I missed the fanfare this week in Sabana Park that marked the passing of presidential powers from the outgoing Oscar Arias to the incoming Laura Chinchilla. I have heard and read that it was quite a spectacle. It seems most Costa Ricans are very proud of their new “Presidenta” (emphasis on the “a”). And they […]
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I am speaking of Costa Rican Chief Exec, Oscar Arias, who actually is in New York, not Washington, to participate in the summit on world climate change and today, a U.N. meeting on nuclear arms proliferation chaired by none other than Obama himself. But being a sucker for “punnish” and sometimes “overly cute” titles to […]
Change is an inevitable phenomenon of life. Things just never remain the same. They always change. Sometimes for the better. Other times for the worse. But one thing you can always count on for certain is that change will happen. It seems these days that change is in the air more than usual. Here in […]
I am a little confused about this whole mess concerning Roberto Dobles, who just stepped down as the head of MINAET, Costa Rica’s Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry. He is also a second-cousin to Costa Rica’s President, Oscar Arias. Okay according to reports in La Nación and The Tico Times, Dobles and his family are […]
I am normally not one prone to becoming inspired by politicians. I mean there have been some that have been inspirational, like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and others of that caliber. I must say that Costa Rica’s current president, Oscar Arias, inspires me. This is not the first time he served as president. He served […]
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