Archive for September 4th, 2006

Honduras Gives Green Light To Costa Rican Chicken Imports

Monday, September 4th, 2006

The Honduran government has decided to reopen its borders to chicken imports from Costa Rica after a two-month ban, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced at a press conference Friday.

President Oscar […]

Power company plans outages in Dulce Nombre de Coronado, El Rodeo

Monday, September 4th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The electric company will be turning off the power Tuesday in Dulce Nombre de Coronado and nearby areas. Wednesday the outage will be in El Rodeo and San Pedro de Coronado.
Both cuts in power will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for preventative maintenance, said the Compañía  Nacional de […]

Key highway being closed so lines can be painted

Monday, September 4th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
In order to apply lines to the highway, transportation officials are closing parts of the key Braulio Carrillo route from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Wednesday and Friday and all of it from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
In addition, the highway will be closed […]

Arias backs trade pact in talk to social activists

Monday, September 4th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
President Óscar Arias Sánchez told church activists that globalization was decreasing the number of poor in the world.
He spoke Friday to the closing ceremony of the second Semana Social organized by the Archdiocesis of San José. Church members with social concerns have been among those opposed to the proposed free […]