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Environmental groups heaved a sigh of relief this week when Environment and Energy Minister Roberto Dobles assured the daily newspaper La Nacion Wednesday that he will vote against lifting the ban on whale hunting in the multi-nation international commission governing the protection of the endangered species.
Dobles said unnamed “private interests” had agreed to pay $31,819 back […]

By Rod Hughes
Minister of Public Education Leonardo Garnier is rolling up his sleeves to battle the triple-headed dragon of bureaucratic chaos, corruption and favoritism in the hiring of teachers, reports the English-language newspaper The Tico Times in an exclusive, in-depth front page article today. This is a serious subject in a country that prides itself […]