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Costa Rica Signed a Loan for $200 million for Education
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's government signed a loan of 200 million awarded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the state system of higher education.The loan "is very well designed, conceptualized and...
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Survey Say’s, Chinchilla's Government: Worse one of the Last Six Governments
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - 60% of Costa Ricans graded the government of President Laura Chinchilla as poor or very poor, and given the worst rating in the last six terms in Costa Rica, a survey revealed.60% is...
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President Chinchilla Congratulates New Archbishop of San José
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, congratulated and wished success to José Rafael Quirós, whom the Pope Francisco named as the new archbishop of San Jose."We know that Monsignor’s work has been...
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Gay Marriage May Have Inadvertently Passed in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The marriage between same-sex couples could have been approved in Costa Rica inadvertently in an article of a law that was ratified by Congress on Monday and that the government said it will...
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Mexican Flight Attendant Arrested in Costa Rica with $160,000
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A 28-year-old Mexican flight attendant was arrested in Costa Rica with $160,000 she was smuggling attached to her body, the Security Ministry said.The woman was arrested Wednesday night in a taxi that was...
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Nicaragua: Ortega Would Grant Asylum to Snowden "if circumstances permit"
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, confirmed Friday that his country received a request for asylum intelligence leaker, Edward Snowden, and said they would "gladly" grant "if circumstances permit.""If circumstances permit, we would...
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Controversy and Protests in Nicaragua over Domestic Violence Law
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Nicaragua is seeing numerous protests by men and women’s groups over controversial law: male groups and organizations protesting the law that combats domestic violence against women, and while feminist organizations take to the...
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Authorities Conducted Raids in the Case of a Joint Refinery between Costa Rica and China
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica authorities conducted a series of raids as part of the investigation of the case of joint refinery between state enterprises in Costa Rica and China, a project worth at least $1.3...
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Bishop says Second Miracle of John Paul II May have been in Costa Rica de
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The bishop of the Costa Rican city of Cartago, José Francisco Ulloa, said that there is a possibility that the second miracle of John Paul II, which will lead to his canonization, has...
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Costa Rica Seeks to Enter Association Agreement with the EU in August
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica expects to enter the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union on the 1st of August, when the agreement comes into force after being ratified by Congress, official sources...
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