Certified Coffee Taking Root - February 2006
After a decade of abandonment due to war, Nicaragua 's rural northern countryside is slowly starting to make a comeback in the form of shade-grown coffee.
Telecom Companies
Eye Costa Rican Market - February 2006
Multinational telecommunication companies don't seem bothered by the fact that the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA), which would force Costa Rica to gradually open its state telecom monopoly to competition, hasn't taken effect here. In fact, its discussion is barely under way in the Legislative Assembly, and even supporters say Costa Rica is probably many months away from joining the CAFTA circle.
President Promises Road Repairs - January 2006
Thousands of kilometers of roads around Costa Rica have lacked maintenance for nearly two years, and with gaping potholes at every turn, the neglect shows. But President Abel Pacheco, with only three months left in his administration, this week claimed the neglect has come to an end.
