican fishing boats charged and released
Guns N' Roses concert officially canceled, Aerosmith confirmed
Operator of Costa Rica's railroads seeks help from Spain
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Costa Rica office facilitates export to U.S.

Monday, April 12
Guns N' Roses Costa Rica concert postponed hours before show
Costa Rican sportsbooks respond to recent arrests
Costa Rican Environmental group attacks Arias' record
Megadeth and Aerosmith to roll into Costa Rica in coming months

Friday, April 9
U.S. trade representative calls out Costa Rica on cellular delay
Former business owner in Costa Rica faces 86 months in prison
Costa Rica signs free trade deals with China and Singapore
Palo Verde National Park fire set by illegal hunters

Thursday, April 8
38 indicted in sports books operations
Costa Rica ranked fourth most competitive tourism destination in the Americas
Atlantic could whip up eight hurricanes in 2010
Forest fires continue to advance

Wednesday, April 7
Wildfire rages in Costa Rica's Palo Verde National Park
Singapore and Costa Rica ink free-trade agreement
Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on luggage
Help on the way for addicts in Pococí

Tuesday, April 6
Ticket-happy transit police leave their mark during Semana Santa
Costa Rica's Health Ministry OKs use of rotavirus vaccine recalled in U.S.
Historic entrance to National Museum to reopen
Tough times in Honduran port town

Monday, April 5
Arias looks to guarantee water for Guanacaste for the next half-century
El Clásico soccer match lives up to its name
Costa Rica sees fewer violent deaths during this year's Easter Holy Week
The making of a changemaker

Thursday, April 1
Large coins taken out of circulation in Costa Rica
Ayurveda clinic looks to open on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast
Costa Rica to host legal symposium on laws affecting social networking
Engineers identify Costa Rica's vulnerabilities to earthquakes

Monday, March 29
Five Costa Rican beaches lose blue flags
Arias outpaced by Honduran President Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo in approval rating
UNESCO decries killings of journalists in Honduras
Costa Rica press challenges paltry compared to rest of Latin America
In Nicaragua, U.S. Ambassador Declared Non-Grata by Sandinista City Council

Friday, March 26
With new names in social posts, Chinchilla completes cabinet
World aims for an hour of darkness on Saturday
Welcome mat is out for medical companies
AeroMéxico Launches Direct Flight to San José

Thursday, March 25
Sugar producers hope for movement on CAFTA law
Electricity rates set to increase an average of 10 percent
Insulza re-elected to head Organization of American States
Tico drug ring suspected of ties to Mexican cartel broken up

Wednesday, March 24
In latest appointments, Chinchilla stresses energy production
Roadblocks, tortuguismo projected in wake of failed talks
Ortega taps Francisco Campbell as new U.S. ambassador
Prices rise an estimated 8.67 percent ahead of Semana Santa

Tuesday, March 23
Medical tourism expected to increase with U.S. health reform
Nicaraguan officials resist cooperating in probe
Fifth edition of Expo Verde set for April
Constitutional court accepts challenge of decree allowing expansion of urban development

Monday, March 22
Cost Rican exports continue upward trend
Liberia airport arrivals climb 24 percent
EU and Central America begin new round of talks for Association Agreement, this time including Panama
United Nations promotes latest book in Costa Rica

Friday, March 19
Former Central Bank president returns to post
Judges reconsider sentence in Costa Rican sweepstakes fraud
Ramp collapse causes closure of Nicoya Ferry
Conservation efforts turn to oceans, Isla del Coco

Thursday, March 18
Ticos in the dark about climate change
Dell plugs into Costa Rican Classrooms
Costa Rica life expectancy among world's highest; infant mortality rate drops
Opposition lawmakers back movement to allow student photocopying

Wednesday, March 17
With new appointments, next government looking like the last one
Costa Rica's currency sees record fall against dollar
Transit Law fails inspection – again
Haiti girls proudly display colors in U-17 World Cup Qualifiers in Costa Rica
Costa Rican nominated to head international climate change body

Tuesday, March 16
Tourism outlook positive for Holy Week
Costa Rica to funnel $10 million settlement into public programs
KoRn, P.O.D. Concert Announced for April 24
New step in immigration process explored

Monday, March 15
Costa Rica's indigenous stone spheres considered for prestigious list
A Weekend of Festivities in the Central Valley
One year on, National Stadium is 70 percent complete
National Emergency Commission and universities strongly deny earthquake rumors

Friday, March 12
Gaura Mantra Fest at Jacob Karpio Gallery to spread healing vibes
Banco Nacional aims to lend over $180 million for housing in 2010
Costa Rica seeks to include eight shark species on endangered list
U-17 national women's teams kick off play in Costa Rica

Thursday, March 11
Signs point to magmatic activity within Turrialba Volcano
Gas prices set to fall next week
Arts festival to delight San José this weekend
Public Employees to Enjoy Longer Holiday
Region-wide survey: lack of female participation in politics endangers democracy

Wednesday, March 10
Chinchilla names security team
Lawmakers continue watering down traffic law
Tickets on sale for Guns N' Roses Costa Rica concert on April 9, despite no confirmation by band
Positive prognosis on jobs in Costa Rica

Tuesday, March 9
United States announces initiatives in Costa Rica to curtail human trafficking
First U.S. insurance company approved to compete in Costa Rican market
Costa Rican women have come far, but still have far to go
Metallica rallies, electrifies its militia

Monday, March 8
President-elect looks to boost Costa Rica into space
Campaign looks to stem smuggling of wildlife
Ticos get jail time for allegedly aiding Colombian drug ring
Comedy Festival more uncomfortable than funny

Friday, March 5
Clinton pledges to support Latin American entrepreneurs
Rise in inflation rate slows in February
Costa Rica hockey league takes the ice
Presidential Challenge sport fishing tournament casts off

Thursday, March 4
Clinton joins foreign ministers in Costa Rica to discuss economic opportunity
Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano acting up
Costa Rica's basketball season tips off
Central American HIV Congress underway in San José

Wednesday, March 3
President-elect Chinchilla names campaign chief to be foreign minister
Chinchilla presents economic ideas to Chamber of Commerce
Floor opened to debate on law to promote culture and the arts
Officials seek Costa Ricans in Chile after quake.

Tuesday, March 2
90 tickets issued Monday morning under Costa Rica's new transit law
Central American lobsters get a break
Honduran president replaces army chief responsible for Zelaya ouster
International Arts Festival Announces Lineup for March Spectacular

Monday, March 1
Guns N' Roses concert tickets on sale Tuesday
Cuban social club gives it up to smoking hot blues
Costa Rica looks to take itself off tax haven list
Costa Rica shows solidarity with Chile as rescue efforts continue after massive earthquake

Friday, February 26
What you should know about the immigration law
Texas Johnny Brown headlines Costa Rica Blues Fest
Flu cases scarce but officials still wary
Microsoft increases investment in Costa Rica
Contradictory evidence delays court ruling on Pacific coast development

Thursday, February 25
Hillary Clinton to give keynote speech at Costa Rica event
Train route stretches to the east side
Hundreds of video cameras to monitor Costa Rican streets
Dig into your pockets: bus fares are going up

Wednesday, February 24
Arias castigates fellow leaders in last international appearance
New highway to Pacific sees fatalities
As tourism sector reels from bad year, fishing nets more visitors
Chief Avrol Looking Horse brings message of peace to Costa Rica

Tuesday, February 23
Costa Rica exports open 2010 on the rise
Probe into James Norris killing continues
Legislature considers reducing traffic fines
From exile, ex-President Zelaya seeks seat in region's parliament

Monday, February 22
Chinchilla makes international debut
Google includes Costa Rica in its search for new Latin America office
U.S. senators Dodd, Corker visit Costa Rica
Chinchilla meets with leftists following week of political peacemaking

Friday, February 19
Costa Rica wants U.S. retirees
In Nicaragua, opposition leader denounces ‘judicial dictatorship'
Foreign investment in technology keeps flowing into Costa Rica
Environment court complaints are piling up

Thursday, February 18
Japan injects Costa Rica with ‘rising sun' power
President-elect Chinchilla reconciles with the Left
Protesters decry high court's sluggish pace on shark fin case
Crisis causes worldwide damage in tourism industry

Wednesday, February 17
Prosecutor's Office: Talamanca mayor took from public coffers
Rural exports buck downward trend in 2009
Probe into journalist's death in El Salvador continues
Chinchilla seeks to bridge ideological divide

Tuesday, February 16
Costa Rica still on blacklist of tax havens
Five city blocks closed on Avenida 8
Infinito Gold acquires new digs in Nicaragua
Wet, wild and out of this world

Monday, February 15
Talamanca mayor, three others arrested on corruption charges
Press freedom group looks to Costa Rican legislature to repeal 102-year-old law
Employment indicator shows job gains
Costa Rica real estate made easy with new guide

Friday, February 12
Red Cross ships aid supplies to Haiti
New fair to attract foreign investment set for April
Costa Rica bids farewell to former President Trejos
Press freedom threatened in El Salvador, Panama

Thursday, February 11
NASA's Costa Rica radar trip winds up
Costa Rica closes free-trade deal with China
Guatemalan women take up arms amid climate of insecurity
Guevara's girlfriend's communion blunder prompts reaction

Wednesday, February 10
Half of ballots in Costa Rica election to be recounted
Region's leaders applaud Costa Rica vote
Agro institute: Invest in Haitian farming
Standard & Poor's predicts Costa Rican financial markets will remain stable

Tuesday, February 9
Costa Rica could strike free-trade deal with China by Wednesday
Diverse congress awaits Chinchilla after May 8
Bottlenecking on new Caldera highway prompts rethink
Women's Club celebrates 70 years of service

Monday, February 8
Costa Rica elects first woman president
Chinchilla optimistic on the election trail
Strike three for Solís
Libertarian candidate says party is ‘triumphant' despite defeat
In Costa Rica, kids take to the polls, too

Friday, February 5
Costa Rica ready for elections Sunday
Costa Rica cell phone market opening delayed again
Turrialba farmers urged to check for harm from acid rain
Travelers rank Costa Rica hotels high on TripAdvisor's top 100 list

Thursday, February 4
How elections work in Costa Rica
Candidates graded on environment plans
Transit law, CAFTA top legislators' list
Guatemala sends ambassador back to Honduras

Wednesday, February 3
Inter-American Highway reopens after fatal accident
Foreign residents in Costa Rica to receive stickers in passports
Inflation perks up after slumber
La Carpintera landowners get government's green stamp

Tuesday, February 2
NASA to comb Costa Rica in search of changes in terrain
Solís writes to Arias: Put mobile market on hold
Voters to get a free ride on Election Day
Starbucks puts a lid on Costa Rica coffee

Monday, February 1
Costa Rica sends first U-20 women's team to World Cup
CNE outlines risk areas around Turrialba volcano as gas still spews
Costa Rica sees series of new public works
Coastal Challenge 2010 off and running

Friday, January 29
Costa Rica rises to third on Yale's green list
U.S. citizen seeks refuge in a Costa Rican prison
Echandi: Association Agreement will benefit Central America
Political analysts point to growing influence of polls

Thursday, January 28
Costa Rica's Caldera highway opens, but not without roadblocks
In Honduras, Zelaya leaves, Lobo takes office
New look Ticos stay positive after loss to Argentina
No soccer on Election Day

Wednesday, January 27
Cisco Systems to create entrepreneurial institute in Costa Rica
Airlines offer reduced fares for Election Day
Latin America only region with rise in teen pregnancies since 1980
Tremors by the dozens shake Costa Rica, Panama

Tuesday, January 26
Only 30 percent pay luxury home tax
Qatar emir considers investment options in Costa Rica
Train will move on up to the east side
Weak exports year finishes on a high note

Monday, January 25
In Nicaragua, iconic journalist leaves TV station
New highway to slice driving time to Pacific by more than half
Chunches de Mar: One man's trash is another one's art
Solís ruffles China's feathers over ‘Dalai Lama stadium' remark

Friday, January 22
Costa Rica receives first order of H1N1 flu vaccine
Ousted Honduran president pleased with get out of country free pass
EU targets May summit for signing of Association Agreement
Farming halted at Turrialba volcano
Service sector chugs along foreign investment track

Thursday, January 21
Helium also rising from Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano
PAC: No money for advertisements
Auto insurance policy to offer drinkers a safe ride home
Panamanian president's bodyguard arrested in alleged kidnapping plot

Wednesday, January 20
Costa Rica to OK mobile providers by September
Death of U.S. man in Costa Rica under investigation
U.S. citizens in Costa Rica lose fight against extradition
Arias accused of dictatorship as his approval rating falls

Tuesday, January 19
Another Costa Rican located, two still missing after Haiti's quake
Costa Rican Red Cross collects nearly $235,000 for Haiti relief while ground mission suspended
Many of Turrialba's evacuees move to subsidized homes
Elections tribunal rules out manual recount

Monday, January 18
Costa Rican left wing forms coalition for Feb. 7 election
Spain's troubadour Sabina to play in May
Costa Ricans in Haiti unaccounted for as search efforts continue
Environment officials say prepare for forest fires this year

Friday, January 15
In Costa Rica, CAFTA hits a snag
Costa Rica's flu vaccines delayed by strike, two more die
Guatemalan planned his own murder, probe finds
ICE invests over $410,000 into publicity in December

Thursday, January 14
Costa Rica lends a hand to Haiti
Costa Rica to seal free trade deal with Singapore
Nicaragua's Everth Cabrera set to make his mark in Major League Baseball
Libertarian candidate proposes to dollarize the economy

Wednesday, January 13
Costa Rica welcomes three key ambassadors
Still time to file luxury home taxes
Hard rains persist in Costa Rica's Caribbean
Study reveals importance of remittances sent from Costa Rica to Nicaragua

Tuesday, January 12
Storm tears off roofs, cuts power
CEO of BetOnSports sentenced to 33 months in prison
Costa Rican police say Bostonian was strangled
Palmares festivities begin Wednesday

Monday, January 11
Nicaragua's opposition calls for impeachment of President Ortega
Future uncertain for Turrialba volcano evacuees
Belgian sensation takes title in singles and doubles at Costa Rica tennis tourney
Central America fares better in region's end-year trade results

Friday, January 8
Joan Rivers not the only one stuck in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's earthquake, one year later
Turrialba volcano not harming anyone
Candidates propose to leave poverty behind

Thursday, January 7
Turrialba still busy but lava unlikely, says UCR scientist
Inflation for 2009 lowest rate in 38 years
U.S. backs Costa Rican carbon neutrality plan with $100,000 grant
Costa Rica takes helm of OAS council

Wednesday, January 6
Families evacuate Turrialba area as volcano acts up
The Copa del Café welcomes the best of international youth tennis
New Chinese Ambassador steps in amid controversial free trade agreement
Dixon family offers $10,000 reward for British journalist gone missing in Guanacaste

Tuesday, January 5
Vehicle import scam targets gringos
Gas prices expected to remain steady in 2010
Europe donates thousands to fight effects of drought in Nicaragua
U.S. to launch Spanish gun-tracking software in Costa Rica

Monday, January 4
Japan funds plans for bridge over San Juan
San José driving restriction back in effect
Red Cross counts nearly 1,000 deaths by year's end
Panama marks 10 years of canal control

Friday, Jan 1 (No daily news)