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Costa Rica to invest $3 Million Seized in Drug Trafficking Back Into Law Enforcement
San Jose - Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), the state agency that administers the assets seized in drug trafficking operation, said it will invest $ 3.1 million of seized assets back into its security force operations.The money will be...
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Heavy Rain in Nicaragua Have Caused Deaths and Evacuations
- The rain season in Nicaragua killed two people in the northern province of Esteli, now totaling 11 deaths so far this year because of the rains.Two people, were killed Tuesday in separate incidents, caught by currents of...
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The Problem of Evil, Once Again With Feeling
Temptation scene, Sistine Chapel Ceiling - Michelangelo, 1508"]On the same day that six American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, the national media showed a woman being executed by Taliban-supporting villagers while a large, male-only gathering cheered.The deaths of the...
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Costa Rica Ready For The World Masters Surfing Championships in Nicaragua
- Costa Rica surfers are hoping to improve the achievements at this year’s Play Colorado World Masters Surfing Championships in Nicaragua.You can expect to see some of the world’s best at this year’s World Masters Surfing Championships with...
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International Film Festival 2012 Is Ready To Roll
Costa Rica Teatro Nacional San Jose (photo: Wiki Commons)"]San Jose - The International Film Festival 2012 "Peace with Earth" begins July 27 through August 4. The theme peace on Earth is dedicated to Mexico. The activities will be...
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Venezuelan Helping Syria Regime With Diesel Shipments And Maybe More
"Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (archive photo)"]Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has been send shipment of diesel fuel to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime. According to reports three shipments recently and a fourth in the works.State...
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MOPT Still No Solution to the General Cañas Cavern
San Jose - The Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) said they do not yet have a final solution to the giant cavern that opened on the General Cañas highway causing series traffic issues on routes that...
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Surfs Up 3 Meter Waves Expected In Costa Rica Caribbean This Week
The Institute of Ocean Sciences said for this week we can expect two periods of high surf in Costa Rica for the Caribbean country, according to the forecast wave of July 9 to July 15, 2012.Forecasting strong winds and...
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Avianca Taca Airlines Possibly Looks to Costa Rica for Central American Hub
- Taca is analyzing airports, Guatemala and Costa Rica because of frustration with El Salvador’s lack of commitment to the expansion of its international airport and announced it is on the hunt for a hub in Central America.According...
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Alternatives to the Panama Canal
- Nicaragua and Costa Rica continue accusations and finger pointing over the Canal and San Juan River dispute.The Nicaragua Inter-oceanic Canal initiative, approved last week by 85 of 91 MPs, created a legal system for the proposed 200-kilometre...
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Comunales Nicoya Celebrates Inspiring Women in the Second Edition of “Blue Ideas”
In commemoration of Mother's Day, the Nicoya Azul Canton brand of the Municipality of Nicoya held the second edition...