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Daily Archives: February 3, 2011
Real ‘Waterworld’ film in contention for an Oscar
The serious consequences of Earth’s changing climate are the subject of a powerful documentary film nominated for an Academy Award, the U.S. film industry’s top prize. “Sun Come Up” is the story of the Carteret Islands off the coast of … Continue reading
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High school teacher gets 36 years for sex crimes
A trial panel Wednesday convicted a high school teacher in Dota of various sex crimes involving students and sentenced him to 36 years in prison. The teacher, identified by the last names of Masis Montenegro, faced charges of rape and … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Tourist police frustrate beach theft in Guanacaste
A Canadian tourist in Playa Grande, Guanacaste, became the victim of a thief Wednesday, but Fuerza Pública officers were able to detain a suspect and recover the items the woman lost. Police attributed the theft to the fact that the … Continue reading
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Wedding guests carried cholera back to Venezuela
Venezuela’s health minister says the number of people who contracted cholera while visiting the Dominican Republic last month has risen to 185. The minister, Eugenia Sader, said the patients were among 450 people who attended a wedding in the Dominican … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News, Latin American News
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World trade in counterfeits put at $1 trillion a year
Illicit trade in counterfeit goods and piracy of intellectual property not only cost global economies more than $1 trillion each year and put more than two million jobs at risk but threaten the lives, health and safety of consumers worldwide, … Continue reading
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Easy victory was not to be for supporters of Villalobos
Supporters of fugitive financier Luis Enrique Villalobos thought they had scored a decisive court victory. The informal group filed a law suit against the government of Costa Rica, asking in part that Villalobos be allowed to come home and pay … Continue reading
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Mother fighting U.S. custody case files another court appeal
A woman who took her child to Costa Rica filed another Sala IV constitutional court appeal to avoid having the girl sent back to the father in Missouri. The woman is Trina Atwell Chavarria, who has followed in the footsteps … Continue reading
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Dominical prepares a benefit Valentine for its lifeguards
Tourists probably would be surprised to learn that lifeguards in Costa Rica do not protect all the popular beaches nor are they all supported by the central or municipal government. At some of the major tourist magnets, community leaders have … Continue reading
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Phone company needs power to cancel $30 account
This letter was directed to President Laura Chinchilla. I left Costa Rica on Dec. 25th to spend a few months in Panama on business. I find that the cost of living here is about 40 percent cheaper than Costa Rica. … Continue reading
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Following Arias scandal will require a scorecard
The Rodrigo Arias controversy is getting so complex observers are going to need a scorecard. Arias, the brother of the former president, made himself a target, in part, because he seeks to run for president in 2014. He also is … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Much of U.S. is digging out from Blizzard of 2011
The United States continues to face the aftermath of severe weather, mainly in the eastern half of the country. Continental Airlines said Wednesday night that it was suspending most of its operations from Houston Intercontinental today starting at 3 p.m. … Continue reading
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Chocolate entrepreneur found dead at her home
A Canadian woman who ran a chocolate operation near Puerto Jiménez died at her home and judicial agents were at the scene Wednesday afternoon. The woman was Kimberley Blackwell, described as a long-time resident of the Osa Peninsula. She lived … Continue reading
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