In a special session on Sunday, the Assembly reached a whole new level of inaction by approving the 2006 budget without voting! They may have been trying to prove Heidegger’s famous statement “The Nothing itself nothings”. However, some observers agreed with Nietzsche: “They muddy the water that it may appear deep”. […]
Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Brazil have finally gotten most of what they were after in the banana dispute with the European Union, ongoing since 1999. Even though former European colonies will pay no duty on imports, which the Latin American countries still consider unfair, the “banana” republics will not be restricted to quotas […]
Even though the Assembly is taking extra time to vote on pending motions, the tax plan appears comatose according to representatives. Apparently parties are hesitant to vote in favor of increasing taxes ahead of the February elections. Although PLUSC started out supporting the plan 3 years ago, apparently many of the PUSC representatives are […]
The humble oxcart driver of Costa Rica was declared on Friday an Oral and Intangible World Heritage tradition by UNESCO (United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization), one of 43 traditions appearing in the proclamation. The oxcart drivers join in the patrimony of humanity Costa Rica’s World Heritage Sites: Cocos Island, La Amistad International Park […]
According to a note in La Nación, its “The New York Times” weekly supplement, last Saturday was the last edition for Costa Rica. The supplement was a selection of articles taken from The New York Times and published every Saturday in La Nacion. The note cited a lack of commercialization, as the reason […]
RESULTS SUNDAY
Santos 2 - Carmelita 0 Brujas 1 -Cartago 2 Puntarenas 1 -Alajuelense 0 Santa Cruz 1 - Heredia 0 Pérez Zeledón 1 - Saprissa 1 Liberia 0 - Ramonense 0
TEAM
Games
W
tie
L
GF-GA
POINTS
GROUP A
Alajuela **
15
9
4
2
29-9
31
Puntarenas F.C.
15
8
3
4
22-14
27
Heredia
15
7
4
4
21-16
25
Santa Cruz
15
6
1
8
17-19
19
Liberia
15
2
1
12
8-32
7
San Ramon
15
0
3
12
7-30
3
GROUP B
Saprissa **
16
11
4
1
28-12
37
Pérez Zeledón **
16
7
5
4
21-18
26
Cartago
16
7
4
5
[…]
