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Strong Winds Leave 200.000
Without Electrical Power and Water
Strong gusts of wind caused havoc
around the country yesterday causing more than 200.000 people
without electrical power. The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL)
and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) reported
hundreds of calls of power problems.
Legislators Call For
Firing Of Housing
Minister Following
Lavish Lunch
Legislators of the
Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC) and Movimiento
Libertario political
parties are calling for
more heads to roll in
the excessive lunch by
the head of the Banco
Hipotecario de la
Vivienda (Banhvi), Ennio
Rodríguez, who has since
resigned.
Sylvania Closing Plant
in Costa Rica
The Sylvania company
announced yesterday that
it would be closing its
one of its two plants
located in Pavas and
laying off workers,
although the exact
number has yet to be
announced.
Sudan Calls Costa Rica "Banana
Republic"
Sudan's U.N. envoy on Thursday blasted Costa Rica as a "banana
republic" after its ambassador said there was no justification for
suspending any war crimes indictment of the Sudanese president over
Darfur.
Nacional And Popular Lower
Interest Rates
Both the Banco Nacional (BN) and the Banco Popular, following the
lead of the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) this week, announced a drop of
2% points in their interest rates. The move is in line with the call
by Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, last week as part of his
"Plan Escudo" to face the economic crisis.
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Strong
winds
and
heavy
rain
caused
the
driver
of the
bus
headed
for
Matina,
in the
province
of
Limon,
to lose
control
and land
in a
ditch.
All 32
passengers
escaped
serious
injury. |
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Local Tourists Prefer
Guanacaste For Summer Vacation
Despite the difficult economic situation, Costa
Ricans are planning to go on vacation this coming summer and the
province of Guanacaste remains their favorite destination.
Blues Fest Tomorrow!
Guitar Shorty, born
David William Kearney,
in Houston, Texas, will
be headlining tomorrow's
2009 Costa Rica Blues
Fest" being held at the
Club Cubano in
Guachipelin, Escazu. |
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Nicaragua Under the Second Coming of the Sandinistas
Last November 9, the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) won majorities in most of a series of municipal elections throughout Nicaragua. Because these elections were the first since the national balloting in 2006, in which the FSLN captured the presidency as well as gained influence in the National Assembly, they offer a significant indication of the relative positions of the ruling FSLN and other political parties in the country.
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Reno
Wind-Turbine Maker Expands to
Costa Rica
Reno-based wind turbine
manufacturer Mariah Power has
expanded onto the international
stage with its first Windspire
installation in Latin America.
ASI Power & Telemetry, a Mariah
Power dealer based in
northwestern Costa Rica, has
installed one of the company’s
propeller-free vertical axis
wind turbines, called a
Windspire, in a
biodiversity-educational park
near Costa Rica’s capital, San
Jose.
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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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