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Week of January 3 - 7, 2005
Monday, January 3:
Millions of Dollars Feed Taiwanese Diplomacy in Central America
Court Reduces Preventive Prison
Sentence for Ex-President
Banco Cuscatlán Ordered to Open
Accounts for Costa Rican
Political Campaigns
American Soccer Poll Rates
Saprissa Costa Rica's Number One
Costa Rica Expects Increase of European
Tourism After Depreciation of the Dollar
Tuesday, January 4:
Vendors Evicted from
Capital's Streets
Crime Rate Drops in 2004
Tico Murders 5, Wounds 2
Before Committing Suicid
President Says He'll Cooperate in
Campaign Finance Investigatio
Wednesday, January 5:
Solution Proposed for Troubled San José Sewers
President Willing To
Renounce Immunity
Foreigners Use Marriage to
Try for Costa Rican Residency
Inflation in 2004
Highest in Five Years
Thursday, January 6:
Droves of Costa Ricans Want to Donate Aid to Tidal Wave Victims
U.S. Chamber of Commerce To Lobby for Free-Trade Pact
Preventive Detention Confirmed for Suspects in Journalist Murder Case
Friday, January 7:
Court Annuls Canopy-Tour Patent
Green Turtle Awards
$1,000 to Shuttle Driver
Nicaraguans Arrested for
Murdering Costa Rican
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Week of January 10 - 14, 2005
Monday, January 10:
Police Officers Suspended
In Security Ministry Scandal
Guatemalan President Proposes
Menchú to Head OAS
Rains Displace 600 in Caribbean,
Region on Alert
Dutchman and Canadian Woman
Big Winners in Copa del Café
Tuesday, January 11:
Floods Displace Thousands
In Sarapiquí, Talamanca
Costa Rica Strikes Back
In Regional Gallo Pinto War
No More Red Octobers
For Isla del Coco
Wednesday, January 12:
Caribbean-slope Floods Recede,
Leaving 2 Dead, More Than 7,100 Displaced
Jails Overpopulated
Despite Government Efforts
President to Attend
Banana Summit in Ecuador
Police Arrest Alleged
Cocaine Smuggler
Thursday, January 13:
State Institute Responds to Business
Demand for More English Speakers
Central Bank Confirms
Restrictive Monetary Policy
Alcatel and Pinochet: Examples that
Anti-Corruption Laws Are Not Enforced
Friday, January 14:
Proposed 4% Salary Increase
Irrational, Say Labor Unions
Donations Requested to Help
Caribbean Flood Victims
Ex-President Rodríguez
Criticizes Prosecutor's Office
Beloved Educator
Dies at 95
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Week of January 17 - 21, 2005
Monday, January 17:
Trade Ministry RockedBy CAFTA Conflict
Ex-President Arias Kicks Off Campaign for Second Term
Central American SummitTo Focus On Regional Integration
Tuesday, January 18:
Veggie-Oil Powered BusReturns to Costa Rica
Tonight's Ticket Sales for
Award-Winning “Caribe” Movie to Help Flood Victims
Costa Rica Reduces Use of
Ozone-Destroying Chemical
The End is Not Near,
It's Just a Little Cold
Wednesday, January 19:
Government Offers Subsidies
To Workers Stricken By Floods
Health Ministry AnnouncesTattoo, Piercing Regulations
Central America to Begin Free-TradeNegotiations with Europe in 2006
Thursday, January 20:
Customs Union Moves Ahead–Without Costa Rica?
Ministry Orders Adoption or Death
For 54 Rescued Street Dogs
February Conference Aims toStrengthen Technology Exports
Alan Parsons to PerformIn Costa Rica
Friday, January 21:
Japan Donates Four-Wheelers
To Help Protect National Parks
Textile Industry
Reports Layoffs
New U.S. Secretary of State Outlines Policy for Latin America
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Week of January 24 - 28, 2005
Monday, January 24:
Monteverde Rises to
Defend its Water
Sanction Proposed for Verbal
Assault to Women in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Government Opens Dialogue with CAFTA Opponents
Tuesday, January 25:
Comptroller's Office Suspends Tourism Tax Breaks
British Citizen Accused of Fraud
Found Guilty and Released
Two Quakes Rattle Country
Wednesday, January 26:
Flood Costs Still Mounting,
Rest of Country Helps Pay Bill
President Pacheco Visits Ecuador
For Banana Exporters Conference
Honduras, Costa Rica Have
Region's Highest Gas Prices
Thursday, January 27:
Police Investigate
Rafting Trip Death
Court Blocks Immigration's
Marriage Investigations
Latin America Presents
United Front to Europe
Friday, January 28:
Vice-President Resigns,
Says Country “Going Bad”
U.S. Citizen Arrested
In San José on Fraud Charges
Japan Donates More Than
$160,000 to Flood Victims
Police Investigate
Death of Canadian
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Week of January 31 - February 04, 2005
Monday, January 31:
Costa Rican parties in crisis
a year away from elections
Latin America Mostly Absent
From World Economic Forum
Costa Rica's Best Selling Musical Hits of the Week Include Duran Duran
Tuesday, February 01:
European Union Escalates
Banana Tariff Showdown
Regulatory Authority
Approves Hike in Gas Prices
Chamber of Commerce
Takes Stand on Trade Pact
Wednesday, February 02:
Decision Endangers Country's
Tourism Future, Sector Leaders Say
Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years For Sexual Abuse of Minors
Asian Restaurant Raised $7,600
For Tidal Wave, Flood Victims
Thursday, February 03:
Campaign to Outfit Needy Schools: ‘No to Exploitation, Yes to Education'
Public Health Ministry Strengthens Sanitary Measures in Caribbean
United States Donates Another $50,000 to Aid Flood Victims
Friday, February 04:
Advertising Campaign Launched For Protection of Marine Ecosystems
Red Cross Helps Children InFlood-Stricken Caribbean
Chamber of Commerce BestowsAward on Ex-Foreign Trade Minister
Police Arrest Dominican Singer For Allegedly Selling Drugs
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Week of February 07 - February 11, 2005
Monday, February 07:
Scientists Support Costa Rica's
Proposal for World Cloning Ban
January Inflation Registers at 1.96%
Musician Alan Parsons Says ‘Progressive' Music is Decaying
Tuesday, February 08:
School Year Gets Off to a
Muddy Start in Caribbean
Ex-President Continues
Long-Distance Feud With
Legislative Assembly
New Project Honors
Outstanding Ticas
Wednesday, February 09:
Ticos Face Mexico in
World Cup Showdown Tonight
INBioparque Celebrates
Five-Year Anniversary
Pre-Trial Hearing Begins
In Journalist's Murder Case
Thursday, February 10:
Prosecutor's Office Investigates
Another Ex-President
Limited Job Creation Still Worries Costa Rican Businesses
British Embassy Collects
Books for Cabécar, Bluefields
Friday, February 11:
President Pacheco
Hospitalized, Stable
U.S. Airways Coming
To Liberia Airport
Mutual Alajuela Donations for Flood Victims Exceed $26,000
China Boosts Region's Trade
Without Diplomatic Relations
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Week of February 14 - February 18, 2005
Monday, February 14:
President Pacheco
Leaves Hospital
Fishing Law Approved
In Second Debate
Health Ministry to Install Latrines In Low-Income Regions
Tuesday, February 15:
Free-Trade Advocate Criticizes
CAFTA Opponents' “Romanticism”
U.S. Eases Restrictions on
Tico Meat Exports
5.0 Quake Hits Southern Zone,
No Damages Reported
U.S. Golfer Becomes Champion
Of the Costa Rican Open
Wednesday, February 16:
New Technology to
Combat Illegal Felling
Legislator Held Hostage
At Neighborhood School
Exhibition of Mythological
Engravings Opens at National
Theater Café
Tica Swimmer In World Cup
Thursday, February 17:
Costa Rica, United States Join
Forces Against Deadbeat Parents
Central Americans: Unknowing
Victims Of Transgenic Food Threat?
Monteverde Walk to Raise
Money for Area Students
Friday, February 18:
Chief Prosecutor Urges Patience
In Ex-Presidents' Cases
Protestors Take CAFTA Opposition
To U.S. Embassy's Doorstep
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Week of February 21 - February 25, 2005
Monday, February 21:
Drug Bust in Puntarenas
Homosexual Claims Pension of Deceased Partner
Internet Child Pornography
Network Under Investigation
Tuesday, February 22 :
Tica Prostitute Convicted
Of Pimping, Gets Eight Years
Ex-Presidents' Jail
Time Upheld Again
Actor Leonardo Di Caprio Arrives in Costa Rica
Ratification of U.S. Trade Agreement
Polarizes Opinions in Costa Rica
Wednesday, February 23:
President Calls Nicaragua “Our
Brother,” But Defends Costa Rican
Sovereignty
TSE Magistrates
Given Police Protection
Japan Seeks New Stage Of Cooperation with Region
Thursday, February 24:
Assembly Mourns Death of
Beloved Legislator and Teacher
Priest Accused of Child Abuse
Claims Persecution
Technology Congress
Gets Under Way
Friday, February 25:
Presidential Candidate's Ex-Wife,
Congresswoman Penón, Resigns
Holsteins Benefit from Ingenious
Costa Rican Recycling
Foreign Minister Requests Cooperation from Israel
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Week of February 28 - March 04, 2005
Monday, February 28:
Swimmer Claudia Poll's"warrior spirit" keeps her going
Vietnamese Fishermen Claim
They Were Tortured by
Taiwanese Boat Captains
Scientists Highlight Cocos
Island as Conservation Role Model
Diarrhea Outbreak Ravages
Central America, Kills 62
Tuesday, March 01:
Construction Company Denies
Responsibility For Equipment
Breakdown
Children's Rights Group
Rises from the Ashes
New OAS Ambassador Announced
Wednesday, March 02:
U.S. Report Criticizes
Costa Rican Press Freedom
Antiquated Property
Registry System Gets Boost
“Caribe” Movie Competes
For Colombian Prize
Thursday, March 03:
Pacheco Kicks Off Labor
Forum in San José
Potato Plague
Prompts Quarantine
Costa Rican Minister Praises Beijing Platform Before U.N.
Friday, March 04:
Central Bank President Sides With
Finance Ministry on Debt Question
Honduras Drops Prostitution Case
Against Child-Welfare Activist
Costa Rican Team Classifies For
Special Olympics Semi-Finals
Ronald McDonald Foundation
Sponsors IV Golf Classic
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Week of March 07 - March 11, 2005
Monday, March 07:
Feminist Party Launched
for 2006 Election
Costa Rica Overpaid for Medical
Equipment Bought with Finnish Loan
Drug Police Bust Traffickers with Cocaine, Professor with Crack
Tuesday, March 08:
Calendar Celebrating Right to
Abortion Stirs Controversy
Foreigners to be Deported
Small Quake
Rattles Guanacaste
Wednesday, March 09:
Three Killed, Hostages
Taken in Bank Robbery
Archbishop Emeritus
Román Arrieta Dies
Women Commemorate Their Day
Protesting CAFTA, Calling for Equality
Mexican Couple Arrested At International Airport
Thursday, March 10 :
Failed Bank Robbery
Leaves at Least Nine Dead
Diarrhea Kills Two, Country
Spared Rotavirus Epidemic
Ex-President Rodríguez Appeals Preventive Detention Again
Services Today for
Archbishop Arrieta
Friday, March 11 :
Judicial Police Director Calls
Hostage Negotiations Successful
Election Approaches for
OAS Secretary General
Australian Student
Missing in Tamarindo
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Week of March 14 - March 18, 2005
Monday, March 14 :
Monteverde Assailant Receives One Year Preventive Prison
Comptroller's Office
Approves Phone Line Contract
Central America Joins Forces
To Combat Drug Trafficking
Tuesday, March 15 :
GMO Threat Expands in
Costa Rica
Men Arrested in Connection with
Alajuela Hospital Problems Freed
Countries Join Forces in
Costa Rica Against Terrorism
Wednesday, March 16 :
Ex-President Rodríguez
Released from Prison, Goes Home
Costa Rican Hotels Nearly Full for Easter Week
Tico Police Arrest U.S. Citizen Here
Thursday, March 17:
Another Bank Robbery,
This Time in San José
CIMA Hospital
Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Government Contemplates
Reviving Cargo Trains
Chuck Norris Celebrates 65th Birthday in Costa Rica
Friday, March 18:
Country to Host
Biofuels Conference
Police Arrest Suspect
In San José Bank Holdup
$50.1 Million Approved For Water Projects
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Week of March 28 - April 01, 2005
Monday, March 28:
Police Confiscate 12 Guns
at Zurquí Tunnel
Holy Week Leaves 23 Violent Deaths
Triumph Against Panama“Miraculous”
Tuesday, March 29:
Unusual One-Man Protest
Gets Results
Man Convicted of Killing
U.S. Citizen Absolved of Crime
Paraíso is GMO-Free
Wednesday, March 30:
Government Strives to Improve
Child Safety Networks
Man Killed after Refusing to
Give Money to Homeless Man
European Union Evaluates
Central American Integration Efforts
Thursday, March 31:
Biofuels Conference
Explores Options
World Bank Gives $30 Million
Educational Loan to Costa Rica
Tico Soccer Team Ties
Trinidad, Tobago 0-0
New Cell Phone
Lines Available
Friday, April 01:
Project Launched to
Combat Illegal Felling
Coca-Cola Bottler Fined
For Monopolistic Practices
U.S. Ophthalmologists
To Visit Ciudad Quesada
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Week of April 04 - April 08, 2005
Monday, April 04:
Costa Rica Mourns Death of Pope
Nine Arrested for Sale of Pirated Music
Tuesday, April 05:
Pacheco Travels to Rome
To Attend Pope's Funeral
March Inflation Registers at 0.83%
Former Vice-President of Ecuador
Returns Home, Gives up Asylum
Wednesday, April 06:
New Systems to
Boost Disaster Alert
Carlos Santana Plays
In San José Tonight
Ousted Gold Panners
Still Protesting
Thursday, April 07:
President Viewed Pope,
Expressed Costa Ricans' Pain
Special Mass in Memory Of Pope This Morning
Costa Rica Expresses
Condolences for Death of Prince
Costa Rican Coffee
To be Auctioned Online
Friday, April 08:
Carlos Santana
Delivered His Magic
Memorial Service for
Pope Draws Thousands
Solar Eclipse
Visible Today
Jazz Concert to Ring in Solar Eclipse
U.S. Embassy to Close for Juan Santamaría Day Monday
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Week of April 11 - April 15, 2005
Monday, April 11 :
Environmentalists Turn to Court to
to Stop Construction in National Park
Country Celebrates Heroic Act
Fire Rages in San José
Tuesday, April 12 :
Trade-Pact Opponents
Turn Up the Heat
World Women's Rights Experts
Discuss Roles of Women in Law
and Politics
OAS Secretariat Race
Remains Deadlocked
Wednesday, April 13 :
U.S. Congress Begins
CAFTA Discussion
Steady Growth, New Products
Define Agricultural Exports
Crocodile Kills
Boy in Guanacaste
Thursday, April 14 :
Water Pollution High,
Scientists Warn
Costa Ricans Not Eating
Their Fruits, Vegetables or Fish
Costa Ricans Earn Scholarships
To Study in Cuba
Friday, April 15 :
Anti-CAFTA Protest Has
Eye toward the Future
Police Destroy Nearly
700,000 Marijuana Plants
Puppets to Tell
Afro-Caribbean Folk Tales
Surf Contest Revived For this Weekend
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Week of April 18 - April 22, 2005
Monday, April 18 :
North American Indigenous Groups
Lend Support in Costa Rica
U.S. CAFTA Opponents
Seek Central American Inroads
Coca-Cola to Expand Costa Rican Plant
Tuesday, April 19 :
Constitutional Chamber
Swamped by Appeals
Yellow Flood Alert
Issued for Caribbean
Nicaragua Considers Candidate For OAS Elections
Wednesday, April 20 :
Ticos React to
Election of New Pope
Pacheco Criticizes Castro's
Guantánamo Bay Request
Costa Rican Youths
Having Sex Early
Thursday, April 21 :
Costa Rica Drops
In Tech Ranking
Gay Community Seeks
Involvement in 2006 Election
Search for Missing
Australian Continues
Friday, April 22 :
Activities Celebrate
35th Earth Day
Survey Indicates Satisfaction
With Educational System
Finland to Apply Stricter Controls
After Costa Rican Corruption Case
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Week of April 25 - April 29, 2005
Monday, April 25:
Police Uncover 2.5 Tons of Cocaine,
Eight Suspects Arrested
Costa Rican Wins International Turtle Conservation Award
U.S. Congressmen Discuss CAFTA
with Costa Rican President
Tuesday, April 26:
Visiting U.S. Congressmen Express
Mixed Views on Trade Agreement
New Fishing Law
Becomes Official
High Cost of Living Plagues Costa Ricans
Wednesday, April 27:
President Announces Formation
Of Special CAFTA Council
Minister Responds to
Dismal Tech Ranking
Deaf Senior Citizen Run Over, Killed by Plane
Thursday, April 28:
Legislators Ask Ex-President Arias
To Open His Phone Records
Satellite Transmitters Attached to Caribbean Turtles
Cartago Hosts Orchid Show
Friday, April 29:
Tempisque Bridge 's
Life Expectancy in Question
Anti-Smoking Network Created
Ticos Might Abstain
From Voting
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Week of May 02 - May 06, 2005
Monday, May 02:
President Reviews
Accomplishments, Goals
Thousands Celebrate May 1 st
With Anti-CAFTA March
Panamanian Detained with 20 kilos of Cocaine
Majority of Costa Ricans Would Prefer Female President
Tuesday, May 03:
President Pacheco to Meet
With U.S. President Bush
U.S. Tourist Allegedly
Beat Mother to Death
New Chief Hopes to Make
OAS More Effective
Wednesday, May 04:
One of America 's Most Wanted
Detained Outside Hotel Del Rey
Executive Branch Councils
Look Ahead to Final Year
Another Protestor
Climbs Monument
April Inflation Registers at 0.96%
Thursday, May 05:
Missing Australian's Father
Continues Search for Son
U.S. Couple Drowns
After Boat Sinks
Journalists to Investigate
21-Year Unsolved Murder
Friday, May 06:
Astronaut Becomes First
Member Of Commission to
Study Trade Treaty
Panama, Costa Rica Renew
Efforts at Friendship
Saprissa Lined Up For
World Soccer Championship
Costa Rica Looks to Cuba for Medical Support
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Week of May 09 - May 13, 2005
Monday, May 09:
One More Step Taken Toward
Construction of Cancer
Diagnostic Center
Chang: “CAFTA Has Caused a Lot of Distorted Information”
New IDs to Help Police Find Missing Children
Tuesday, May 10:
Lutheran Church to Combat
AIDS in Central America
President Pacheco Travels To U.S. To Discuss Free-Trade Pact
School Violence
Dropped Last Year
ICE Presents Boruca Dam Project
Proposal to Térraba Residents
Wednesday, May 11:
Stars, Volunteers Help
Children With HIV/AIDS
Development Project Aims to
Diminish Poverty in Northern Zone
Ticos Celebrate
Day of the Farmer
Thursday, May 12:
Taxi Drivers Broadcast Complaints
In Front of Legislative Assembly
Event Honors Renowned
Naturalist Alexander Skutch
Ecuadorian Official
Granted Political Asylum
Friday, May 13:
President Ends Foreign Tour
With Hotel Inauguration
Saprissa Qualifies for
World Soccer Championship
Health Officials Raise
Hypertension Awareness
Malpaís to Play Benefit Concert for Heredia Arts Festival Tomorrow
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Week of May 16 - May 20, 2005
Monday, May 16:
Limón Bids Farewell
To Community Leader
President Denounced as
Enemy to Sharks
Executive Branch Calls for Lower Gas Prices, Peaceful Protests
Tuesday, May 17:
Anti-CAFTA Protestors
Adopt New Strategy
Lutheran Church, NGOs Denounce
Protectionism in CAFTA
Farmers of the Year
Honored on Farmers' Day
Wednesday, May 18:
President Clarifies Position
On CAFTA: Undecided
New Law Grants Tax Exemptions
To Car-Purchasers with Disabilities
In Spite of World-Cup Qualification,
Saprissa Soccer Club Loses to La Liga
Man Wielding Toy Gun
Shot to Death
Thursday, May 19:
Central Bank President Criticizes
Proposed Pension Hike
National Soccer Team Forward
Dies from Car Accident Injuries
Supreme Court Discards
Ex-President's Complaint
Police Seize
435 Kilos of Cocaine
Friday, May 20:
Hurricane Adrián Puts
Central America on Alert
Legislators Propose Protections
For Child Witnesses
Court Orders Creation of Center
For Underage Drug Addicts
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Week of May 23 - May 27, 2005
Monday, May 23:
Costa Rica Celebrates International
Day of Biodiversity
1,500 Children Against
Violence in San Carlos
Transvestite Arrested
in San José
Tuesday, May 24:
Costa Rica Could Ratify
Tobacco Treaty
Ticas: Dominant in Education,
Lacking Job Opportunities
Police Arrest Alleged
Drug-Trafficking Family
Accused Transvestite
Alleges Persecution
Wednesday, May 25:
President Returns Club Memberships
Amid Controversy
Central America Faces Possible
Al-Qaeda Terrorist Threat
Private Visit by Taiwanese Minister Includes Meetings with Public Officials
Thursday, May 26:
Climate Expert Presents Proposal
For Intro-American Study
154% Increase Expected in
Costa Rican Exports
Nicaraguans Will Soon Need
Passports to Enter Costa Rica
Friday, May 27:
WWF, World Bank Launch Program
To Reduce Deforestation
Immigration Will Issue
Passports, Residency Cards
with New Technology
U.S. Embassy Will Be Closed Monday
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