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Friday, July 3
Reflection: An observer's account of Honduras
Costa Rica looks to continue run of quality play in CONCACAF Gold Cup
OAS chief travels to Honduras to demand Zelaya's return
Costa Rican GDP falls for fourth consecutive quarter; inflation up slightly
U.S. expats celebrate their independence in Costa Rica

Thursday, July 2
Ex-boxing champ, Managua mayor Argüello is dead
Honduras crisis casts shadow over Panamanian presidential inauguration
Costa Ricans score poorly in confidence in government, knowledge of Constitution
Osa to invest in paving central roadway

Wednesday, July 1
Costa Rican president calls for tougher measures against Honduras' current government
Businesses begin to face the music, and pay for it
Anti-mafia bill passes first vote in Costa Rica
After 98 years, butterfly makes an appearance

Tuesday, June 30
Nicaragua hosts multiple summits in favor of deposed Honduran leader
Costa Rica reports second flu death
Georgia Tech to open logistics and supply chain facility in Costa Rica
New map to bring ‘intelligent' design to greater San José

Monday, June 29
Region's leaders rally behind ousted Honduran president
Costa Rica slips by Venezuela in sloppy soccer match at Saprissa
Kater set free despite U.S. extradition request for kidnapping
Drunken driving causes turnover in leadership at housing institute

Friday, June 26
Drugs top Ticos' worry list, says UNA study
New skating facility opens in La Sabana
Panama not panicking amid economic trouble
Costa Rica's development bank gives small businesses a boost

Thursday, June 25
Costa Rica's Liberia airport to get facelift, $35 million expansion
Costa Rica to roll out ‘big money'
Tensions mount between Nicaragua government and separatists
Guatemala grapples with rising tide of violence

Wednesday, June 24
Six Internet companies to log in to Costa Rica market
Violinist Midori arrives for a week in Costa Rica
Rainforest Alliance and Nestlé form ‘Ecolaboration' around coffee
Flu virus hits 209 cases in Costa Rica

Tuesday, June 23
Israeli tourist shot dead in Costa Rica
Free trade begins between Panama and Guatemala
In Nicaragua, Cenis trial suspended after Montealegre no-show
Costa Rica's ‘Route of the Conquerors' back on track

Monday, June 22
Costa Rica water authorities start inspections in San José
Costa Rica's public employees get pay raise
Responding to social justice issues with a new language
Costa Rican artists honor World Refugee Day

Friday, June 19
Costa Rica considers expanding rights of workers' unions
Colegio Humboldt races to be 1st carbon-free school in Costa Rica
Costa Rican cargo found full of sharks and cocaine
Slow going on San Carlos Highway

Thursday, June 18
U.S. ambassador takes last bow with $4 million anti-drug initiative
Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano reopens after landslide
Costa Rican courtship of U.S. tourists to be turned up a notch
Renowned Japanese violinist visits Costa Rica to promote music education

Wednesday, June 17
Costa Rica industries urge government to freeze free-trade plan with China
Blind man runs for president of Costa Rica
Leonardo DiCaprio's next film eyes Costa Rican virtual casinos
U.S. tourist among Nicaragua's A(H1N1) flu patients
Musical fiesta descends on Costa Rica capital this weekend

Tuesday, June 16
Calls for U.S. ambassador's ouster in Nicaragua
Bumpers crash as license plate driving restrictions deemed unconstitutional
Costa Rica and China start third round of free-trade talks
Controversy continues over tuna farms in Costa Rica

Monday, June 15
Costa Rica issues alert Level 3 as Arenal Volcano spews vapor
New study can predict next Costa Rica dengue fever outbreak
Cops arrested in Costa Rica cocaine theft
3 in 10 of Costa Rica's seniors face discrimination or abuse

Friday, June 12
Flu virus labelled pandemic by World Health Organization
Signs of recovery in Costa Rica?
New jobs for some, layoffs for others
ICE, competitors debate opening of mobile market

Thursday, June 11
MCC cuts $64 million in aid to Nicaragua
Costa Rica environmentalists keep up pressure against Crucitas mine
H1N1 cases break the 100 mark in Costa Rica
No sour promise: Limón project signed into action

Wednesday, June 10
Boston Scientific opens new plant in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is home to 3.5 percent of world's known marine species
Nicaragua grants asylum to Peruvian indigenous leader
New candidate steps forward in Libertarian Movement

Tuesday, June 9
Cuba refuses OAS offer to rejoin
Voter turnout surpasses expectations for Costa Rica political primary
Costa Rica gas prices on the rise
Local produce struggles to maintain roots in Costa Rica

Monday, June 8
Laura Chinchilla wins ruling party's primary vote
Coastal law to stimulate development in Nicaragua
Costa Rica rolls on, takes first place in division
Spanish photographers focus on Costa Rican nature

Friday, June 5
Costa Rican scientists discover new species of fish and frogs
Costa Rica clobbers U.S., keeps win streak alive
Do-Re-Mi's to save trees in Costa Rica
Caldera Highway Problems Alleged

Thursday, June 4
OAS lifts Cuba suspension after 47 years
Taca reduces corporate prices by 35 percent
First 5 cases of H1N1 flu detected in Nicaragua
Costa Rica looks down pipeline at closer trade ties with South American giant

Wednesday, June 3
Costa Rica hopes to defend home field winning streak
Costa Rica remains leader in health, but faces uncertain future
OAS meeting strays from violence agenda, focuses on relations with Cuba
Prices dipping down in Costa Rica

Tuesday, June 2
Neighboring leaders arrive in El Salvador in support of new president
UNESCO: Nine Costa Rican languages in danger
Southern Costa Rica to reel in harmful fishing practices
H1N1 flu virus count rises to 50 in Costa Rica

Monday, June 1
Costa Rica opposition party hosts first nationwide primary
Habitat for Humanity to give homeless Costa Rica quake victims new digs
Costa Ricans fight to criminalize animal cruelty
Costa Rica Red Cross bears heavy burden

Friday, May 29
Honduran coast suffers severe earthquake
AMCHAM calls for rule of law, transparency in Nicaragua
Seven patients infected with bacteria die in San José hospital
It hurts now, but Ticos upbeat about future

Thursday, May 28
Liberia Mía wins championship after rocky tournament
Businesses seek eco-solutions at sustainability congress in Costa Rica
Osa to double trash collection efforts
Costa Ricans join international push for active lives

Wednesday, May 27
Costa Rica historic preservation offers little for owners
Costa Rican airline does right by going green
Costa Rica and Nicaragua engage in tit-for-tat over regional integration
Guatemala job losses could reach 150,000
Artists' collective rocks out in exhibit

Tuesday, May 26
Nicaragua proposes skipping Costa Rica's turn at SICA's helm
Costa Rican reggae man to open for Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Anti-tuna farm protest gains ground in southern Costa Rica
Chinchilla gains wide margin in polls two weeks before party primary

Monday, May 25
Herediano and Liberia play to scoreless tie in Costa Rica soccer final
Costa Rica trade deficit narrows
Legislators consider repealing dry law on election days
Panamanian bank opens doors in Costa Rica

Friday, May 22
Construction halted on Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast
Final soccer game suspended under Saprissa appeal
Costa Rica crude consumption drops 15.28 percent
Tips taken under the table
Intel consolidation means more jobs in Costa Rica

Thursday, May 21
Guatemalan president gets backing from Central American leaders at SICA meeting
Testing reveals 11 more H1N1 cases in Costa Rica
Donors await MCC's decision on Nicaragua
Costa Rica English teachers aim to raise the bar

Wednesday, May 20
U.S. college graduate likely victim of Costa Rica drowning
Immigration, EU fund expected to be hot topics at SICA meeting
Government streamlines ID process for foreigners with permanent residency
New art gallery opens in Los Yoses

Tuesday, May 19
Costa Rican economy could make a 2010 comeback
Primary campaigns enter final days
Costa Rica cops seize toy guns from private security guards
FedEx named top workplace in Central America

Monday, May 18
Cost of cigarettes would quadruple under proposed law
Noted urban planners envision better San José
Costa Rica telecom monopoly slow to unravel
Dance piece exposes pain of child exploitation

Friday, May 15
Intel fined $1.45 billion by European Commission
Costa Rica's Expotur 2009 kicks off
Number of individuals carrying flu virus in Costa Rica could become clearer next week
Costa Rica saves more turtles but remains on U.S. black list

Thursday, May 14
FBI to aid Guatemala probe of slain lawyer
Accused financer linked to property in Costa Rica
Former Salvadoran war zone reinvented as peace tourism destination
Left-leaning candidate Solís says education is key to progress

Wednesday, May 13
Emergency officials issue yellow alert amid Costa Rica Caribbean rainstorm
Central Bank indicates downturn is deepening, but still no mention of the R word
Malaria and dengue fever numbers drop significantly in Costa Rica
Photographer ordered to hand over photos of Costa Rica helicopter accident

Tuesday, May 12
Vacationer drowns off Costa Rica's Playa Azul; another still missing
Boston teenagers go home with flu virus
Same-sex union advocate slams Costa Rica church for stoking opposition
Children's arts activities to promote peace in San José

Monday, May 11
Costa Rica reports first death from AH1N1 flu
Expotur with a down-to-earth focus
Arias responds to criticism over handling of economic crisis
What's in a name? Possibly funding…

Friday, May 8
Tax Tensions Grow between Nicaragua, Nation of the Moskitia
Process for creating new businesses to be streamlined
Inter-urban train set to roll
Chinchilla: New challenges for 2010 presidency

Thursday, May 7
Inflation rate continues to fall in Costa Rica
U.S. bans Costa Rican shrimp
Central America poised to lose jobs in the coming months
Can Nicaragua tourism benefit from crisis?

Wednesday, May 6
Costa Rica rainy season dries up business
Nicaraguan government blames hackers for souring church-state relations
Four more flu cases identified in Costa Rica
Costa Rica poetry festival aims to stop violence one verse at a time

Tuesday, May 5
Depeche Mode tour to hit Costa Rica
Ex-pilot with Public Security Ministry dies in helicopter crash with 347 kilos of cocaine
Turtle NGO sets out to stop tuna farm plans for southern Costa Rica
Thai government seeks extradition of ex-leader from Nicaragua

Monday, May 4
‘Crazies' have it: Panama elects supermarket magnate Martinelli president
Carlos Muñoz makes surf history at Costa Rica finals at Playa Hermosa
Flu virus surfaces in Costa Rica with no identified ties to Mexico
Workers pass up holiday in favor of protests, parade
Arias highlights achievements during Labor Day address

Friday, May 1
Suspected H1N1 flu cases in Costa Rica up to 129
Costa Rican cities begin recycling plans
Business resumes for packaged food producer four months after Costa Rica quake
Costa Rica wards off economic flu, so far

Thursday, April 30
Costa Rica allots $5 million to fight flu
Firestone opens new plant in Costa Rica
Walker stops in Costa Rica on hike across continent
Electronic highway toll passes coming to Costa Rica

Wednesday, April 29
Costa Rica identifies second flu victim
Central America moves to ward off flu
Tourism slump continues despite Easter bump
Calderón launches presidential campaign despite ongoing trial

Tuesday, April 28
Costa Rica takes precautions against flu outbreak
On trial for corruption, former president expected to announce 2010 candidacy
Costa Rica Pacific beach clean-up collects record mounds of trash
Fernando Berrocal kicks campaign into gear

Monday, April 27
Costa Rica escapes swine flu outbreak so far
Cast for Costa Rica reality show announced
Expats go '60s for British Queen's birthday bash
Costa Rica cement company closes five plants

Friday, April 24
Joint exercise brings U.S. forces to Costa Rica
Indigenous separatists take YATAMA party headquarters in Nicaragua
Costa Rica pilot remembered for his love of life
Case against former Costa Rica president marred by threats, accusations of lies

Thursday, April 23
Separatist group declares independence from Nicaragua
Positive trade winds from another Asian power
Fire damages five buildings in Alajuela
World Bank millions one step closer to Costa Rica’s impoverished Caribbean
New Costa Rica envoy Escalante takes his seat in Washington

Wednesday, April 22
Judge refuses Blagojevich trip to Costa Rica for reality TV appearance
Arias administration pushes for tougher gun laws in Costa Rica
Fifth PriceSmart in Costa Rica sets up shop
Guatemala's Colom optimistic U.S. will hit the gas on immigration reform

Tuesday, April 21
Newsflash: Nicaragua back on board for Central America-EU talks
Controversial Costa Rica water project gets green light
Argentina’s Los Fabulosos Cadillacs to roll into Costa Rica
Costa Ricans save under Oscar Arias

Monday, April 20
Costa Rica president's plea to curtail arms trafficking gets positive response
Costa Rica's Arias praises Obama as ‘president who listens'
China proves tough negotiator for Costa Rica
Mayor favors closing Manuel Antonio park

Friday, April 17
Is Obama a Sandinista? We'll find out Sunday
Results from survey paint picture of reader audience
EU-Central America set for Brussels meeting to decide future of trade talks
National Theater gets financial aid for restoration

Thursday, April 16
Weakened political party redefines image, message
Costa Rica demand for fuel falling fast
Barceló gets new hotels on Jacó, Playa Azul
China trade talks enter second round

Wednesday, April 15
Costa Rica president set for Trinidad summit
Obama invites Central America presidents to post-summit meeting
Key witness says he paid Costa Rican ex-president to facilitate deal
ICT launches campaign to promote local tourism

Tuesday, April 14
U.S. follows Costa Rica, El Salvador along bridge to Cuba
Scientists investigate massive fish deaths at Costa Rican beach
Protest in Santa Ana brings traffic to a standstill
IMF approves $735 million fund for Costa Rica

Monday, April 13
Legalities prevent renovation and expansion of Costa Rica oil refinery
Costa Rica to collect taxes on businesses that dump sewage into rivers
‘Paparazzi Monkey' climbs onto bookshelves
Marian Baker School celebrates 25 years

Wednesday, April 8
Costa Rica removed from tax haven blacklist
In China, suspects confess to trafficking youngsters to Costa Rica
Nicaragua urges Central America unity before Brussels powwow
Homosexuals meet in Panama to discuss human rights in Central America

Tuesday, April 7
Costa Rica hosts its first international cricket tournament
Deaths from drunk driving in Costa Rica are down in 2009
UPS survey: Costa Rica execs see bright side of gloomy economy
Europe ‘ready' to listen to Nicaragua

Monday, April 6
Gunshot fired at photographers at Tom and Gisele's Costa Rica wedding
FC Dallas signs Costa Rica midfielder Alvaro Sánchez
Vicente Fernández show canceled for lack of permits
Emergency officials urge caution around Arenal Volcano

Friday, April 3
Costa Rica Q1 inflation slows to 0.83 percent
Costa Rica makes OECD's tax haven blacklist
Journalist murdered in Guatemala
Sun ray index could reduce risk of skin of cancer

Thursday, April 2
Nicaragua pulls out of EU talks
Future emergency chief Rosales inherits downtrodden office
Quakes destroy 3 dwellings, damage 10 others in Nicaragua
Costa Rica conference focuses on biofuel tree Jatropha

Wednesday, April 1
7th round of EU-Central America under way up after rocky start
Agents raid Costa Rica emergency commission amid fraud allegations
Costa Rica president slams Latin American gov'ts for arms spending
Rain on hot summer's parade in San José?

Tuesday, March 31
Biden says U.S. economy key to Central American recovery
Ortega eliminates visa fee for Costa Rican tourists
Jill Biden visits low-income Costa Rican elementary school
Nicaraguan mission goes to Venezuela to free meat held in customs

Monday, March 30
Biden: U.S. moving toward ‘new day' in Latin American relations
Ticos disappointed, but unconcerned by national team's 0-2 loss to Mexico
Tourism slump expected for Semana Santa
Earth Hour brings Josefinos together

Friday, March 27
Costa Rica to say lights out for Earth Hour
Detours suggested for Escazú commute
Costa Rica and Mexico set for showdown at the Azteca
JetBlue lands its first Central America flight in Costa Rica
Biden’s Costa Rica visit a preview for April summit

Thursday, March 26
Costa Rica town determined to resolve itinerant police station issue
Nicaragua signs energy accord with PetroVietnam
President Arias heading to Mexico
Southern Costa Rica miners fear for their way of life with big concessions on horizon

Wednesday, March 25
Four up, four down in Costa Rica Blue Flag league of clean beaches
Costa Rica president says no to oil exploration
Costa Rica railway to go electric
More than 5 million Latin American women fall victim to sex trafficking

Tuesday, March 24
Costa Rica taxi drivers strike again
Weatherman forecasts 14 tropical storms next year
Costa Rica deficit grows to $172 million
Nicaragua reeling in fresh foreign seafood buyers, says fisheries chief

Monday, March 23
Clinton invites Funes to Costa Rica summit; Ortega not attending
Costa Rica trade deficit in early months down 62 percent over last year
Mountain biking champ opens camp in Costa Rica
Tourism at Costa Rica's Poás Volcano takes a dive after earthquake

Friday, March 20
Nicaraguan activists hopeful court will overturn therapeutic abortion ban
China to invest in new technology park in Costa Rica
Nicaragua expels U.S. man accused of kidnapping his kids
Cuba ‘accepts' renewal of ties with Costa Rica

Thursday, March 19
Costa Rica reaches out to Cuba
Business leaders call for true national dialogue in Nicaragua
Corporation tied to former minister Dobles accused of environmental damage
Heredia to be half-hour train ride from San José
Gallardo to step down as Costa Rica emergency chief

Wednesday, March 18
Remittances to Latin America to fall in 2009
Drugmaker Pfizer concentrates regional operations in Costa Rica
Costa Rica, Colombia seek update on drug war
Skyrunners to climb Costa Rica volcanoes at top speed

Tuesday, March 17
Researchers spot giant sharks in Costa Rica
Costa Rica smashes U.S. 3-0 in under-20 men's soccer
Leftwing journalist wins historic election in El Salvador
Costa Rica economic activity slows 4.5 percent in January

Monday, March 16
Left-wing candidate Funes projected winner in El Salvador presidential elections
Nicaragua's Ortega unconcerned over loss of over $62 million in aid
Costa Rican sea turtle to get prosthetic fins after shark attack
First American football game in Costa Rica a hit, pun intended

Friday, March 13
U.S. vice president to visit Costa Rica
Varying Costa Rica quake readings confusing, but normal
Vice Minister Rodríguez steps in after environment chief resigns
‘Telecommuting' saves time, money, and gas

Thursday, March 12
Two quakes hit southwest Costa Rica, no reports of injuries
$13 million investment to help Costa Rica airport see the light
U.S. maintains aid suspension to Nicaragua
Want to help Costa Rica learn English?

Wednesday, March 11
Costa Rica mining agency admits weak controls as scandal unfolds
Epsy Campbell announces the ‘hour of sweet rebellion'
Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio beaches waving the Blue Flags again
Delta Airlines scaling back globally, but Latin America safe for now

Tuesday, March 10
Environment minister defends concession as legit
Costa Rican zoo Marchks birth of first giraffe in Central America
New book looks at Latin Americans' attitudes toward Spain
Costa Rica Coast Guard seizes 262 kilograms of cocaine

Monday, March 9
Costa Rica environment minister steps down under fire
Nicaragua's Ortega supports ending ban on consecutive presidential terms
Forest fires scorch thousands of acres in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Alliance Française to host ‘graphic' concert in San José

Friday, March 6
Nicaragua pleads case against Costa Rica before the International Court of Justice
Mexico's Café Tacvba alights in Costa Rica
Taxi, bus fares motor south
Japan donates ¢50 million for Poás Volcano National Park

Thursday, March 5
Pineapple companies under criminal investigation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica moves up tourism index, still tops Latin American nations
Costa Rica gets much-needed anti-terrorism law on the books
Fires destroy homes in Costa Rica

Wednesday, March 4
Outbreak of mysterious ‘grisi siknis' illness grips indigenous towns in Nicaragua
Costa Rica inflation continues to slow in February
Salvadoran presidential candidates in virtual tie
U.S. report cites Costa Rica human rights problems

Tuesday, March 3
Canadiennes squash competition at Costa Rica Bowl tennis tourney
Costa Rica's standing in business tourism is sub-par, says sector leader
Nicaragua government cuts ribbon on new fuel storage tanks
Buses fares drop slightly

Monday, March 2
Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio gets extension to clean up
FBI arrests U.S. man wanted for kidnapping and murder in Costa Rica
Nicaragua announces hydroelectric project
Costa Rica-Nicaragua river spat takes seat at The Hague

Friday, Feb 27
Costa Rica trade deficit shrinks
Banco de Costa Rica loans millions to would-be homebuyers
Nicaragua braces for more street violence
Runners warm up for Dominicalito race

Thursday, Feb 26
2,000 jobs could sail into Costa Rican Caribbean with revamp for yacht race
Costa Rica park seeks extension, but loses Blue Flag
Boat caught illegally fishing nearby Costa Rica's Isla del Coco
Costa Rica revving up for Mexico ‘Challenge'

Wednesday, Feb 25
Costa Rica's teens know little about HIV risks
Costa Rica and France team up against climate change
Nicaragua assumes rotating Central America court presidency
United World College does its part in Poasito

Tuesday, Feb 24
Clock ticking on Costa Rica national park closure
Domino's ex-employees get piece of the pie in Costa Rica
Exhibition in Costa Rica to show orchids by the bloomin' thousand
Harsher weather and competition chop cantaloupe crop in half in Costa Rica

Monday, Feb 23
Costa Rica exports take hard hit in January
Costa Rica's UPEACE to offer new M.A. in sustainable development
Spain's Barceló opens second hotel in Nicaragua
Banking association wants lower reserve requirements; Central Bank refuses

Friday, Feb 20
Costa Rica cuts $13.4 million from public university spending
Costa Rica hosts bilingual job fair
Arsonists burn hundreds of protected hectares in Costa Rica
Costa Rica state banks reduce interest rates

Thursday, Feb 19
U.S. club owner shot dead in Costa Rica
Seguros del Magisterio set to be first private competitor in Costa Rica insurance market
Ex-employees file suits against Liberia-based Sábila Industrial
Costa Rica airport expansion delayed indefinitely

Wednesday, Feb 18
Costa Rica priests to forgive abortion
Costa Rica finds U.S. ‘amigos' to help quake recovery
Fewer Central Americans emigrating amid crisis
Chief Prosecutor says soccer coach killed by organized crime

Tuesday, Feb 17
Afro-Costa Rican activist to run for president
Forest fire burns in northwestern Costa Rica's Barra Honda
China buys more Costa Rican debt
Costa Rica police seize 424 kilos of cocaine, 2 stuffed in man's underwear

Monday, Feb 16
Costa Rica's Central Bank indicates economy in recession
Costa Rica closes pricey embassies
TACA to drop flights and employees
Costa Rica prison inmates to crack open the books

Friday, Feb 13
Summertime arrives in Costa Rica with beach volleyball tourney
NGO to raise more roofs for Costa Rica earthquake victims
Costa Rica sets date for trade talks with Singapore
R&D investment is lagging in Costa Rica

Thursday, Feb 12
World Bank offers Costa Rica $500 million
Blaze chars 35 hectares of Costa Rica forest
E.U.-Central America trade talks still sticky
INBioparque paints the house green

Wednesday, Feb 11
U.S. motorbiker dies in Costa Rica after fatal flip
More companies close doors in Costa Rica
Job fair to offer relief to unemployed in San José
Central America itching to talk immigration with Obama

Tuesday, Feb 10
Job-seekers flood San José job bank
NGO builds prefab houses for Costa Rica earthquake victims
U.S. medical mission won't return after Sandinista leader ‘interference'
Costa Rica to train tourism employees amid crisis

Monday, Feb 9
Unimer poll: Costa Rica president approval rating rebounds
Bad weather slams Central America
Gas prices to rise in Costa Rica
Costa Rica looks to dominate Honduras on home turf

Friday, Feb 6
Flood warning in Limón, Sarapiquí
JW Marriott and Grupo Poma launch Guanacaste hotel
Costa Rica police to patrol rivers, canals of Puntarenas
Environment Ministry under investigation

Thursday, Feb 5
Government gets tough on unlicensed taxis
Costa Rica inflation slows to 0.38 percent
Eco crusader crowns Costa Rica ‘BioGem'
Tihany spectacular to dazzle San José

Wednesday, Feb 4
Taxis plan strike to put brakes on unauthorized competition
Costa Rica mortgage bank chief ousted after thousand-dollar feast
Nicaragua announces suspension of tourist visas
Costa Rica tourism sings blues after rocking years

Tuesday, Feb 3
Domino's Pizza closes shop in San José
Nicaragua-made stogie gets presidential treatment in U.S.
Costa Rica state bank slashes interest
Intel Costa Rica: No layoffs for now

Monday, Feb 2
Panama takes regional soccer championship over Costa Rica
Costa Rica unveils plan to help poor, reduce layoffs
Deported Nicaraguan mother hopeful case will be reviewed
No plans to slow Costa Rica environment tribunal's roll

Friday, Jan 30
Grupo Nación, Merck downsizing workforces in Costa Rica
Earthquake could ruin greater San José metro area
Costa Rica to hold haute cuisine cook-off
Trail race to traverse southern Pacific coast

Thursday, Jan 29
Costa Rica cities reach world-class murder rates in 2008
Costa Rica traffic law sees 1st big bump in the road
Euro café buyers sniffing around Costa Rica
Op-ed: Costa Rica insurance competition months off

Wednesday, Jan 28
Agüero gets gamut of cautionary measures
Global firms drop anchor for Costa Rica's Caribbean port project
Latin America could see 2.4 million layoffs
With 7 million new trees, Costa Rica's breathing easier
Nature Air opens Costa Rica's first vehicle bio-fuel station

Tuesday, Jan 27
‘Terminal' man from Cuba granted refugee status
Nicaragua drops criminal probe of NGOs
San José gets “love” with highest budget ever
With U.S. travelers caught in recession, Costa Rica goes fishing in European seas

Monday, Jan 26
‘La Sele' win games, get robbed
Finance Ministry to infuse cash into economy
World Bank signs $7 million check for Nicaragua's food crisis
4.5 quake strikes off Costa Rica Pacific coast
Próspero Fernández highway down 2 lanes for road work

Friday, Jan 23
Costa Rica organized crime bill ‘needs a lot of work'
Costa Rica play Panama, Guatemala in UNCAF
Road authority seeks new route to Cinchona
Nicaragua to rock for the environment
Aftershocks continue to rattle Costa Rica

Thursday, Jan 22
Costa Rica earthquake devastates agriculture sector
Costa Rica's Poás Volcano National Park reopens after quake
Costa Rica backs Ecuador in EU banana battle
Banco Nacional starts lending state money

Wednesday, Jan 21
Costa Rica fêtes Obama inauguration with U.S.
30 multinational firms set up shop in Costa Rica in 2008
Costa Rica quake causes mass fish die-off
Finance Ministry in the black two years in a row

Tuesday, Jan 20
Costa Rica and China begin talks on trade pact
Costa Rica accepts Palestinian ambassador
Miskitos accuse Sandinistas of fraud in Nicaragua's Caribbean coast vote
Chat: Is Costa Rica in recession?
Bus fares could drop following latest gas slash

Monday, Jan 19
Western Union opens account for U.S. donations to Costa Rica quake victims
Mayoral elections in Nicaragua's Caribbean conducted peacefully, authorities say
Costa Rica gears up for 2010 elections
Costa Rican babies to be vaccinated against meningitis and pneumonia
Recovery Commission: Families from shelters to homes in 3 weeks

Friday, Jan 16
Costa Rica lawmakers say they'll take $65 million World Bank loan
Sala IV court slams Sardinal water project
Managua mayor sworn in amid home financing scandal
Relief commission seeks warm homes for more than 2,000 quake victims
Tremors throughout the day leave landslides in San Miguel

Thursday, Jan 15
AyA: Drinking water back up for quake-affected zone
BCR offering several options for Costa Rica quake victims
Alemán denies negotiating his freedom in Nicaragua
Costa Rica spends record $2 billion on oil

Wednesday, Jan 14
Science of a Costa Rica quake: Expect the aftershocks
More quakes rattle Costa Rica; 3 more bodies found from 6.2 temblor
Three injured, 160 arrested in clash with police in Nicaragua
Calle 13 and other bands penciled in for new Palmares dates

Tuesday, Jan 13
Facing $100 million in damage, Costa Rica seeks cash
Progress on roads hit by the Costa Rica quake
Where to help Costa Rica earthquake victims
Palmares festivities postponed for national mourning

Monday, Jan 12
Quake death toll at 19 but 89 still missing
Twitter, Facebook and blogs abuzz with earthquake news in Costa Rica
Police find a ton of cocaine, man with gunshot wound to the head
Keys and Souto win Copa del Café tennis tourney

Friday, Jan 9
Earthquake leaves at least 3 dead in Costa Rica
Palmares to party on, but with some limits
Nicaragua starts '09 with continued political violence
Costa Rica streamlines process for getting license plates

Thursday, Jan 8
San José feels first jiggle of the year
Three injured in fresh cross-party clashes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua under dengue alert
HSBC now sells national life insurance in Costa Rica

Wednesday, Jan 7
Costa Rica's 2008 inflation hits 13.9 percent
Heredia pub brings the bar home to patrons wary of new traffic law
Nicaragua's opposition fights to take control of Congress
Frontier flying on the cheap out of Costa Rica

Tuesday, Jan 6
Costa Rica criticizes Israel, Hamas
New traffic law already has netted 172 DUI arrests
Gas prices up in Nicaragua
Costa Rica guzzles less fuel in 2008

Monday, Jan 5
Costa Rica serves Copa del Café tennis tourney
Costa Rica beefs up border with Nicaragua after holidays
Palestinian envoy hails solidarity with Nicaragua, to Israel's chagrin
Frogs strut stuff in OTS calendar

Friday, Jan 2
Calling U.S. from Costa Rica gets cheaper
Costa Rica's 2008 death toll up to 1090
3 Dead, 5 wounded at New Year's party shooting in Nicaragua
Costa Rica gamers make cows fly in Apple phones

Thursday, Jan 1 (No daily news)