Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Brazil have finally gotten most of what they were after in the banana dispute with the European Union, ongoing since 1999. Even though former European colonies will pay no duty on imports, which the Latin American countries still consider unfair, the “banana” republics will not be restricted to quotas […]
Even though the Assembly is taking extra time to vote on pending motions, the tax plan appears comatose according to representatives. Apparently parties are hesitant to vote in favor of increasing taxes ahead of the February elections. Although PLUSC started out supporting the plan 3 years ago, apparently many of the PUSC representatives are […]
According to a note in La Nación, its “The New York Times” weekly supplement, last Saturday was the last edition for Costa Rica. The supplement was a selection of articles taken from The New York Times and published every Saturday in La Nacion. The note cited a lack of commercialization, as the reason […]
