Archive for September 5th, 2006

New bridge approved for one damaged by mud flows near Orosi

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Emergency commission officials have authorized spending 200 million colons, some $387,000, to build a new bridge at La Anita de Orosi. The old bridge has been damaged by constant mud flows.
Because the bridge cannot be used, several communities have been isolated. The new bridge will be of concrete and 20 […]

Academics bring trade treaty concerns to legislature

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The free trade treaty with the United States got the once over Monday as academics from the Universidad Nacional appeared to testify against the pact before a legislative commission.
Universidad Nacional has been a key source of dissent on legislative approval of the treaty. Academics there have studied the document for […]