Submitted by: Sarah Rarick According to a survey by Unimer, deliquency, drug trafficking, and insecurity were cited as the most pressing problems for costa ricans. The general discourse suggests that these problems are entirely new phenomenons here in Costa Rica. However, while drug trafficking and related crime may be unintended consequences of growth, violence against [...]
December 14th, 2009 | Filed under Letters to the Editor | Read More »
Submitted by: Rachael M We should not pollute the planet we live in. The planet Earth is the only planet we have got that contains all our needs to live. So if we all stop polluting, then the planet would last longer. And we need to convince people to help and stop polluting. There are [...]
October 21st, 2009 | Filed under Letters to the Editor | Read More »
Submitted by: Ryan Kelly In light of the recent credit crunch it is my firmly held belief that the governments of the world should revoke the licences of commercial banks and in effect raze them to the ground. This theory is underpinned by the fact that the commercial banks have destroyed the lives and livelihoods [...]
October 1st, 2009 | Filed under Letters to the Editor | Read More »
Submitted by: Jeffery Cutler There have been a lot on people complaining lately about the Costa Rican Environment Tribunal’s decision to halt construction of the San Jose-Caldera highway pending more detailed environmental impact studies. While I understand their desire to see the project finished, damaging the environment to do it simply is not worth it. [...]
September 29th, 2009 | Filed under Letters to the Editor | Read More »