The new Heredia Mall - Paseo de Las Flores - continues construction and is to be ready for December. Click for larger image!

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"NO" to Rise in Telephone Rates
In this time of increases - taxi fares, electrical services, bus fares and more - the ARESEP, the government body that regulates public prices and services, has rejected a request by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) to increase telephone rates.  >more

Transit Police to Get Tough on Driving While Using a Cell Phone

Thanks to a donation of 30 motorcycles by the government of Spain, the Transit Police has made the decision to mount an intensive campaign to stop drivers from making and receiving calls on their cellular telephones while driving, save if they use a hands free device.  >more

CONACAF: LD Alajuelense Lose to Quakes
The San Jose (California) Earthquakes defeated Costa Rica’s LD Alajuelense 1-0 in the home leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, but were eliminated from the tournament by a 3-1 total goal margin. Alajuelense defeated the Earthquakes 3-0 in the first leg of the series on March 17 in Costa Rica.  >more

EARTH University in Costa Rica Receives The Lemelson Foundation Planning Grant
With funding from The Lemelson Foundation, EARTH University in Costa Rica is beginning to explore ways to expand Lemelson’s Invention for Sustainable Development Program across Latin America.   >more

Group Helped Poor Communities in Central America
Helping poor communities in Nicaragua and Costa Rica made Indiana's Valparaiso University students Ying Jin and Jessica Hatala realize they are making good career choices in the medical field.  >more

Air Canada Continues Successful Expansion to Latin America
Air Canada today announced that it willcontinue to expand its services to Latin America with the introduction of non-stop flights from Toronto to Caracas, Venezuela; Bogota, Colombia, and Lima, Peru. Air Canada thus becomes the only airline offering scheduled, non-stop service between Canada and these three South American countries.   >more

Colombia Gets US Trade Talks Date
Colombia's president has said formal talks on a free trade deal with the United States will begin on 19 May. Alvaro Uribe made the announcement after a meeting with President George W. Bush in Washington.   >more

Venezuelan Justices Reject Ruling Accepting Recall Signatures
A chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to opponents of President Hugo Chávez by overruling fellow justices on a petition for recalling him from office.  >more

Fujimori Delivers Paper to Peruvian Court to Defend Himself
Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori, now in exile in Japan, has delivered a paper to Peruvian Supreme Court to defend himself against a dozen charges of corruption and human rights abuses, top judge said Wednesday.  >more

 

 

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