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Wednesday, January 2
High Times for Drug Patrol
Second Referendum a Possibility in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Serves Up Junior Tennis Tournament
Alajuela and Heredia Buses Back on Paseo Colón

Thursday, January 3
Groundhog Day a la Tica Predicts Rainy February
Grateful Dead and Phish Fans Come Head to Head in Jacó
Red Cross Death Toll Soars in Costa Rica
Banner Year for Costa Rica's Government Finances

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Week of January 7 - January 11, 2008

Monday, January 7
New Tiny Friends Found In Costa Rica's La Amistad Park
Immigration Police Send 1,700 Nicaraguan Migrants Packing
Costa Rican Soccer Team Girded for Uphill Road to World Cup
Ticos Back to Work

Tuesday, January 8
U.S. Attorney Charges 12 In Costa Rica-based Online Gambling Operation
Mexico 's Molotov to Set it Off in Costa Rica
Prominent Nicaraguan Newspaperman Dies
Isla del Coco Nominated to be New Natural Wonder

Wednesday, January 9
Inflation Up 10.81% for the Year in Costa Rica
5,000 Nicaraguans Flood Costa Rican Consulates Daily
Security Guard Shot Dead in Escazú
Tico Forward Fonseca to Strike Again For Guatemala's Comunicaciones Team

Thursday, January 10
World Bank to Loan Costa Rica $72.5 for Limón Overhaul
$60,700 Worth in Jewels Stolen from San José Shop
Nicaragua's National Assembly Opens Sessions Amid Political Crisis
This Weekend's Surf Circuit Switches to Playa Hermosa

Friday, January 11
Central Bank to Introduce 200 Córdoba Bill in Nicaragua
Costa Rica-Sweden Friendly is Wanchope's Adiós
Cornell's Wind Ensemble Returns
Poll: 54.6% of Nicaraguans Disapprove of Ortega
Flotsam, Jetsam Theme of Montezuma Art Festival

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Week of January 14 - January 18, 2008

Monday, January 14
Costa Rican Electricity Institute Says No Power Outages This Year
Police Chief Withdraws Resignation After Gov't Agrees Bigger Budget
Costa Rica's Soccer Team Loses 0-1 to Sweden
Spanish-Speakers Get New Online Tool to Help Solve Queries

Tuesday, January 15
Worldwide oil woes spark gas hike request
National Parks boost entrance fees
Rats, famine and illness plague indigenous communities in Nicaragua
First big bust of the year yields 100 kilos of cocaine

Wednesday, January 16
New high-speed service available to businesses in Costa Rica
Third CAFTA bill gets initial green light  
Nicaragua's U.S. ambassador to leave his post in July
Uribe opens new home on the range for tourists  

Thursday, January 17
Tamarindo drowning underscores beach danger
Chávez to Nicaragua: Bolivarian alternative will set you free
Honduran president sets off Palmares parade, hoof by hoof
New tech and service firms touched down in 2007

Friday, January 18
Costa Rica's San José-Caldera highway en route
Nicaraguan coffee exports percolate in first two months of harvest
Pacific cruising launches to a good start
Private bank debt will be paid, says Nicaraguan Central Bank pres
San José's ‘smart' stoplights to wise up, says Public Works Ministry

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Week of January 21 - January 25, 2008

Monday, January 21
German to swim length of Costa Rica 's Pacific coast
Cops strike down on crime town
Endangered birds stolen from Nicaraguan zoo
San José could have its own 'Barrio Chino'

Tuesday, January 22
Costa Rica's president says free Willy
Tico fugitive ex-policeman caught in Newark and sent home
Amodeo Gallery showcases work of a math-minded painter
Foreign aid for Costa Rica drying up, says Planning Ministry

Wednesday, January 23
Export Growth Slows to 14%
Shaman killed allegedly for casting spell on indigenous community
Saprissa gets friendly in Uruguay's Copa Ricard soccer tournament
Coffee producers select their finest for auction

Thursday, January 24
Ex-pat Dems to vote in online primaries
In the wake of drowning, Tamarindo residents take action
Costa Rica green-listed among top 10
San José's ‘smart stoplights' dumbed down by thieves

Friday, January 25
Palmares cranks it up a final notch
Forest fires wreak havoc in 2007
English teachers wrap up conference
Deepak Chopra to visit Costa Rica for Human Forum

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Week of January 28 - February 1, 2008

Monday, January 28
Maradona's ‘Showbol' a no-show in Costa Rica
Nicaragua to probe Costa Rican farming practices over San Juan River dispute
Remains of pre-Columbian settlement found in Nicaragua
More Tico lovers prefer moving in over marrying

Tuesday, January 29
Roble says ‘butts out' at its Costa Rican malls
New exhibit treats urban space with a capital ‘U'
U.S. citizen wanted for fraud arrested in Escazú
Nicaraguan drug bust yields more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine

Wednesday, January 30
Costa Rica's unemployment rate dips to 4.8%
Costa Rica  to push back the clock on U.S. trade accord
‘Sleepyhead' prostitutes scam unsuspecting johns
San José's La Sabana Park to lose non-native trees
Former education minister nabs top culture prize

Thursday, January 31
Costa Rica's Hotel Allegro Papagayo ordered shut down for sewage problems
Chávez's ‘Army of ALBA' blasted as crazy by Nicaraguan opposition
Gallup: Costa Rican prez's approval rating maxes 64%
Costa Rica, Iran tie 0-0 in frozen friendly

Friday, February 1
Dengue fever fight continues
Fishers busted with tuna off Costa Rica 's Isla del Coco
Gov. to issue higher denomination bills
Thousands expected at Jacó's reggaetón romp
National surf contest moves to Tamarindo

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Week of February 4 - February 8, 2008

Monday, February 4
Costa Rica joins in worldwide call for FARC's farewell to arms
Curtain call for arts grants with a social slant
High-reaching land scandal unfolds in Nicaragua
Over 100 Nicaraguans found crammed into two dwellings

Tuesday, February 5
Formerly conjoined twins return to Costa Rica
Government resolved in decision to close Papagayo hotel
Costa Rica's January inflation lower than past years
Another win for surfer Gilbert Brown at Tamarindo

Wednesday, February 6
U.S. ex-pats in Costa Rica make history in first global primary
After slamming U.S. drug agency, Ortega seeks U.S. help in drug war
Costa Rica establishes diplomatic relations with Palestinian ‘state'
Police warn foreigners to keep passports on them

Thursday, February 7
Obama favorite among Costa Rica's Democrats Abroad
Super Bowl's losing Patriots find fans in poor Nicaraguan homes
ICE testing out international text messaging
OIJ jumps on elaborate $200,000 property fraud scheme
Repsol gas station employees caught stealing

Friday, February 8
Footage shows violence by Costa Rican police
Costa Rica's soccer coach on hot seat for national team's no-win situation
Drug Control Police fed up with courts
Nicaragua festival to fill Granada's streets with prose

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Week of February 11 - February 15, 2008

Monday, February 11
Duran Duran, Incubus confirm first-ever dates in Costa Rica
Pope: Costa Rica should 'revitalize deep Christian roots,' beware of factions
Centrist candidate wins Liberation election
Back to school in Costa Rica
Facebook launches Spanish-language version of site

Tuesday, February 12
Costa Rica's first heart-lung transplant patient dies
National Oil Refinery requests cut in fuel prices
Limón police sweep nets firearms, drugs
Costa Rican production 'El Camino' premières at Berlin's film fest
Sex Ed. class with laughs by theater group Abya Yala

Wednesday, February 13
FBI-wanted ‘animal rights extremist' Believed to be in Costa Rica
Nicaragua rattles saber over Colombian border
Young Central American directors show shorts in Costa Rica
Costa Rican gov't condemns Gaza rocket attacks

Thursday, February 14
Costa Rican legislators pass telecom bill
Bush to tap Maine's Cianchette as ambassador to Costa Rica
Costa Rica's Grand Papagayo hotel under microscope
Dot-CR domains coming soon
Trinidad & Tobago companies to descend on Costa Rica

Friday, February 15
Costa Rican business owners stay optimistic
U.S. low-cost carrier to fly Costa Rican skies
Court rules against women's waiting period after divorce
Patriots ‘Champions' apparel trash for U.S., a treasure for hundreds of Nicaraguans

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Week of February 18 - February 22, 2008

Monday, February 18
Panamanian gov't passes health & safety bylaw for builders amid protest
Voting 101 at U.S. Embassy
Attorney General weighs in on CAFTA deadlines
Costa Rica high-fives newly independent Kosovo

Tuesday, February 19
South Koreans want in on Costa Rican bio-rush
Tourism in Costa Rica remains strong despite U.S. economic downturn
Projects to rebuild Costa Rica's roads, homes underway
Delta flies nonstop JFK to Costa Rica's San José, Liberia airports
Study: Spanish could become next lingua franca

Wednesday, February 20
Costa Rica on Castro
Costa Ricans could see a ‘coppery' lunar eclipse – weather permitting
Battle ensues over sale of seized tuna
Costa Rica ready to negotiate with EU

Thursday, February 21
7th CAFTA bill gets green light
Nicaraguan prez says Castro 'still the leader' but Chávez influence overshadows
Costa Rica's health officials seek cure for malnutrition, starvation among nation's youngest
Report shows inequalities in Costa Rica

Friday, February 22
Obama wins expat Democrat vote
Proctor & Gamble expands workforce
Author of 'The Ticos' dies at 88
U.N. says watch your (mother) tongue
Panama-Costa Rica free trade is on
Tica to tackle highest peak

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Week of February 25 - February 29, 2008

Monday, February 25
Costa Rica's Jade Museum to get new home
Judge orders bond for Matteo Quintavalle
Raúl Castro new leader of Cuba
Smashing Pumpkins confirmed for Festival Imperial
Seven Kilos of cocaine seized on bus at Costa Rica-Panama border

Tuesday, February 26
Jacó tourist police chief accused of stealing from tourists
Costa Rican electronics retailer buys competitor
Costa Rica's youth struggle with age-old problems
Avianca to add direct flights between Costa Rica and Colombia

Wednesday, February 27
Israel postpones meeting with Costa Rican Prez to protest Palestine recognition
Interpol arrests 'America's Most Wanted' suspect in Costa Rica
President Torrijos: Panama-Guatemala free trade a ‘historic step'
Costa Rican artisans craft unity to strengthen their trade

Thursday, February 28
Iron Maiden takes Ticos 'Somewhere Back in Time'
Costa Rica gets seven more months to comply with CAFTA
U.S. trade rep: CAFTA is common ground
Cid-Gallup: Nicaraguans' confidence in Ortega plunges
Chilean WWII plane found in Costa Rican mountains

Friday, February 29
Cuba's comandante of 'nueva trova' sings in Nicaragua
FARC takes aim at Panama
Emergency landing at San José airport
Cell phone lines down Saturday night for testing
Turrialba Volcano passing gases

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Week of March 3 - March 7, 2008

Monday, March 3
Chavez beats war drum; Ortega condemns Colombia after the killing of FARC chief
Crowd cheers at Sosa's powerhouse vocals, jeers at Costa Rican president
Nicaraguan legislators debate exotic species ban
U.S. Commerce Dept: new deadline Costa Rica 's 'last chance' for CAFTA

Tuesday, March 4
Costa Rica urges feuding neighbors to take a deep breath
Violence, accidents claim 100 people in February
Osa conservation campaign coming up short
Enrique Iglesias confirmed to appear at Costa Rica's Festival Imperial

Wednesday, March 5
Ticos say Gringo took their money and ran
Tamarindo wants lifeguards before Easter
Canadian colleges seek Costa Rican minds
Costa Rican police arrest 14 in baby trafficking

Thursday, March 6
Costa Rica's 'green' season to clock in early
Students attack police after raid on pizza vendors
Costa Rica consul in Nicaragua accused of smuggling foreigners
Nicaraguan leader's 'potentially nefarious' allies attract U.S. lawmaker's attention

Friday, March 7
Nicaragua breaks ties with Colombia
15 artists explore women's world at Costa Rica's National Museum
Alleged Costa Rican baby traffickers released
Costa Rica's inflation continues to soar
Violence claims more than one Panamanian per day in '07

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Week of March 10 - March 14, 2008

Monday, March 10
Scientists spot previously unseen volcano in Costa Rica
Costa Rica, United States settle online gambling dispute
Lineup for Festival Imperial finalized with Seal, Café Tacuba
Anti-uranium campaigner: 'We're happy Costa Rica is on board'

Tuesday, March 11
Nicaragua's Sandinistas tap ex-boxing
champ as strongman in Managua mayor race
Infant mortality rises in Costa Rica
New hospitals to open in Costa Rica's Central Valley, Osa
Teachers, dock workers and telecom employees protest in Costa Rica

Wednesday, March 12
Deepak Chopra: Costa Rica is 'a model' for human development
Iran to loan Nicaragua $230 million for power projects
Panama's human rights: Good, but needs improvement, says U.S.
Escazú venue gets the show on the road

Thursday, March 13
Quintavalle ordered to pay bond
Panamanian rock star Cienfue makes Costa Rica concert debut
World Economic Forum honors rector of Costa Rican biz school
Nicaraguan expats send record remittance money home in 2007

Friday, March 14
Costa Rica gets mixed grades in U.S. human rights report
Costa Rican president moves slowly on big goals
Who's 'gone fishing' during Costa Rica's Easter break?
Costa Rica-Nicaragua commission takes on ecotourism
Puntarenas doctor dies in drunken-driving accident

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Week of March 24 - March 28, 2008

Monday, March 24
Costa Rica seizes FARC money from Heredia couple
Costa Rica phone numbers grow to eight digits
Fatalities up during Easter holiday week
April means arts in Costa Rica

Tuesday, March 25
Light cold snap due in Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Costa Rica undefeated in regional surf tournament
Easter week death tally down from '07
Nicaragua's Central Bank chief returns to Washington

Wednesday, March 26
Berrocal: No list of Costa Rican politicos linked to FARC
Foreign drug 'mules' busted in Costa Rica
Costa Rican president's popularity reaches new high
Saprissa to face Houston Dynamo in big soccer cup semis

Thursday, March 27
8 Costa Rican beaches lose Blue Flag
Monteverde fest strikes a chord with program of rock, world music made in Costa Rica
Hall of Fame slugger Rod Carew to slide into Nicaragua
New environmental prosecutor's office in Osa
New shipment of Venezuelan crude reaches Nicaraguan port

Friday, March 28
Tire-spike tourist thief could be back
Olympics Committee head fired, refuses to leave
Costa Rica's soccer team loses 3-1 to Peru, Saprissa fined $15,000 for fans' misconduct
Allegro Papagayo Hotel allowed to re-open halfway

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Week of March 31 - April 4, 2008

Monday, March 31
Security chief resigns with 'clean conscience' amid FARC flap
Four U.S. passports stolen a day in Costa Rica
Tico group puts olé in Monteverde
Nicaragua's U.S. exports up 35.5% with CAFTA

Tuesday, April 1
Rodrigo Arias says FARC not tied to Costa Rican politicians
Journalism group slams state of press freedom in Latin America
As teachers strike, students protest school turned 'battle field'
3 Nicaraguan radio stations fall victim to cable theft

Wednesday, April 2
Colombia confirms no Costa Ricans linked to FARC
Jacó bar manager deported to United States for second time
Ex-striker Wanchope to manage Heredia's soccer team
Tibet sympathizers protest near Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica
Canadian awaits deportation from Costa Rica
Bad weather puts dent in cantaloupe harvest

Thursday, April 3
Unusual bond payment in Costa Rican property fraud case
Costa Rica's March inflation slower, at 0.39%
Colombia's top prosecutor wants Costa Rican couple tried on Tico turf
U.S. gov't rep in Costa Rica talks trade, security

Friday, April 4
Woman lawmaker to be Costa Rica's public security minister
Forest fires claim more than 2,000 acres of Costa Rican wilderness
U.S. funds new Coast Guard base in Costa Rica
Costa Rican soccer team ties in Texas, looks to win at home
Taiwan offers scholarships to LatAm college students
Costa Rica's media watchdog gets some bones

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Week of April 7 - April 11, 2008

Monday, April 7
Tibet schism forces climber to change course in Everest ascent
Canadians trump Ticas 2-0 in women's soccer
Costa Rica sees unseasonable downpours
Costa Rican gov't bans Burger King commercial for violence

Tuesday, April 8
Conflict still simmering in Nicaragua's N.E. Caribbean region
U.S. or E.U.? Tico politicos split over best foreign investor
Chinese team drafts Costa Rican stadium plans
Big soccer game tickets sell out
Performing arts in Santa Ana's street, free

Wednesday, April 9
Big jolt in store for electricity users
Contra-era bombing survivor implicates Sandinistas
Salvadoran prez visits Costa Rica
Panamanian photographer killed on 'barrio' assignment
Tourists' tire-slashing bandits busted in Guanacaste

Thursday, April 10
Police note drop in crime against tourists
Tourism up despite concerns about U.S. woes
DNA testing confirms Tico blood well-mixed
Costa Rican Coast Guard rescues 4 shipwreck survivors
Nicaragua awards exploration contracts to U.S. energy firm
U.S. beats Ticas in women's soccer

Friday, April 11
Houston Dynamo no match for Costa Rica's Saprissa
This weekend: Rice, beans and everything between
National hero celebrated April 14
Gov't decides to limit casinos
Rob Schneider's next film to feature Costa Rican indigenous

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Week of April 15 - April 18, 2008

Tuesday, April 15
Costa Rica closes 3 hotels for environmental damage
Drifting Flamingo Marina project finally anchors at a developer
Isla del Coco among top five natural wonders
Nicaraguan gov't to get stake in Spanish power co.

Wednesday, April 16
Costa Rica expats from U.S. will not go to Democratic convention
Nicaraguan exports outweigh remittances, says economist
First quarter ends with $79m surplus
Panama mayor: 'I will be president'

Thursday, April 17
Ticos size up neophyte security chief
Google clicks on Costa Rica for regional office
Osa Peninsula marks Earth Day
U.S. aids Nicaragua's elementary schools

Friday, April 18
Google denies plans for Costa Rica office
Judges blowing whistle on building permits
Recycling effort launched i n Puntarenas
New bus routes to loop round San José
Forest fires charring large swath of Costa Rica park

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Week of April 21 - April 25, 2008

Monday, April 21
Festival Imperial rocks La Guácima
Buses, taxis up fares
Film 'El Camino' paves way to Costa Rica Cannes debut
Ortega to host emergency food crisis summit

Tuesday, April 22
Earth Day brings experts to talk climate in Nicaragua ahead of nasty season
Festival Imperial closes in style
Costa Rica's FIA draws 1 million people 'nearer to the arts'
Santa Rosa blaze extinguished after razing thousands of acres

Wednesday, April 23
Costa Rica's Guanacaste still tops with N. Americans
Exports up 7.6% but not everyone happy
Costa Rica denies asylum to Uribe's cousin
Saprissa set for crunch game
San José pays tribute to Mother Earth

Thursday, April 24
Uribe's cousin surrenders after Costa Rica refuses asylum
Nicaragua's state water firm freezes Unión Fenosa assets
China's plans for stadium fall short of Costa Rica's expectations
Chang hopes public offering will launch his rocket fuel company

Friday, April 25
Latin American nations girding for food crisis
Talks bring end to teachers' strike
Costa Rica's Saprissa still on line in CONCACAF final
Costa Rica broadens pensions for poor program

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Week of April 28 - May 2, 2008

Monday, April 28
U.S. detention of top Costa Rica prosecutor ruffles diplomatic feathers
Costa Rican gov't: No rice shortage here
Costa Rica gets its first Lutheran bishop
Remains may be 19th century Nicaraguan fighters against U.S. mercenaries

Tuesday, April 29
Panama stomps out smoking in clubs, pubs and restaurants
Nicaragua factory rolls cigar of the year
Costa Rica to get more working fire hydrants
Costa Rica's telecom and insurance markets ripe for picking by Mexico, Chile and Canada

Wednesday, April 30
New Costa Rica police force to hit inner-city beat
Costa Rica bill proposes to remove energy caps
TT to include Sudoku starting Friday
Electric train proponents think it can

Thursday, May 1
Happy May Day!
Fishing ban goes into effect for Gulf of Nicoya
Maine man confirmed as Costa Rica ambassador
Costa Rica to stimulate local food production
Costa Rica urban electric train plan derailed
Gringo fugitive caught in Costa Rica

Friday, May 2
Costa Rica legislators start year 3
Haymarket homage in San José May Day march
Constitutional Court ruling reinforces freedom of the press
Mexico's Pachuca knocks Costa Rica's Saprissa off road to World Cup
New Costa Rica police hotline for tips

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Week of May 5 - May 9, 2008

Monday, May 5
'Flying Carpetbagger' Vesco reported dead in Cuba
Costa Rica security chief defends dealings with mob associate
Nicaragua baptism turns fatal
Fewer migrants sending dollars back to Latin America , study says

Tuesday, May 6
Nicaragua taxis, buses try putting brakes on gas prices
Central Bank finding a happy money medium
Costa Rica's Tamarindo lifeguard program back afloat
Spain's Unión Fenosa opts out of Nicaragua deal

Wednesday, May 7
Nicaragua summit tackles food problem
Houston group poised to land San José airport deal
Wanted by U.S. justice, Panama's house speaker opts out of re-election
San José rights court calls in Venezuela for media attacks case

Thursday, May 8
Region unites in food summit but Costa Rica bags on ALBA accord
Fatalities down in first trimester on Costa Rica's roads
Pineapple pollution prickles Guácimo locals
Costa Rica free-trade zone focuses on service industry

Friday, May 9
Costa Rica's Hyatt Regency among hotels probed for environmental violations
Costa Rica to spend $88.4 million to fight food crisis
Outspoken talk radio host's brother slain
América Móvil gets iPhone deal for Latin America

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Week of May 12 - May 16, 2008

Monday, May 12
Georgia's white men can jump
Prices to go up at the gas pump
Nicaragua opposition spotlights Ortega amid blackouts
Macaws reproduce in the wild in southern Pacific Costa Rica

Tuesday, May 13
Costa Rica says adiós to National Stadium
ALBA funds to help protect Lake Nicaragua
Nicaragua gives asylum to 2 survivors of Colombia raid on FARC
Costa Rica's oil demand, prices on the rise

Wednesday, May 14
U.S. subprime crisis affects Costa Rican economy
Trucks aflame as Nicaragua strike rolls through Week 2
Interpol nabs another gringo in Costa Rica
U.S warns of phony cops on Nicaragua's Tipitapa-Masaya Highway
Costa Rica urges EU to respect rights in immigration clampdown

Thursday, May 15
Costa Rica tourism expo kicks off
Costa Rica's chief prosecutor snubs Swede's account of bombing
Costa Rica banks raise interest rates
Vietnamese bishop is Vatican's new regional envoy
Firestone to open air spring plant

Friday, May 16
There's a new berry in Tico town, and it's black
Costa Rica's seafood sector reeling after illnesses
Happy birthday to you, Tico Times
Britney and Mel on Costa Rica holiday
Costa Rica joins world fight against homophobia

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Week of May 19 - May 23, 2008

Monday, May 19
Strike ends in Nicaragua, but gas prices still climbing
Costa Rica demands fairer trade deal with EU
Costa Rica's FARC commission to probe paramilitary links
Peace Corps swears in biggest Costa Rica volunteer group ever

Tuesday, May 20
Smartphone Centro coming to Costa Rica
Arias seeks treatment abroad for throat
U.S. drug suspect nabbed in Costa Rica with another suspect's ID
Environment court alleges death threats

Wednesday, May 21
Bad air in Costa Rica capital
Northern Zone drought killing cattle
Fifth state college to 'bridge the gulf' in Costa Rica
Tico ambassadors hash over policy

Thursday, May 22
Costa Rican president has benign vocal cyst
Caldera highway construction begins in Escazú
Two-thirds of Nicaraguans ready to emigrate for better life
Limón street trash heaps could breed dengue

Friday, May 23
Costa Rica declares emergency in barren Northern Zone
Costa Rica exports up 10.5%, but down to U.S. market
Region celebrates youth convention
Gov't strips wheels off two Costa Rica bus firms

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Week of May 26 - May 30, 2008

Monday, May 26
Team of six eyeing Beijing Games in August
Endangered turtles spawning like wild in Costa Rica
U.S. Embassy closes for Memorial Day
Down with tests, students say

Tuesday, May 27
Ticos hopeful for more small change
Two state banks combine checking, savings services
Nicaragua's Ortega exalts dead Colombian guerrilla chief
Spain to aid 15 struggling Tico communities

Wednesday, May 28
Costa Rica Olympic Committee chief leaves post amid controversy
Trail of cracks after five quakes rumble Costa Rica's Southern Zone
Canadian energy firms scoring big in Nicaragua
Spain guest of honor at Costa Rica book fair

Thursday, May 29
Tica trekker, afflicted by 'Khumbu cough,' backs off Everest
Playas del Coco aqueduct suspended; water agency promises investment
Canadian launches new book on Monteverde's Quaker pioneer
Central Bank dumps dollars as Colón reaches new low

Friday, May 30
Tropical Storm Alma dumps on Costa Rica
At least 2 dead in tropical storm in Nicaragua
Helicopter crashes into building in Panama, kills Chile's top police chief
Costa Rica gets extension from Egmont anti-terror group

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Week of June 2 - June 6, 2008

Monday, June 2
Alma wreckage looms as Atlantic hurricane season starts
Saprissa beats Alajuelenses 1-0
'Black box' under study after TACA jet crashes in Honduras, killing five
Tourism hike bumps up jet fuel sales

Tuesday, June 3
Costa Rica calls emergency in 'Alma' aftermath
Anti-pipeline argument gains gov't backing, but activist says construction continues
Party leader celebrates return to Costa Rica
Unión Fenosa strikes deal with Nicaragua's gov't

Wednesday, June 4
Costa Rica looks to go smoke free
Western Union to double its size
Relief reaches 80% of Alma's worst victims in Costa Rica
Ticos gain access to family medical records

Thursday, June 5
New U.S. ambassador in San José, for the first time ever
Flourish of the pen opens Costa Rica 's telecom market
Drug abuse agency warns 'just say no' to bunk fundraiser
Costa Rica escapes world labor watchdog's blacklist
Fire quenched at downtown Hotel Gran Imperial

Friday, June 6
San José's new bus routes stuck at red light
Homage to master mime Marceau in San José
Sandinista guerrilla heroine declares hunger strike
May marks new inflation high for 2008

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Week of June 9 - June 13, 2008

Monday, June 9
Braulio Carrillo Highway to Caribbean closed
Más x Menos opens branch in Santa Ana
Music of the ages in Costa Rica
Costa Rica hosts ecotourism task force meeting

Tuesday, June 10
Costa Rica's route to Caribbean reopens; Inter-American South still closed
Scientists to put transmitters on sharks off Isla del Coco
Banana exporters ask E.U. for major tariff cut
Fresh Del Monte gobbles up Costa Rica producers

Wednesday, June 11
Last CAFTA bill goes fast track in Costa Rica
Costa Rica adds new ID, phone number for immigration
UNICEF: Latin America's armed violence is 'epidemic'
Nicaragua environment chief slams Costa Rica gold mine

Thursday, June 12
Inter-American Highway reopens for daytime traffic
Volcano spews ash, incandescent rock in Costa Rica
Hunger strike spawns growing anti-Ortega protest in Nicaragua
Continental introduces e-ticketing at Liberia

Friday, June 13
Two minority parties outlawed in Nicaragua
Costa Rica accepts new U.S. ambassador
Costa Rica faces Grenada in World Cup qualifier
MarViva patrol harassed by fishing fleet

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Week of June 16 - June 20, 2008

Monday, June 16
Costa Rica ties Grenada 2-2
Frustrated young lawmaker no longer part of the PAC
U.S. Southern Command to build health clinic in Costa Rica
Nicaraguan singer tells Ortega to stop the music

Tuesday, June 17
Nicaragua rebel hero Téllez ends hunger strike
Ombudswoman slams contract for Sardinal water pipeline
Indiana teacher drowns off Costa Rica 's Caribbean coast
Nicaragua's Central Bank releases new 10 córdoba coin

Wednesday, June 18
Vocal cyst keeps president quiet
A third of Costa Rica employers plan to hire next quarter
Tourists robbed at gunpoint in Heredia
Artist Cali Rivera makes Tico gallery debut

Thursday, June 19
Ticas vs. Nicas in U-20 women's soccer
Gas pains push Costa Rica government plans
IMF jittery over Nicaragua inflation
Architects donate plans for Tamarindo police station

Friday, June 20
Savings Unlimited fugitive Milanés arrested in El Salvador
Costa Rica gets down to France's solstice music party
Jeans maker VF Corp. shuts three Costa Rica plants
Meteorologists forecast bit of summer
Ex-president Calderón's car gets jacked

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Week of June 23 - June 27, 2008

Monday, June 23
Costa Rica beats Grenada, advances to next qualifying round for World Cup
Costa Rica bank offers account in euros
1 km of phone cable stolen in C. Pacific community
Tico students get high marks on int'l test

Tuesday, June 24
Costa Rican Olympian field now 8 athletes wide
Colombia's Uribe accuses Managua of sheltering terrorists
Santa Ana to get municipal police force
Nicaragua's U.S. ambassador downplays honor snafu

Wednesday, June 25
Costa Rica minimum wage up to $346.40 per month
Central America gets new storm alert system
Trade balance increases, despite export growth
Ticos squeezing less juice from the grid

Thursday, June 26
Peak restrictions to clamp car clutter; gov't pushes cutting diesel tax
9 in 10 young Costa Ricans use e-mail for the better, study says
Nicaragua's army to assign eco-fighters
Wal-Mart to pull billfish off shelf

Friday, June 27
Costa Rica lawmakers ban spanking
Cruz Prado declines to testify, fearful of prosecution in Colombia
These flowers don't smell so good…
Hundreds fined for breaking new San José driving restrictions

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Week of June 30 - Jul 4, 2008

Monday, June 30
Costa Rica ousts coach Medford, prepares for qualifiers
Costa Rica jails 11 cops for suspected drug ties
Ticos come home with new eyes
Costa Ricans surf more Internet waves than neighbors
Hundreds evacuated due to flooding in Nicaragua

Tuesday, Jul 1
Costa Rica coach Kenton hopes to see ‘personality in the game'
New threat – criminals posing as cops
Putumayo celebrates 15th birthday
Costa Rican Olympic Committee confirms new chief

Wednesday, Jul 2
Proposed bike routes to deflate Costa Rica fuel consumption
Ticos still pumping gasoline but demand for diesel drops
Costa Rica green lovers slam Arias for ‘double talk'
Ex-president Rodríguez bites back at chief prosecutor

Thursday, Jul 3
Colombia rescues Betancourt, 14 others held by FARC
Sportfishermen say guys with guns threatening them
Lawmakers crack down on intellectual property violations
Death toll rises to 3 in Nicaragua rains

Friday, Jul 4
San José driving restrictions to go all day
Costa Rica inflation surges in June; travel, food lead the pack
Guatemalan painter takes cues from Jews in San José show
Popular public school set to close in San José
U.S. expats celebrate Independence Day

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Week of Jul 7 - Jul 11, 2008

Monday, Jul 7
Credomatic Music Festival to spread classical throughout Costa Rica
Costa Rica to see universal fuel hike; fate of diesel in balance
Nicaragua's Atlantic Airlines suspends flights for maintenance
Costa Rica mountain town coping with no gas station

Tuesday, Jul 8
Much-loved Costa Rican elementary school to stay open
Now more choices for you beer lovers
Theft victim posts survey to get word out on crime in Costa Rica
Costa Rica to host A-Z on Asian business

Wednesday, Jul 9
Long-awaited poverty survey gets underway
Nicaraguan rights leader says he's being targeted for political revenge
Costa Rica: EU not interested in free-trade agreement
Heavy rains leave two dead in Caribbean Nicaragua

Thursday, Jul 10
Driving restrictions move to 13-hour periods
Costa Rica considers joining Chávez's oil group
Head of Costa Rican Art Museum resigns
Study recommends Costa Rica, China negotiate trade soon

Friday, Jul 11
Anti-poverty minister steps down temporarily
U.S. citizen arrested
New art exhibit at National Gallery
New national park opens

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Week of Jul 14 - Jul 18, 2008

Monday, Jul 14
U.S. company buys two Tico universities
Costa Rica gas stations feeling drop at the pump as prices go up
Nicaragua ups Central American exports
90 percent of Ticos living in fear of crime, new study shows

Tuesday, Jul 15
Gas, diesel price hike inflict pain at pump
Costa Rica tourism still a bull market
Costa Rica likely to join Chávez oil group
Protestors to march against exclusion, inflation in Managua

Wednesday, Jul 16
Colón hits all-time low against dollar
Homeopaths, naturopaths win right to permits in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's economic outlook improves
Costa Rica to invest in environmental services

Thursday, Jul 17
Climate change a threat to Costa Rican fauna, another study finds
Costa Rica asks to join Chávez oil group
Toll booths in San José environs may close
Domestic-related killings of women rise

Friday, Jul 18
Government registers budget surplus
Costa Rica to develop Panamanian border
Miss Canine contest this weekend
Study analyzes education's impact on poverty

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Week of Jul 21 - Jul 25, 2008

Monday, Jul 21
Health of domestic economy worries tourism
Costa Rica's economy growing but slowing down
51-day port dispute resolved
Digital design firm expands here

Tuesday, Jul 22
Exchange rate instability weighs on business owners
Pacific coast cable to improve telecom services
Fuel prices to increase in August for 8th hike this year
Costa Rica celebrates 200 years of coffee

Wednesday, Jul 23
State insurance monopoly ends
Costa Rican films win funding
Trade deficit doubles in first half of '08
Service firms continue expanding

Thursday, Jul 24
Millicom returns, buys Amnet
U.S. deejay dies on Caribbean beach
Movie short premiers
Nearly a ton of cocaine seized

Friday, Jul 25
Costa Rican Olympians sworn in
Police investigate violent protests in northern Nicaragua
Expo-Osa a big success
World's biggest fish taco is coming

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Week of Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2008

Monday, Jul 28
U.S. citizen, wanted by Uncle Sam, freed from jail
Guanacaste annexation celebrated
Central Bank hikes savings rate for third time in July
Police pledge to watch over pilgrims

Tuesday, Jul 29
Angry concert-goers riot in San Pedro
Environmental Tribunal burglarized
Immigration controls beefed up for soccer game
Copa Airlines to offer more San José flights

Wednesday, Jul 30
Cops Recover Nicaraguan poet's stolen sword
Nicaraguan-American turns himself in for wife's murder
Poll: 45% think Arias doing good job
Three Iraqis detained

Thursday, Jul 31
Puerto Jiménez, Nosara airports close for remodeling
Nicaraguan electoral observers fear exclusion
Presidents of Costa Rica, Brazil strengthen ties
Porn posted to Costa Rica's Security Ministry Web site

Friday, Aug 1
Costa Rican Central Bank ups 2008 inflation goal to 14 percent
Police investigate shooting of Sandinista reporter
Nearly 40 percent of English teachers unfit to teach
New initiative to improve food safety in Costa Rica

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Week of Aug 4 - Aug 8, 2008

Monday, Aug 4
Cracked Costa Rica bridge cuts off main route to Guanacaste
Fire ravages Nicaragua's biggest market
HIV/AIDS the focus of world conference in Mexico
U.S. Embassy launches business mission to Florida

Tuesday, Aug 5
Costa Rica lands 2009 World Surfing Games
AIDS experts urge Latin America to act now, avoid becoming next Africa
Prices continue to inflate, squeeze Costa Rican consumer
Driving restrictions safe… for now
Costa Rica hosts microcredit forum

Wednesday, Aug 6
Business leaders' confidence in economy recedes
Slow lane opens across Guacimal river bridge
Costa Rica's INBio pushes for more fungus among us
Expocasa 2008 opens doors
Toll schedule reduced on General Cañas, Escazú routes

Thursday, Aug 7
Costa Rica English teachers need to brush up, says gov't
Bus fares to go up again
Iran to build medical clinic in Nicaragua
Latino Rock Café holds benefit to make neighborhood pretty

Friday, Aug 8
Costa Rica embroiled in funds scandal
Bill would boost environment court's budget
Nicaraguan exports grow 29.7 percent in first 7 months of year
Surge in respiratory ailments in Nicaragua

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Week of Aug 11 - Aug 15, 2008

Monday, Aug 11
Italian pianist performs at Credomatic Music Festival
One bidder files for Oduber airport expansion by deadline
Costa Rica Ratifies Treaty Protecting Disabled People
Icarus from a Cuban artist's perspective at Galería Amón

Tuesday, Aug 12
Teletica and Repretel providing Olympics coverage
Ministry cracks down on crack while drug busts rise
Costa Rican roads, bridges to get over $1 billion for development
Price of rice goes up 22 percent

Wednesday, Aug 13
Costa Rica breaks with U.S., refuses to condemn Russia
Japanese gov't donates funds for skin cancer lab
Amazon to open call center, But who will answer the phones?
Cocaine smugglers busted on Lake Nicaragua
Venezuela and Costa Rica begin PetroCaribe negotiations

Thursday, Aug 14
Rare shark discovered in Costa Rican waters
Economy sputters to lowest growth since '02
Bus fares go up 13 percent today
No medals for Tico Olympians, but records all the same

Friday, Aug 15
One Mother's Day gift: no traffic restrictions
One mom's Mother's Day card: Get Out of Jail Free
While one dad goes to jail on fraud charges in Costa Rica
Drug network takes a big hit

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Week of Aug 18 - Aug 22, 2008

Monday, Aug 18
Costa Rican diva and husband light up National Theater
Female lawmaker tapped to replace housing minister
Pedestrian “imprudence” high on highway death list
Extreme poverty likely to rise

Tuesday, Aug 19
Costa Rica's Brenes wins 400m heat, advances
Nicaraguan opposition calls on Ortega again for dialogue
Fish heads debate billfish fishing future
Long-jumper wins first-ever gold medal for Panama
Plácido Domingo to serenade Ticos in November

Wednesday, Aug 20
Costa Rica trackster eliminated despite setting records
Government surplus at $275 million
Nicaragua daily La Prensa faces another lawsuit
Costa Rican judges demand independence, fair salaries

Thursday, Aug 21
Tibet group decries politics behind postponed Dalai Lama visit
Illegal ‘blast fishing' rampant in Nicaragua's Pacific
Costa Rica hospital workers strike
National Soccer Federation sports new sponsor

Friday, Aug 22
New U.S. envoy arrives in Nicaragua
Costa Rican gov't to set sights lower  
'El Camino' opens in Costa Rica
Hospital strike ends after court suspends firings

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Week of Aug 25 - Aug 29, 2008

Monday, Aug 25
Clock ticks on free trade pact with U.S.
Space booster? Costa Rican coffee could be outta this world
Nicaragua politicos invited to U.S. Democratic convention forum
All ears to Costa Rica radio's ‘Police Journal'

Tuesday, Aug 26
Dengue fever tormenting Parrita
International roaming available for Costa Rica phones
Plug pulled on critical Nicaraguan TV talk show host
Costa Rica nets alleged sea turtle meat traders
Nicaragua 's Ortega threatens OAS with pullout

Wednesday, Aug 27
Costa Rica trade deficit doubles
Elections tribunal warns Arias over playing favorites
Costa Rica catches Russian wanted on fraud charges
New buses could launch in October

Thursday, Aug 28
World Press Photo exhibit in Costa Rica
Hip-hop artists show Nicaraguans way from crimes to rhymes
Alleged tourist bandits arrested, set free
San José's CIMA Hospital gets accreditation

Friday, Aug 29
Athletes compete for spot on Costa Rica's Special Olympics squad
Alleged Florida fraudster nabbed in Escazú
Arias to seek trade, aid on Europe tour
Costa Rica's ‘El Camino' wins top Latin American film award in Chile
Surfers honor old-timers – 35 and up
Photo contest gets behind the garbage

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Week of Sep 1 - Sep 5, 2008

Monday, Sep 1
Betancourt's ex-husband to be French ambassador in Costa Rica
Nicaragua priest Cardenal: ‘I'm ready to go to jail'
Costa Rica president breaks silence on Chinese bond purchase
Canadian firm to pump 5,000 barrels of Nicaragua oil in two months

Tuesday, Sep 2
Costa Rica's 2009 budget beefs up social spending
Costa Rica could feel ‘indirect' effects from Hanna
Hearings start against Costa Rica's ex-President Rodríguez
Assailants fling Molotov cocktails at Pavas' prosecutor's office

Wednesday, Sep 3
High food prices propel Costa Rica inflation past 15%
100-day Caribbean city police sweep bears fruit; some towns left out
Nicaragua gov't assigns schoolchildren daily national anthem
Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce accepting nominations for '08 awards

Thursday, Sep 4
Boy George, Juanes set to play in Costa Rica
Power outages felt in Guanacaste province
Arias urges EU to sign on to Central America partnership
Costa Rican ex-President Calderón corruption trial set for November

Friday, Sep 5
Costa Rica rivers overflow with Hanna rain
U.S. citizen found dead in Barrio Escalante
La Sele gear up for two international games this week
Costa Rica wants gender equality by 2017
Guanacaste town gets tough on unlicensed businesses

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Week of Sep 8 - Sep 12, 2008

Monday, Sep 8
Water authority reveals popular Costa Rica beaches in bad shape
Any port in a storm? Maybe not in Costa Rica
Costa Ricans slowly leave shelters in wake of Hanna side effects
Low interest on Chinese bonds saves Costa Rica millions
Costa Rica clinches Group C with goalarama against Surinam

Tuesday, Sep 9
Ramadan off to quiet start in Costa Rica
Correction: Hard winds slam San José, but no tornado
Gov't targets NGOs in Nicaragua, civil leaders denounce persecution
Nicaragua to probe finance minister over Venezuelan slush fund scandal

Wednesday, Sep 10
Dengue keeps spreading on Costa Rica's Pacific
Costa Rica Housing Ministry sitting on its hands
Hail yesterday, more rain today as Costa Rica rainy season peaks
Nicaraguan death by dog mauling moves toward dismissal

Thursday, Sep 11
La Sele beats Haiti 3-1
Small Costa Rica hotels seek safety in numbers
Analyst: Relations ‘chilling' between U.S. and Nicaragua
Arias: Europe must focus aid on development
Sept. 11 attacks remembere

Friday, Sep 12
Costa Rica court strikes down CAFTA bill for overlooking indigenous
Brit scientists seek rare frogs in Costa Rica
Spanish guitar, but no debt relief, for Arias in Spain
Citi cuts ribbon at global operations center in Costa Rica
Intel launches eco-friendly processors made in Costa Rica

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Week of Sep 15 - Sep 19, 2008

Tuesday, Sep 16
Costa Rica president ‘tired' on Independence Day
Costa Rica seeks more time – again – on CAFTA
Nicaragua year-on-year inflation up 23.92
More Costa Ricans put economy into worry box, says poll

Wednesday, Sep 17
Costa Rica president's approval plummets 21 points
Mob burns Nicaragua police station after death of youth
U.S.-Costa Rica team up to bring health care to indigenous tribe
World Bank approves $65 million for Costa Rican disaster relief

Thursday, Sep 18
Cocaine-toting sub busted in Pacific Ocean
Bill would cut Costa Rica hotel tax, add $15 to airfare
Nicaragua coffee exports heating up
Endangered almond tree gets court protection in Costa Rica

Friday, Sep 19
Costa Rica insurance monopoly seeks to calm nerves after AIG rescue
U.S. envoy downplays Nicaragua-Russian relations
Costa Rica Immigration does some housecleaning
'Yoga for Everyone' in Costa Rica
Costa Rica economic growth the slowest in 6 years
Ocotal beach joins worldwide ocean cleanup

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Week of Sep 22 - Sep 26, 2008

Monday, Sep 22
Boy George brings glam culture to Club the City
Sandinista persecution of civil society turns violent in Nicaragua
Nicaragua backs Venezuela's decision to expel Human Rights Watch activists
European film fest zooms in on immigration
Don't have a U.S. ballot yet? Vote this Saturday in San José

Tuesday, Sep 23
Costa Rica lawmakers to amend troublesome CAFTA bill
AMCHAM blames Ortega gov't for violence, unrest in Nicaragua
Citibank completes bank takeover in Nicaragua
Sex workers arrested in Jacó, seven deported

Wednesday, Sep 24
30 months in jail for French exec in Alcatel scandal
Court refuses to extradite U.S. mom in parental abduction case
Weekend's Puerto Viejo festival canceled unexpectedly
Illegal abortions skyrocket in Costa Rica

Thursday, Sep 25
Gunslingers open fire on 10 police in Guanacaste
U.S. ambassador in Managua recommits to working with Nicaragua
Costa Rica president attends free-trade summit with Bush
Monetary reserves fall as trade deficit grows
Envoys arrive from Netherlands, Malta

Friday, Sep 26
Nicaraguan government fines 17 NGOs critical of Ortega for ‘illegality'
Finance Minister Zúñiga to run for Costa Rican president
Guanacaste power company announces outages
Environmental Tribunal rules against national park fishers
Foreign investment grows in Costa Rica, Panama

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Week of Sep 29 - Oct 3, 2008

Monday, Sep 29
Costa Rica and Venezuela still talking crude
High court: Leave them kids alone on religion
RECOPE lays down cash for road projects
Costa Rica weighing possible adjustments in gas prices

Tuesday, Sep 30
Costa Rica says U.S. crisis to hurt Latin America
Avoid White Rabbits, health officials warn
Court hands down another freedom of information victory
Managua mayor hopeful urges solidarity against Ortega

Wednesday, Oct 1
Costa Rica gets extension on CAFTA
U.S. identifies FARC operative protected in Nicaragua
100 seek shelter in churches amid peak rainy season in Costa Rica
U.S. citizen robbed and killed in Puntarenas

Thursday, Oct 2
BlackBerry bursts into Costa Rica market
Costa Rica consumer confidence keeps falling
Nicaragua comptroller declares country corruption-free
Airport taxi fare hike rejected by regulator

Friday, Oct 3
Another gov't protest turns violent in Nicaragua
Dengue fears prompt cancellation of Limón carnival
Emergency commission issues ‘yellow' weather alert for Guanacaste
Nicaragua gov't takeover of gas company raises concerns

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Week of Oct 6 - Oct 10, 2008

Monday, Oct 6
Costa Rica inflation surge worst in 10 years
Academics sound alarm over Southern Zone development
Costa Rica nabs another alleged fraudster wanted by FBI
Death toll from Nicaragua rains rises to 11

Tuesday, Oct 7
Former public defender Burgos commits suicide in cell
Ukrainian murdered in Heredia hotel
Taxis about to get more expensive
Car crashes claim 263 lives so far

Wednesday, Oct 8
Saprissa face D.C. United tomorrow
Journalists decry violence at press association conference in Spain
Quepos powwows with Ft. Lauderdale about safety
Clean hotels, eateries to get ‘Seal of Quality' in Costa Rica

Thursday, Oct 9
Water out today in eastern San José
Intel leader says company will still invest
Big companies on prowl for bilingual workers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica court puts new National Stadium on hold
Costa Rica VP leaves cabinet ahead of 2010 presidential race

Friday, Oct 10
Tropical rain forecast for today in Costa Rica
Carnival abandoned, Limón looking for landfill
Nicaragua phone numbers to grow to 8 digits
Tourism board: 8-9% growth ‘more than satisfactory' amid economic unrest

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Week of Oct 13 - Oct 17, 2008

Monday, Oct 13
Government plans to tackle growing air pollution problem
Costa Rica nabs spot in next year's regional World Cup qualifying finals
Coast Guard rescues fishermen thrown to sea by bandits
U.S. calls on aspiring directors to enter 'Democracy Video Challenge'

Tuesday, Oct 14
Inter-American, Irazú and other roads cut off for landslide clean-up
Flood alert in Costa Rica as hundreds flee homes
Costa Rican chosen to head U.N. refugee body
Nicaragua to host hotel exchange

Wednesday, Oct 15
Water shut off in Santa Ana
Nicaraguan gov't continues investigation of NGOs
Man disappears in flood on Costa Rica's Pacific side
Municipal offices in San José, Santa Cruz have 6 months to get wheelchair accessible
Costa Rica unions urge 12-16% wage hikes

Thursday, Oct 16
Costa Rica highways clear; focus turns to flooding in Guanacaste
AyA says aqueduct to bring clean water to Siquirres by late 2009
Costa Rica opens new Panama trade office ahead of free-trade accord
Price regulator aims to cut cost of gas below RECOPE's bid

Friday, Oct 17
Cars may be trapped under massive landslide in N.W. Costa Rica
Toll to Escazú to cost 325 colones
Tico tourism chief named World Tourism Organization president
Court opens door to in vitro fertilization

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Week of Oct 20 - Oct 24, 2008

Monday, Oct 20
Costa Rican court OKs stadium
Court whittles domestic violence law in Costa Rica
Car accident kills Nicaraguan mayor
Storm damage could cost Costa Rica up to $7 million

Tuesday, Oct 21
Costa Rica declares emergency in wake of damaging storm
Chile's Bachelet to visit Costa Rica next week
Costa Rica hosts Latin American film fest
Costa Rica opens eyes to human trafficking

Wednesday, Oct 22
Costa Ricans join efforts to stop Ortega's crackdown on feminists
Private sector start pay-raise talks at 6 percent
Poverty, purchasing power down in Panama
Despite global downturn, Costa Rica exports are growing

Thursday, Oct 23
President investigated for permitting logging of endangered trees
Water out again in eastern San José
Venezuelan oil alliance still attracts Costa Rica
Saprissa and Marathón cancel match as storm ravages Honduras
Marcela Chacón sworn in as security vice minister

Friday, Oct 24
Costa Rica to raise private sector wages 7%
Wayne Shorter, Chucho Valdés to make it hotter in Panama
EU urges Ortega to stop NGO ‘harassment'
Bean ladies meeting in coffee country

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Week of Oct 27 - Oct 31, 2008

Monday, Oct 27
Costa Rican legislators push for legalization of morning-after pill
Costa Rica-Panama trade pact to take effect in November
Sandinista dissidents support candidacy of Montealegre
Post offices accepting some new residency applications

Tuesday, Oct 28
Arias administration under fire for logging in Las Crucitas
Costa Rican business sector warns of more unemployment
Ortega criticizes opposition's candidate for Managua mayor
Growth of exports from free zones has slowed significantly

Wednesday, Oct 29
Costa Rica optimistic in the face of hardship
Central Valley, Pacific to dry off; Caribbean getting wetter
Human rights body hears Costa Rica in vitro case
Forbes article on Costa Rica squatters ruffles real estate feathers

Thursday, Oct 30
Skatalites bring original ska to Costa Rica
Costa Rica president urges next U.S. leader to up Latin American aid
Mexican mogul Slim donates thousands of computers to Nicaragua
Auto insurance rates could go up 14 percent

Friday, Oct 31
U.S., Costa Rican police raid San José office in $100M fraud investigation
95,000 more poor people in Costa Rica
Costa Rica casino dealer killed, two others wounded
High court annuls 3-year wait for divorce
Former president to be tried on corruption charges

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Week of Nov 3 - Nov 7, 2008

Monday, Nov 3
Costa Rica gas prices to drop
Politician runs down cyclist in Cariari de Pococí
Two arrested in Costa Rica casino dealer murder
Immigrants try to burn down Costa Rica holding center

Tuesday, Nov 4
Trial opens in corruption case against ex-Costa Rican president
Batting for U.S. gov't in Nicaragua: Cal Ripken Jr.
Finns pull aid to protest Nicaragua's alleged opposition clampdown
Costa Rican film fest gets rolling again

Wednesday, Nov 5
Chinese president to visit Costa Rica
Costa Rica inflation again breaks 10-year record
Nicaragua civic group to unleash human vote watchdogs
Oscar Arias' approval rating dips to 24 percent

Thursday, Nov 6
Costa Rica celebrates historic U.S. election
Banco Cuscatlán and Uno complete merger with Citi in Costa Rica
Haunting Hungarian Holocaust film opens in San José
Violent deaths are up in Costa Rica, Red Cross reports

Friday, Nov 7
Costa Rica lawmakers pass new property tax
Nicaragua exports this year already beat 2007 total
Universal opens in Desamparados, plans for 14 stores in Costa Rica
Costa Rica poised for PetroCaribe

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Week of Nov 10 - Nov 14, 2008

Monday, Nov 10
Stallone to shoot "The Expendables" in Costa Rica
Nicaragua votes for mayors
Arias: Hard times are ahead
Flamenco flings San José crowd to the old country

Tuesday, Nov 11
Violence rocks Nicaragua after hotly contested election
E-mail may compromise witness ID in Costa Rica murder case
Russia names new envoy to Costa Rica
Whaling watchdogs regroup in Costa Rica

Wednesday, Nov 12
Costa Rica remembers Armistice Day
Lawmaker renounces immunity to stand drunken-driving homicide trial
Inter-American Highway South closed
Spain's Roberto Heras poised to conquer Costa Rica's ‘Conquistadores' bike race

Thursday, Nov 13
Costa Rica telecom gives prepaid cell phones a trial run
Costa Rica passes final bill needed for CAFTA
Liberals approach U.S. ambassador as Nicaragua spirals into chaos
High court orders Escazú to clean up vacant lots

Friday, Nov 14
Plácido Domingo: ‘Voice is a jealous woman – treat her badly and you've ended it'
Recount gives victory Argüello in Nicaragua mayoral elections
San José streets to shut down for Chinese motorcade
Costa Rica may see new airfare tax
San José, RACSA will expand WiFi, add cameras

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Week of Nov 17 - Nov 21, 2008

Monday, Nov 17
Chinese president visits Costa Rica
Nicaragua's post-electoral violence spreads to city of León
Plácido joins Latina opera divas and mariachis in first Costa Rica show
Sickness kills one and affects hundreds at Guanacaste hotel construction site

Tuesday, Nov 18
Chinese president leaves gifts behind in whirlwind tour of Costa Rica
Tico nabs Latin Grammy for classical composition
U.S. gov't issues travel alert for Nicaragua amid violence
INBio opens research station at Villa Blanca Hotel

Wednesday, Nov 19
Worker at Costa Rica hotel site died of tick-borne disease
Salvadorans join Sandinistas in Nicaraguan post-election chaos
New Hilton hotel opening near Costa Rica's Liberia airport
Event to raise funds for turtle conservation in Costa Rica

Thursday, Nov 20
Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson bid for 3G project in Costa Rica
6.2 quake shivers the timbers in Panama and Costa Rica
Costa Rica expats may have to show big bucks
Costa Rican art museum to close for year-long revamp

Friday, Nov 21
Intelligence deputy chief ousted amid alleged funds scandal
Central America's governments line up to meet Obama
Six games, six wins for Costa Rica soccer team
Rural tourism fair set for this weekend
Group busted for shipping restricted medicine to the U.S.

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Week of Nov 24 - Nov 28, 2008

Monday, Nov 24
Foreign live-in lovers get right to reside in Costa Rica
Caribbean cantons swamped in rain
Ortega validates Nicaragua election results amid clamor for do-over
Ticos biggest smokers in the region

Tuesday, Nov 25
U.S. woman says Costa Rica ‘tried to forcibly extradite me without due process'
Nica business leaders urge caution amid U.S. calls to cut aid
Caribbean flooding claims first victim in Costa Rica
Environmental referendum bill vetoed
Costa Rica president OKs boost for banks and small businesses
Nicaragua teetering on gov't paralysis as institutions gridlock

Wednesday, Nov 26
U.S. freezes $64 million in aid to Nicaragua
Costa Rica, Panama racing to aid flood victims
Costa Rica Supreme Court squashes coastal logging decree
Costa Rica's Arias to talk finance, politics in Asia

Thursday, Nov 27
U.S. sends choppers to aid flood victims in Costa Rica, Panama
President's environment adviser calls for mining moratorium
Ortega says Nicaragua ‘freed' of U.S. aid
Costa Rica's prestigious CIMA to open Guanacaste hospital

Friday, Nov 28
Costa Rica lawmakers approve budget
Health Ministry stops construction at Guanacaste hotel
Image stolen from Costa Rican church
$21 million peeled away from Costa Rica banana sales from flooding

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Week of Dec 1 - Dec 5, 2008

Monday, Dec 1
Costa Rica residents return to their homes as rains subside
León Liberal leader says attacks won't stop him
U.S. dollar devalues in Costa Rica as year-end payments kick in and oil prices decline
Arias seeks financing, scholarships in Qatar

Tuesday, Dec 2
Costa Rica celebrates farewell to arms
Europe injects $10 million to shield Central America from disasters
Montealegre refutes political negotiation in Nicaragua
Police seize over 1,600 kilos of cocaine in Puntarenas; suspects on the run

Wednesday, Dec 3
Costa Rica intelligence chief resigns over scandal
Costa Rica poker site caught bluffing
Costa Rica and Singapore to talk free trade
Central Pacific developer facing $2 million in fines

Thursday, Dec 4
Limón, Sarapiquí flood again in new cold front
Developers protest coastal closures in Costa Rica
Costa Rica can weather economic storm, says former finance chief
Fewer forest fires in '08, 15 due to ‘vengeance'

Friday, Dec 5
ATMs shut down late at night
Costa Rica government calls for constitutional reform
Opposition scrounges for swing votes to annul Nicaragua elections
Caribbean homes evacuated again in Costa Rica
10 percent of Panama farming could be destroyed by flooding

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Week of Dec 8 - Dec 12, 2008

Monday, Dec 8
Costa Ricans shy at the pump
25 Africans, en route to U.S., deported from Costa Rica
Costa Rica ‘Teletón' raises more than $870,000 for children's hospital
Open-Air Art Festival on the move, again

Tuesday, Dec 9
Costa Rica lawmaker faces manslaughter charges
Foundation donates boat to protect waters of Isla del Coco
Costa Rica's Caribbean at risk for disease
First Russian warship since WWII traverses Panama Canal

Wednesday, Dec 10
Opposition leader chooses exile over Nicaragua justice
French regatta picks Costa Rica for finish line
Condoleezza Rice visit to Panama sparks protest in capital
Union activity in Central America hazardous to your health

Thursday, Dec 11
Ministers talk free trade with U.S. secretary of state
In Nicaragua, Sandinistas attack peaceful human rights march
Top Nicaraguan business leader visits Washington to lobby against aid cut
Costa Rica cuts up confiscated guns

Friday, Dec 12
JetBlue makes Costa Rica first Central American stop
Escazú road to close this weekend
New front could cool Costa Rica
IMF will grant credit to Costa Rica if needed
Costa Rica telecom to offer 60,000 GSM lines next week

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Week of Dec 15 - Dec 19, 2008

Monday, Dec 15
Russian warships' arrival off Nicaragua provokes controversy
2 arrested in Costa Rica wanted in U.S. for alleged business fraud
Red Cross, France bring relief to Costa Rica's rain-weary Caribbean region
Costa Rica drops gas prices another notch; refinery calls for further reduction

Tuesday, Dec 16
Tickets on sale for Iron Maiden return concert
Dominican wins Phase 2 of Costa Rica ‘Vuelta Ciclista'
Spain donates 35,000 euros to prevent spread of disease in Costa Rica
Less job growth on the horizon in 2009

Wednesday, Dec 17
Soccer showdown: Alajuelense host Saprissa in Winter Tournament final tonight
EU suspends budget support to Nicaragua
Costa Rica creates ministry for public relations
Central Bank: Following slow 2008, economic recovery will be ‘complicated'

Thursday, Dec 18
Costa Rican president signs ‘harsh' traffic law
Alvarion to put Costa Rican countryside on WiMax network
Costa Rica freezes bank accounts tied to Colombian drug lord
Cultural Center opens new locales in Liberia and Escazú

Friday, Dec 19
Drive without restriction this holiday season
Alajuelense end winless streak against Saprissa
Tamarindo police force saved – for now
Cops raid Santa Cruz, arrest mayor in bribery case

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Week of Dec 22 - Dec 26, 2008

Monday, Dec 22
First Hanukkah light glows in darkness of Mumbai attack
Saprissa come back for fifth consecutive title
Wal-Mart Central America chooses Costa Rica for HQ
U.S. not bothered by Latin American ‘union' plan
Jafeck extradited to Costa Rica wanted for fraud

Tuesday, Dec 23
Costa Rica official steps in to prevent U.S. mother's extradition
Phony Red Cross theft leaves Zapote squad $20,000 short
More than half of Costa Rica students did not graduate high school
Pre-holiday ad campaign aims to curb drunk drivers

Wednesday, Dec 24
Costa Rica to join CAFTA Jan. 1
Colón takes rollercoaster ride with the dollar
What's open and closed during the holidays?
Negotiations with EU are so far so good

Thursday, Dec 25 (No daily news)

Friday, Dec 26
AK-47, smoke grenade found in walls of San Pedro Mall
Costa Rica suspends extradition of U.S. woman
Costa Rica to see electricity bill rise 15 percent
Zapote party gets rolling

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Week of Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009

Monday, Dec 29
Heavy rains leave 6 towns in Costa Rica isolated
Something rotten in the fiestas of Zapote
Ortega passes budget reforms by decree
Brenes wins Tour of Costa Rica
Mexican caught in Costa Rica with cocaine in his belly and ‘sombrero'
Divine 2009?

Tuesday, Dec 30
Costa Rica gets superstitious for a lucky 2009
Osa to revamp roads for tourists
Nicaragua funnels nearly $6 million into banks
Costa Rica to sing ‘I got the (water) power'
Divine 2009?

Wednesday, Dec 31
Costa Ricans to bleep in New Year with more than 100 million text messages
Driver files first appeal against Costa Rica's new traffic law
Central American Palestinian groups decry Israeli attacks
Costa Rica cinemas to go 3-D
Divine 2009?