2.2 Million Cases of
Beer Consumed in
December; Cerveceria
Study Reveals
According to a study by
the Cervecería Costa
Rica, the national
brewery that brings to
the table the beers
Imperial, Pilsen, Rock
Ice and many more, shows
that more than 2.200.000
cases of beer were
consumed in December
2006.
A contrast of
the weather in
North America
(upper fotos)
and along the
Pacific coast of
Costa Rica
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IMAS Announces Aid To Keep
Teenagers in School
The beginning of the 2007 school
year is around the corner and
the government has said it will
provide economic aid to some
65.000 families so that their
children will not abandon
school.
Pesticides threaten cloud
forests in Costa Rica - new
study
Pesticides from coffee and
banana cultivation are
accumulating in Costa Rica's
biodiverse cloud forests
according to research published
earlier this month in
Environmental Science &
Technology (ES&T).
Figueres Key Note Speaker At
Global Warming Conference
Former president Jose María
Figueres Olsen, who has refused
to return to Costa Rica to
answer questions on his role in
the ICE-Alcatel scandal, where
he admits to receiving
us$900.000 in payment for
consulting services, has been
chosen as the keynote speaker at
the inaugural UAE Global Climate
Change Conference, dedicated to
global climate change.
Jacó Gets Fire Station
Yesterday (Sunday) was the
official opening of the fire
station in the Cantón de
Garabito, located in the
Complejo Las Nubes, one
kilometre and a half from the
Herradura entrance.
San José -
Orotina Road To Be CLOSED At
Night Beginning Tomorrow
For those travelling from and to
San José to points like Atenas,
Orotina, Jaco, Quepos and other
points take note that the main
road from Manolos cut off (the
Recope tanks west of the
airport) to San Mateo will be
TOTALLY
closed during the evenings
beginning tomorrow.
CORRECTION:
In our story "Solarium Project Moving Ahead in
Guanacaste, Hospital Ready This
Year"
Saturday
we erroneously said that the
construction of the hospital
would be begin in February. The
article should have read that
hotel construction and not the
hospital will begin in next
month.
Operation
Smile Medical Mission to Take
Place in Chinandega, Nicaragua
An Operation Smile Medical
Mission team will arrive in
Chinandega, Nicaragua, for an
international medical mission
taking place January 23-
February 4, 2007 to assist
children born with facial
deformities. Founded in 1982,
Operation Smile is a worldwide
children's medical charity
dedicated to helping improve the
health and lives of children and
young adults.
Venezuela, Ley Habilitante
Sparks Debate
President Hugo Chavez considers
that the "Ley Habilitante" will
encourage the participation of
the population within the
legislative work in contrast
with the anti-democratic
character alleged by Washington.
Cuban Economy Reliant on Science
and Technology
Cuban science will expose its
advances in dealing with
socio-economic and environmental
challenges at the 15th Forum of
Science and Technology.
New Anti-FTA Protests in
Colombia
Senator Jorge Robledo announced
on Sunday new demonstrations
against the congressional
approval of the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) between the
governments of Colombia and the
US.
Colombian fighting kills 15,
displaces 1,500
At least 15 people were
reportedly killed and 1,500
others displaced on Friday in
fighting in the southeastern
Narilo area of Colombia, which
borders Ecuador.
U.S., Iran
and Venezuelan battling for
influence in Ortega’s new
Nicaragua
The U.S. is again battling
leftists in Daniel Ortega's
Nicaragua. This time, the fight
is being waged not with guns and
guerrilla warfare, but with free
tractors, health clinics and
donated electrical plants.
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