Archive for the 'Costa Rica News' Category

Chavez Says He’s Postponing Plant Closure

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday in Caracas that he is postponing the closure of an aluminum plant in Costa Rica while he re-evaluates his decision, reports Costa Rica’s leading daily, La Nacion, today.
The paper said he plans to send a commission to Costa Rica to investigate the plant, which employs 400 in the small […]

Giant Anti-CAFTA Demonstration Peaceful

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

By Tico Times Staffeditorial@ticotimes.netSporting flags, banners, buttons and even pig disguises, thousands came out to march against the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) yesterday in downtown San José. Though the march was one of the largest in recent memory, drawing tens of thousands to the Legislative Assembly, the event was overwhelmingly […]