by Rod Hughes
As with most sports in Latin America, women “got no respect” except the pretty ones captured by TV cameras during pro men’s games. But when Shirley Cruz, a star with the Costa Rican Women’s All Star team went to Olympique of France as a pro, people started to pay attention.
But the absence of […]
Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno Monday talked to diplomats from around the world about the Costa Rica Consensus, a proposal that developed countries take developing countries’ spending on arms into consideration when calculating aid packages, according to a statement released yesterday by the Foreign Ministry.
“Costa Rican is taking advantage of this opportunity to call on countries […]
By Amanda Roberson
Tico Times Staff | aroberson@ticotimes.net
Internet connection via cell phone has been available in Costa Rica for one week now, and at least 5,416 people have signed up for this new service, according to Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) spokeswoman Adriana Víquez.
ICE, the country’s state-run telecommunications monopoly, sees this number as a “very good […]
