Archive for March 20th, 2007

“The Classic” Offers a Surprising Result

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Before we get to the soccer game played Saturday, it might be good to set the scene, because nothing underscores sports as show biz like the so-called “Classic,” the regular season games between Alajuela and Saprissa. Each is awaited with the same anticipation here as the Academy Awards in Hollywood. Sportswriters burn up tons of […]

Medical Products Become Second Largest Export

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Medical products have become the second largest export from Costa Rica, behind microprocessors and related computer items, reported the English-language weekly The Tico Times last Friday. And the latest such factory to open here is the breast implant firm opened last week by the California-based Allergan firm.
In a bylined story in the print edition […]