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Police
in
action!
The
Organismo
de
Investigación
Judicial
(OIJ)
took
action
action
against
a local
drug
gang in
Los
Diques,
Cartago,
who
charged
residents
a ¢500
colones
(us$1)
toll,
that if
not
paid,
would
result
in being
assaulted.
[Foto:
Alberto
Monge] |
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Living La Pura Vida
When you ask a Costa
Rican how she is doing,
she doesn't reply with a
curt "Fine, thanks."
Instead, she smiles and
replies, "Pura vida!"
And why wouldn't she?
The uniquely Costa Rican
motto sums up what the
beautiful country is all
about.
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The Life of Your Dreams
The fact is; you could
not have dreamed of the
new and exciting life
possible here. The
cultural generosity of
the people, the
excitement of doing all
of the things you never
had time for, the health
benefits of unprocessed
food, clean air, and
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Saturday 09 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Regional
Supermarkets Unite To Fend of Wal-Mart
The Grupo Empresarial GESSA, which
brings together the Perimercados, Super
Compro and Jumbo supermarkets in Costa
Rica, has signed a deal with other
supermarkets in Central America and
Panama, to form a regional organization
called SUCAP to fend off Wal-Mart.
Gasoline Prices Like
A Yo-Yo
Gasoline prices in Costa
Rica keep going up and
down, though mostly up,
like yo-yo, as the state
refinery and distributor
of gasoline products and
the state regulatory
agency keep adjusting
prices.
Regional Bank Forecasts
5% Growth in Costa Rican
Economy For 2008
The Banco
Centroamericano de
Integración Económica (BCIE)
estimates that Costa
Rica's Producto Interno
Bruto (PIB) - Gross
National Product - will
increase between 4% and
5% for 2008 over 2007.
All Pastoral Work Is
Mission Work, Pope Tells
Costa Rican Bishops
All pastoral work is
missionary work, Pope
Benedict XVI told
the bishops of Costa
Rica at a meeting in at
Vatican City. The
bishops are in Rome for
their five-yearly visit.
Problems With
Cellular Phones Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Sunday) users of cellular
telephone may experience more problems
than usual between midnight and 6:30am,
as the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) works on preparations
for the switch to eight digits that will
go into effect next month.
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Nicaragua: Colombia
Using Force on Border
Nicaraguan Army Chief
Gen. Omar Hallesleven
accused Colombia of
using military force to
sustain its position
that parallel 82 is the
border with Nicaragua,
in violation of a ruling
by The Hague
International Court.
Fuel Prices Increase in
Panama
The combustibles most
used by the Panamanian
population - gasoline,
diesel and propane went
up in price again
Friday, as per the
government's Hydrocarbon
General Office that
periodically revises
prices, but "does not
mandate" them for
distributors.
Guatemalan President:
Safety in Four Months
President of Guatemala
Alvaro Colom asserted on
Friday that in four
months the population
will start noticing
safety countrywide and
demanded people's
collaboration to win the
battle against criminal
groups.
Venezuela PDVSA Slams
Assets Freeze
The court order to
freeze Venezuelan state
oil company PDVSA"s
assets around the world
at the request of US
ExxonMobil Corporation
is outrageous, expert
David Paravisini said
Friday.
Argentina Rejects IMF
Monitoring
The Argentine government
rejected any kind of
monitoring of its
economy by the
International Monetary
Fund on Thursday.
DEVELOPMENT-NICARAGUA:
Despite Efforts, MDGs
Still Distant Goals
Despite the social plans
implemented by the
government of Daniel
Ortega, Nicaragua has
made little progress
towards meeting the
Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), say
independent analysts.
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B.C.C.R.
09 February 2008 |
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