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Tourism Needs Boost To
Face Economic Crisis
Better credit terms,
lower interest rates and
longer repayment periods
is what the Cámara
Nacional de Turismo (Canatur)
is telling the
government is required
to boost the local
tourism industry.
El Ángel Restarts Production
Following Earthquage
A little after three weeks of the 6.2 earthquake that hit Cinchona
and Vara Blanca, the El Ángel plant, located close to the epicentre,
is starting up production again.
Experts Deny Rumours Of Pending
Big Earthquake
The Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) denies rumours that experts are
predicting a big earthquake in Costa Rica and with the epicentre in
the immediate area of the volcán Poás. The RSN, however, is
remindful that the area is an earthquake prone zone and that
prevention is always necessary.
Ticos Not Up To Space
Flight
Travelling to space and
looking at the Earth
from far above has only
been dream for most.
However, 285 people from
36 countries will soon
be making that dream a
reality, like
multimillionaire, Dennis
Tito, did in 2001, when
be became the first
"civilian" to leave the
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Spain's
Secretary
of State
of
Foreign
Affairs
for
Ibero-American
Affairs,
Trinidad
Jimenez
Garcia-Herrera,
right,
greets
members
of Costa
Rica's
National
Emergency
Commission
as she
talks
about
the
damages
caused
by the
January
8
earthquake
in Vara
Blanca.
[Foto:
Kent
Gilbert] |
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Deported Nicaraguan
Mother Hopeful Case Will
Be Reviewed
Managua - Nicaraguan
Maricela Soza, who was
deported earlier this
week from the United
States, where she had
been living with her two
children, told EFE that
she is hopeful U.S.
authorities will review
her case so that she can
be reunited with her
family.
Guatemalans Demand Justice on
Spanish Embassy Raid
Guatemala - Humanitarian organizations and relatives of the
victims of an attack and burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala
29 years ago demanded an investigation and punishment for those
responsible for the events.
Venezuela 2009
Eco-Growth Positive
Caracas - The Venezuela economy will increase its Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) in 2009 despite world financial difficulties, assured
Economy minister Ali Rodriguez Saturday.
Forum in Brazil Challenges
Neolibs
Belem, Brazil - The international economic crisis and
alternatives to the neoliberal model are on the table Saturday at
the World Social Forum (WSF) in this city until February 1.
Bolivian Government Fires State
Oil Chief
La Paz - The head of Bolivia's state
oil company YPFB was sacked on Saturday amid reports that he was
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Where Officials See Fraud, Colombia’s Masses See a Folk Hero
AMONG the elite here, David Murcia Guzmán is often disparaged as the Madoff of Colombia, after Bernard L. Madoff, the New York financier accused of creating a us$50 billion investment fraud. But to some in the lower classes in one of Latin America’s most stratified of countries, he is a folk hero, and his government-shaking arrest recently was just another example of the extent to which the rich will go to keep the poor in their place.
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Quálitas
Eyes Expansion to Costa Rica,
Panama - Central America
Mexico's
largest automobile insurance
company Quálitas, which launched
operations in El Salvador
earlier this month, is analyzing
an expansion to Costa Rica and
Panama as part of its
internationalization strategy,
top executives from Quálitas
told BNamericas. |
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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
known as 3G. |
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