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2009 School Year Begins
February 16
February 16 is an
important day in the
Costa Rican calendar,
especially for children
and their parents, that
that is the day that the
2009 school year begins.
Construction of
Temporary Homes For
Earthquake Victims
Begins Today
Today the Comisión de
Reconstrucción del Poder
Ejecutivo will begin the
construction of
temporary housing for
the affected of the
January 8 earthquake.
The co-ordinator of the
Comisión, Marco Vargas
Díaz, confirmed the news
while visiting the
shelter camp in Poasito.
Ticos Rush To Buy
Insurance Following
Earthquake
Following the earthquake
of January 8, the
purchase of property
insurance policies has
shot through the roof,
according to the
Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS) - state
insurer.
Candidates Must Share
The Cost of Convention,
PLN Party Says
Becoming a presidential
candidate for the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) is not
cheap, especially as the
party does not have the
money to hold the
national convention to
pick its candidate come
June 7.
Frontier's Fare Sale To
Costa Rica
Are you ready for a fare
sale? Frontier Airlines
today announced it is
rolling back prices
during its Super Roll
Sale. The Denver-based
carrier is holding a
XLIII (43) hour sale
starting today, with
fares as low as $39 each
way to more than 50
destinations across the
United States, Mexico
and Costa Rica.
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Costa
Rica is
known as
a world
leader
in
ecotourism,
a
country
that
promotes
nature
conservation
instead
of the
ruthless
exploitation
of
natural
resources,
and
wildlife-watching
instead
of
competitive
drinking
at the
side of
hotel
pools.
Foto:
Tourists
at a
small
stand at
the
resort
of
Montezuma,
on Costa
Rica's
Pacific
coast.
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Panamania Hits Central
America
The unlikely Panamanians
rebounded from their
early elimination in
2010 FIFA World Cup™
qualifying by edging hot
favourites Costa Rica in
a penalty shoot-out in
Sunday's 2009 UNCAF
Nations Cup final. It is
the first international
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Nicaraguan President
Ortega Abides by IMF
Requirements
Nicaragua’s president
Daniel Ortega has taken
the oath to the new four
members of the Central
Bank board, one of the
conditions demanded by
the IMF to sign a three
year support and monitor
financial program.
4 Hostages Released To
Humanitarian Mission in Colombia
Bogota - Four militaries were released on Sunday by the
Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC) and delivered to a
humanitarian mission in the south of Colombia, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
Pension Law Benefits
Bolivian Elders
La Paz - The
Bolivian government
restarted the payment of
a pension for adults
over 60 years of age
Sunday, called Renta
Dignidad, to benefit
almost 700,000 elderly
people of the entire
country.
Venezuela Names Feb. 2 Chavez
Holiday
Caracas (Reuters) - Venezuela's
government, known for spur-of-the-moment decisions, on Sunday
created a new national holiday on Feb 2 to commemorate populist
President Hugo Chavez's taking power.
36 People Die in Mexico Due To
Cold Weather
Mexico City - At least 36 people have
died in Mexico in the last four months due to problems related to
cold weather, the Mexican Health Ministry (SSA) said in a statement
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WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
Presidents for Feminist Socialism
"True socialism is feminist," and is already being built, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, standing next to three other South American presidents, all of them men, at a dialogue that took place Thursday at the World Social Forum (WSF).
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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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