A fiery crash early yesterday morning on the Fernando Prospero highway, 500 meters west of Multiplaza, left two vehicles totally damaged, but miraculously nobody was injured. Click for larger image!

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New Tourist Attraction to be Built
The national insurance company - INS (Instituto Nacional de Seguros) - plans to spend One Million Dollars to build an panoramic elevator to it's office building in downtown San José.  >more
 

Study Shows 90% of Men Unfaithful
A recent study on relationships between couples, shows that the institution of marriage is in crisis. >more
 

Villalobos to Run for President in 2006
Former Minister of Justice, José Miguel Villalobos, confirmed yesterday that he will be launching a new policitacl party - the name was not revealed - and will be running for the office of President of Costa Rica in the 2006 elections. >more
 

U.S. Women Secure Olympic Berth by Beating Costa Rica
The U.S. women's soccer team, as expected, qualified for the Athens Olympics with a semifinal victory in a regional tournament Wednesday at San Jose. >more
 

Rioting spreads in Venezuela
Street protests erupted after Venezuela's elections council said the opposition lacked enough signatures to force a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. Rioting over council delays had spread from Caracas to other cities before the decision and intensified immediately afterward.  >more
 

Dominican Republic: A backlash against protesters
The economic crisis in the Dominican Republic has had devastating consequences. The serious decline in the value of the Dominican peso accompanied by large price rises for basic necessities and increasing problems with power supply in the country have led to escalating public protests against government economic policy.  >more

 

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