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Price Of Crude Drops While
Gasoline Prices Keeps Going Up In Costa Rica
Although the price of crude oil sat at a low us$35.10 dollars a
barrel, yesterday, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) is considering the latest request by the state
refinery to increase - yes, you read it right - increase the price
of gasoline.
Costa Rica Closes 3
Embassies, 2 Consular Offices In Cost Cutting Plan
Costa Rica has decided to close three embassies around the world and
two consulates in the US, as part of the Arias government cost
cutting measures. The Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign
Ministry) announced yesterday that it would be closing embassies in
Bolivia, Czech Republic and Paraguay, in addition to its consular
offices in Chicago and Puerto Rico.
San José - Santa Ana Highway To Be Ready By
May. Let's Hope.
Getting from La Sabana to Escazu can take up to 20 minutes and 40
minutes to Santa Ana on the autopista Próspero Fernández, as traffic
through the area has totally collapsed due to the construction of
the new San José - Caldera highway.
Heavy Trucks Off The Highways This Weekend
Early this morning (Saturday) the Policía de Tránsito, under the
direction of Germán Marín, began an intensive operation on the
nation's roads for a safe return home for vacationers and a safe
back to school on Monday.
Wind Project
Tender Draws 3 Offers
Three offers were submitted to Eólico Valle Central (EVCSA) to
install a 15.3MW wind farm in Costa Rica. The bidders were Sinohydro,
Consorcio Eólico Valle Central JBM and Consorcio Eduinter-TSK, the
official said.
Male Birds
Use Wingman To Attract Female
Evolutionary biologists have stumbled across a strangely familiar
form of courtship in the jungles of Costa Rica.
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Happy
Valentine's
Day!
The day
in Costa
Rica is
more
than
just
about
love and
romance,
but also
about
friends
and
family. |
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Male Birds
Use Wingman To Attract Female
Evolutionary biologists have stumbled across a strangely familiar
form of courtship in the jungles of Costa Rica. |
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Insecurity Grips
Panama
Panama -
Problems related to insecurity focus Friday the Panamanian
security, above issues like the high cost of life, unemployment
and poverty, specialized sources reported.
El Salvador:
Stamp to Fight Breast Cancer
San Salvador - People suffering from breast cancer, as well as
organizations fighting to curb the disease, will benefit from a
postage stamp introduced this month in El Salvador.
Child
Immunization Program in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Honduras health authorities announced the
implementation of a massive vaccination campaign to begin coming
Monday, to prevent diarrhea diseases in infants less than 6 months
of age.
Cuba, Chile
To Enhance Cooperation On Public Health, Science
Havana - Cuba and Chile on Friday
signed two collaboration agreements concerning public health and
science on the final day of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's
trip to the island.
Two
Earthquakes Jolt Peru
Lima = Two earthquakes hit Peru
on Friday, but there were no reports of victims or damages,
according to Geophysics Institute of Peru (IGP).
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HEALTH-BRAZIL:
Older Women at Higher Risk from AIDS
A survey by the Health Ministry found that 55.3 percent of Brazilian women aged between 50 and 64 regularly have sex, but only 28 percent practice safe sex including condom use with casual contacts, that is with men who are not their regular partners.
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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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