Archive for February 28th, 2008

Goalie Makes for Exciting Scoreless Tie

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Alajuela showed its old form finally this season, confronting Heredia with its old brand of wonderful soccer, crisp attacks, well planned approaches and all the trimmings. And they came away Wednesday night with no points earned, thanks to Heredia goalie Ricardo González.
González may […]

Trade Partners Extend Deadline on CAFTA

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Costa Rica’s future trade partners in the Central American Free Trade Agreement have granted Costa Rica a seven-month extension on the deadline for getting its house in order so the treaty can go into effect here. This country’s lawmakers still have to pass 10 bills designed to bring […]

Oh, Those Greedy Bureaucrats!

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
As of January, Pedro Pablo Quiros, president of the government monopoly in telecommunications and electric generation, ICE, is making about a third more than President Oscar Arias, reported the newspaper Al Dia this morning. Worse for the electricity consumers, the board of directors voted salary hikes of 20% […]