Daily Archives: July 25, 2012

Real estate project sale leaves U.S. buyers in the lurch

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff
Real estate project sale leaves U.S. buyers in the lurch

The Hacienda Matapalo real estate project has changed hands, and those who gave money to the previous management are wondering if they are protected. The change in ownership was contained in a .pdf file on the firm’s Web site, addressed to “To … Continue reading →

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Where is the U.S. outrage over loss of basic liberties

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Reader Letters

I’m not sure if I should be amused or troubled by the conclusion of your July 24 article entitled “Despite Colorado killings, there is little debate on guns” that “most analysts agree that politicians are unlikely to support additional gun … Continue reading →

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Major increases approved for AyA water and sewer rates

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

The nation’s price regulating agency has approved a 25 percent hike in water and a 77 percent hike is sewer services. A family using an average amount of water will face an increase in both categories of 5,868 colons, about … Continue reading →

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Nicoya installs some new lights to mark today’s holiday

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff
Nicoya installs some new lights to mark today’s holiday

he city of Nicoya has installed neon lights along a principal street to mark the 188th anniversary of the Anexión del Partido de Nicoya. The lights cover three kilometers in the municipality. The project was done by Iluminaciones Cavica with … Continue reading →

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Nine-hole golf course opens for public in the Cartago area

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Kayla Pearson
Nine-hole golf course opens for public in the Cartago area

Eagle Eye Golf Costa Rica, the first golf course for the Cartago area, is open to the public, and its operators say it has the goal of bringing affordable golf to all in a comfortable atmosphere. “We are breaking the … Continue reading →

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National insurance company creates special low-income policy

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

The Instituto Nacional de Seguros has created a special, low-cost fire insurance for low-income residents. For example, a family can obtain 3 million colons ($6,000) coverage on a home and 750,000-colon ($1,500) coverage on contents for just 444 colons (89 … Continue reading →

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Costa Rican detained in fallout from European child porn ring

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

Judicial agents here detained a man in Ciudad Quesada San Carlos Tuesday morning because he appears to have been involved with a child pornography ring that was dismembered in London and Bellorussia. Agents also conducted searches in Liberia, Puntarenas, San … Continue reading →

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Amelia Earhart expedition fails to locate proofs

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

A team of scientists and salvagers has ended its expedition without finding any dramatic or conclusive evidence to determine what happened to missing U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart 75 years ago. ​​The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, which led the … Continue reading →

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Moody’s cuts German rating and prompts more fears

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Stock markets and the euro currency dipped Tuesday after the international financial-rating agency Moody’s lowered its credit outlook for Europe’s strongest economy, Germany. New jitters are also surfacing over two shakier European economies, Spain and Greece. By lowering Germany’s credit … Continue reading →

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Record number of whales traveling along Australia

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

A record-breaking number of whales is expected to pass along Australia’s east coast in the coming months, during the annual migration from Antarctica to tropical breeding grounds. Whale watching companies say populations of humpback whales have been rising steadily in … Continue reading →

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Emergency officials seek to move those below slide

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

There are 9,000 persons living in Desamparados under the threat of being swept away in their sleep. The national emergency commission presented a study Tuesday to the Concejo Municipal outlining the problem that comes from the peak Tablazo. An unstable … Continue reading →

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Millicom officially announces name change for Amnet

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

Millicom International Cellular S.A. officially announced Tuesday that its cable business in Costa Rica, which has been operating under the brand name Amnet, has been rebranded to Tigo. It joins Millicom’s three other cable businesses in Central America already operating … Continue reading →

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U.S. donates hangar

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

The U.S. government has donated an aircraft hangar valued at $2 million to the Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública. The hanger is based at the Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia. It will be used by aircraft of the … Continue reading →

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