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Daily Archives: May 9, 2012
Public finally asked to help find missing U.S. citizen
Ramachandra H. Breathwaite may be alive, or he may be dead. He may be in a hospital with a loss of memory. Or he may be deliberately hiding out to duck Costa Rican law. About all law enforcement officials know … Continue reading
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President seeks goodwill from private businesses
President Laura Chinchilla met with the nation’s business chamber Tuesday in an effort to improve relations with the private sector. Private business people have been hit with a new corporation tax and a new decree that puts a 13 percent … Continue reading
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Economic irresponsibility hurts national health
What kind of government penalizes its poorest inhabitants by making it more economical to use the most unhealthy cooking oils instead of olive oil? Almost any cardiologist will tell you that decaf coffee is healthier for the heart muscle than … Continue reading
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Esparza struggles with bandits and with poor police response
An up-close and personal experience with a home invasion has left an expat couple in Esparza frightened and less than satisfied with the police response. Deb Klipper and her husband were not the victims of the home invasion. That unhappy … Continue reading
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Public works ministery to take on job of northern highway
Ruta 1856, which was designed to be a symbolic confrontation with Nicaragua now seems to be a growing scandal. The central government has suspended work by private firms in the wake of bribery allegations. Now workers of the Ministerio de … Continue reading
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Romney’s hopes advance, but Lugar Tea Partied out
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has swept primary elections in three more states, moving him even closer to becoming the nominee to run against President Barack Obama in November. Romney now has more than 900 delegates, after wins Tuesday … Continue reading
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Undercover operative credited in bomb bust
U.S. media reports say a man sent by al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was actually a double agent working for the United States, who infiltrated the terror network and volunteered to carry out the suicide … Continue reading
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Another death raises concern over cocaine
Agents are investigating the death of another person in a downtown hotel. This is the second in four days, and it raises the possibility that there is some potent or bad cocaine available in the downtown. Investigators found cocaine in … Continue reading
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National archive debuts more complex Web page
The Archivo Nacional has debuted a new Web site that the organization says will give Internet viewers access to many more documents. In addition to some 300 public archives, there also are sections of photographs, historical documents and even a section on … Continue reading
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Bill Clinton visits Zapote
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be meeting with President Laura Chinchilla for about a half hour today. Casa Presidencial said the meeting is at 4:15 p.m. The former president will be in town to keynote a conference on sustainability … Continue reading
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