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San José
Airport Taxi Plates To Be Offered On
Concession
Following years of
operating as a "special" concession, the
orange airport taxis operated by the
Taxis Unidos Aeropuerto at the
Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría
(San José) will have to join the tender
process.
500.000 Costa
Ricans Affected By Asthma
Asthma is the great
enemy of children and as such Costa
Rican doctors have taken to studying
thousands of cases of minors to
determine what makes them so vulnerable.
"Patch" Adams To Visit
Hunter Campbell "Patch"
Adams, the man whom
inspired the movie
"Patch Adams" starring
Robin Williams, will in
in Costa Rica for
several days to bring
his special brand of
medicine to better the
health of people.
Inflation Target
Even though the Central
Bank had targeted on 9%
as the overall inflation
for Costa Rica in 2008,
now the increase in the
prices of food and
recession in the United
States has ruined all
forecasts.
Deflection of An
Asteroid
Costa Rica lent her
support to the scheme to
deflect an asteroid from
its orbit by using a
“space tractor” in the
year 2015.
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FAO Aids Areas Affected
by Hurricane "Felix" in
Nicaragua
The United Nations Food
and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) said
Friday that it has
provided 4 million U.S.
dollars to Nicaragua to
help rebuild zones
affected in 2007 by
hurricane "Felix".
Panama Rocks Owners
Putting Park Up For Sale
After Nearly 30 Years
Panama Rocks will open
Saturday, May 10 for its
30th and possibly last
season under the
ownership of Craig and
Sandra Weston.
Confrontations Leave 20
Injured in Bolivia's
Referendum
At least 20 people were
injured on Sunday during
confrontations between
sympathizers of Bolivian
President Evo Morales
and his opposers that
are currently holding an
autonomous referendum in
Bolivia's eastern Santa
Cruz department.
Bogota Soaring with
Slave Children
More than 17,000
children suffer labor
exploitation in the
Colombian capital, most
of then without being
paid and forced to do
adult jobs, the Social
Integration Secretary's
Office reported.
Chile Volcano
Continues 1st Eruption
in 9,000 Years
Chile's Chaiten Volcano
continued to spew ash
into the sky Sunday as
President Michelle
Bachelet toured shelters
crammed with evacuees
fleeing the catastrophe
in the nation's southern
region.
BOLIVIA:
Violent Pro-Autonomy
Election Day in Santa
Cruz
At least eight people
were injured in clashes
between backers of the
autonomy referendum held
Sunday in the eastern
Bolivian province of
Santa Cruz and
supporters of the
government of Evo
Morales from the
country’s western
highlands.
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