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Arias Support Up 20 Points In The Polls
Following several months of
declining public support, Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, is
again becoming well liked. According to the latest poll, public
support for the president has risen considerably, 20 more out of
every 100 persons think he is doing a "buena" (good) or "muy buena"
(very good) job since August 2008.
Costa Rica Growth Down, Poverty
Up
Facing growing tensions over price hikes Costa Ricans learned that
the economic growth of their country will fall below the 2.2 percent
planned.
Guanacaste Hosts Condovac
Triathlon and ‘Earth to Space’ Race
(InfoWebPress) – The dry season marks the beginning of athletic
events in Guanacaste, and February will feature two important races.
Food Safety Project and
Aqueduct to be Developed in La Cruz
(InfoWebPress) – The canton of La Cruz will benefit from a project
that will provide food safety to families that have children younger
than seven years old. This initiative includes improvements to the
Cuajiniquil aqueduct, which will supply drinking water to these
families.
Millions For Those in Love
Not sure what to give that special person in your life for Día de
los Enamorados (Valetine's Day)? The Junta de Protección
Social (JPS) - the lottery people - have a suggestion, buy he or she
a lottery ticket. |
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A
government
worker
walks on
what
used to
be a
highway
to the
epicentre
of the
earthquake
at La
Paz
Waterfall
near
Cinchona.
The
6.2-magnitude
earthquake
changed
the
landscape
in the
area,
killing
at least
23
people
and
causing
at least
us$100
million
in
damage.
Seven
people
are
still
missing.
[Foto:
Kent
Gilbert) |
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Escazú Attacker Now Behind Bars
A man who stalked and assaulted
only women in Escazú and only during the day is now in the hands of
police after being captured by members of the Fuerza Pública.
1.000 Still Without Power in
Limón
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) confirmed
yesterday that there are at least 1.000 still withouit electrical
power in the province of Limón due to the adverse weather
conditions. |
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Panama Hosts Central America
Trade Meeting
Panama - Panama will host a meeting of the Council of
Ministers of Economic Integration (COMIECO) with an agenda centered
on common trade issues, official sources informed.
Panama Discussing Trade Deal with Canada
Panama - Negotiations
on a trade agreement between Panama and Canada included broad
consultations with the civil society, environmental groups,
labor unions and ordinary people, official sources said.
At Least 6 Dead, 10 Missing in
Brazil Plane Crash
Brasilia - A small airplane carrying at
least20 people crashed into a tributary of the Amazon River in
northwestern Brazil on Saturday, killing at least six people
onboard, news reports said.
Ecuador's President Orders
Expulsion of U.S. Diplomat
Quito - Ecuadorian President Rafael
Correa Saturday ordered the expulsion of a senior U.S. diplomat,
demanding him to leave the country within 48 hours.
Bolivia Ends Neocolonial Past
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales promulgates today
the new Bolivia Constitution, approved by 61.4 percent during
the January 25 referendum.
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COLOMBIA:
Ex-Hostage Says FARC Killed 11 Captives
"Why did they kill them? Out of physical cowardice. It's what we call murder. Sheer physical cowardice. It's what we call a war crime," said former lawmaker Sigifredo López, just freed by the FARC, about the massacre of his 11 colleagues on Jun. 18, 2007, when they were hostages of the Colombian guerrillas.
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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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