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Week of January 2 - January 4, 2008

Wednesday, January 2
High Times for Drug Patrol
Second Referendum a Possibility in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Serves Up Junior Tennis Tournament

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

Friday, January 4
Volz Family: Nicaraguan Judge Probe ‘Subversive and Illegal'
Agro Exports Continue to Grow
Road Carnage Increased in 2007

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

Tuesday, January 15
Worldwide oil woes spark gas hike request
National Parks boost entrance fees
Rats, famine and illness plague indigenous communities in Nicaragua

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Friday, January 25
Palmares cranks it up a final notch
Forest fires wreak havoc in 2007
English teachers wrap up conference

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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

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

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

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%

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

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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
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

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'

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's Attorney General weighs in on CAFTA deadlines

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

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

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

Friday, February 22
Obama wins expat Democrat vote
Author of 'The Ticos' dies at 88
U.N. says watch your (mother) tongue

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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

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

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'

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

Friday, February 29
Cuba's comandante of 'nueva trova' sings in Nicaragua
FARC takes aim at Panama
Cell phone lines down Saturday night for testing

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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

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

Wednesday, March 5
Ticos say Gringo took their money and ran
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
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

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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

Tuesday, March 11
Nicaragua's Sandinistas tap ex-boxing
champ as strongman in Managua mayor race
Infant mortality rises in Costa Rica
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
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

Friday, March 14
Costa Rica gets mixed grades in U.S. human rights report
Costa Rica-Nicaragua commission takes on ecotourism
Who's 'gone fishing' during Costa Rica's Easter break?

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Week of March 24 - March 28, 2008

Monday, March 24
Costa Rica seizes FARC money from Heredia couple
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

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

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

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

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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

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'

Wednesday, April 2
Colombia confirms no Costa Ricans linked to FARC
Ex-striker Wanchope to manage Heredia's soccer team
Tibet sympathizers protest near Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica

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

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
Costa Rican soccer team ties in Texas, looks to win at home
Taiwan offers scholarships to LatAm college students

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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

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

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

Thursday, April 10
Police note drop in crime against tourists
DNA testing confirms Tico blood well-mixed
Nicaragua awards exploration contracts to U.S. energy firm
U.S. beats Ticas in women's soccer

Friday, April 11
This weekend: Rice, beans and everything between
National hero celebrated April 14
Rob Schneider's next film to feature Costa Rican indigenous
Houston Dynamo no match for Costa Rica's Saprissa

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Week of April 14 - April 18, 2008

Tuesday, April 15
Costa Rica closes 3 hotels for environmental damage
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

Thursday, April 17
Ticos size up neophyte security chief
Google clicks on Costa Rica for regional office
Osa Peninsula marks Earth Day

Friday, April 18
Google denies plans for Costa Rica office
Judges blowing whistle on building permits
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

Tuesday, April 22
Earth Day brings experts to talk climate in Nicaragua ahead of nasty season
Festival Imperial closes in style
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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Friday, May 2
Costa Rica legislators start year 3
Haymarket homage in San José May Day march
Mexico's Pachuca knocks Costa Rica's Saprissa off road to World Cup

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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

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

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

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

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

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Week of May 12 - May 16, 2008

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Week of May 19 - May 23, 2008

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Week of May 26 - May 30, 2008

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