Archive for December 4th, 2006

Very High Absenteeism in Mayorial Vote

Monday, December 4th, 2006

The votes will really count in the municipal elections, as yesterday only 23.7% of the eligible voters show up despite generally good weather throughout the country.
The soccer playoffs, Christmas shopping, apathy from parties and the lack of funding for mayoral campaigns were all signaled as culprits for the low turnout. Oscar Fonseca, Chief Magistrate of […]

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Heredia Heartbreak - Lions Roar - Puerto Solid - Monster Slept

Monday, December 4th, 2006

In the second leg of the quarterfinal matchups the big story was the victory of the “Southern Warriors” Perez Zeledon over Heredia.  Heredia won the first leg at home 3-0 and should have had an easy time moving on to the second round, but a gutsy second half performance allowed Perez to take a 4-1 […]

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