by Rod Hughes
BOGATA, Colombia– The high command of the Colombian guerrilla group FARC confirmed the death of its maximum leader, Manuela Marulanda, yesterday, raising hopes for a peace negotiation somewhere down the blood-soaked road. Marulanda, 78, founded FARC 44 years ago but it has evolved from being a guerrilla […]
by Rod Hughes
Saprissa’s Armando Alonso kicked a winning goal past Alajuela’s goal keeper in the waning minutes of the second half to allow the big purple “S” to squeak by to a 1-0 goal advantage in the next stanza of the national championship finals. But no one on Jeaustin Campos’s […]
by Rod Hughes
The Central Bank dumped dollars on the money market for the second time in two weeks to try to halt the artificial rise of the U.S. dollar in the exchange of colones. The colon reached ¢527.85 per dollar yesterday, an all-time record. The colon rollercoaster is blamed on […]
<strong>by Rod Hughes</strong>
The Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica’s Catholic Church sent illegally obtained funds to Panama to escape the eyes of the government financial watchdogs, revealed the daily <em>La Nación</em> Thursday, in yet another article in a series that surely will win prizes for investigative reporting. Each new revellation of […]
by Rod Hughes
If you are one of the 400,000 pepole in Costa Rica who have a TDMA technology cell phone, enjioy it now because you won’t have it long. At the start of 2009, the phone company will begin to phase out the TDMA system.
ICE’s […]
by Rod Hughes
A La Nación healine writer called it the “eternal final.” And how often has the national soccer championship final been between these two clubs? It seems to average out that every other year they meet and settle accounts. So, on to another “classic” final. Here is how […]
<strong>by Rod Hughes</strong>
The telecommunications bill, one of 13 bills aimed at implementing the Central American Free Trade Agreement, has passed its first test by a margin of 30 votes to 16. the bill is aimed at opening up the Internet access to an open market after years of monopoly by […]
by Rod Hughes
Air quality in the capital declined last year from 2006, a recent report from the National Autonomous University at Heredia (UNA) clearly shows. The main villain is nitrogen dioxide generated from automobile exhausts, despite a marked improvement over several years due to better vehicle inspections.
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by Rod Hughes
Since we reported the story, we have an obligation to update it for you soccer fans: Luis Marin has changed his mind and will stay another year with the Maccabi Netanya club in Israel. Moreover, since he accepted an offer from Costa Rica’s Liberia Mia First Division club, […]
May 21, 2008
No matter what strange stories you may have heard about Costa Rica, if you stay here long enough it will happen to you, and you will believe. The ants came today. They have the new house surrounded. They are all […]
