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An “Invasion” That Never Was |
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Written by Rod Hughes
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Friday, 27 August 2010 15:55 |
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A PERSONAL REPORT-- The controversy over the entrance of U.S. anti-narcotics patrol ships in Costa Rican ports continues to produce reader response in local newspaper op-ed pages and in blogs around the world. Some of the responses seem to hearken back to the bad old days of the Cold War when the right-left political divide yawned even in this peaceful country.
Perhaps the knee-jerk reaction of some Costa Ricans who cry that Costa Rica is being “militarized” by allowing these ships to dock can be explained by an experience this reporter had in 1979 when the 42-year-old dynasty of the Somoza family was in its death throes in Nicaragua.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 18:24 |
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"Houston, We Have No Problem..." |
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Written by Rod Hughes
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:51 |
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If a Costa Rican president had made, 30 years ago, a speech inviting space age industries to settle in Costa Rica (as President Laura Chinchilla did in her May inaugural address) likely it would have raised derisive snorts here. But Chinchilla's invitation today merits serious consideration internationally.
The difference is not only that foreign companies producing equipment unheard of 30 years ago have established branches here. Three decades ago was before the Ad Astra Rocket Company of Houston, TX, established a research center in Guanacaste province to produce a revolutionary rocket engine advanced enough to make NASA's chemical rockets obsolete.
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2010 21:45 |
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Agassi vs. Sampras in Costa Rica |
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Written by Russ Martin
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 23:07 |
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On September 4th Sampras-Agassi tennis exhibition appearance here at Alejandro Morera Soto stadium in Alajuela, the soccer field being partially covered in a temporary artificial surface. In his 15 year career, Pete Sampras won an incredible 15 titles before retirement in 2003. Andre Agassi won the 1996 Olympics title and went on to a pro career of eight Grand Slam championships before retiring in 2006.
A women's doubles match against an unnamed duo will also feature Anna Kournikova and Ashley Harkleroad as a team. The former is more famous for her affair with pop singer Enrique Iglesias and her appearance in several men's magazines including the 2004 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edution than for her tennis. Harkleroad is better known as having posed nude for th August 2008 Playboy magazine edition than for sparkling work on the court.
Tickets are available at http://www.specialticket.net/eng/agassi.html
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