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Did You Notice the Protest Against Free Trade with China?
Downtown San Jose was the scene of a small protest on Friday afternoon, however few people noticed the event and perhaps even fewer understood the exact message. Clearly the timing during the San Jose Chinese Festival and use of elements of Chinese culture is meant to make a statement against Sino-Costa Rican relations.
Cooking Gas Unsafe in Costa Rica
Chances are if you use gas stove in Costa Rica that the regulator is obsolete and considered unsafe in the rest of the world. When I ordered my first cooking gas cylinder, Tropigas the gas company was kind enough to deliver to my home. At the time I was worried because the regulator appeared fragile, [...]
Former President Found Guilty
Former president of Costa Rica Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison for the crime of embezzlement. Apparently the trial court could not be persuaded to the legitimacy of $520,000 payment he received for brokering the purchase of medial equipment on the part of the national healthcare [...]
