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Government Not Ready
Just Yet To Assume
Management Of San Jose Airport
The future of the Juan Santamaría (San Jose) airport hangs in the
decision of the government after the Contraloría General de la
República (Comptroller's office) denied the transfer of the airport
management from the current, Alterra, to the Houston Airport System
Development Corporation (HASDC).
Prepaid Telephone
Services in Costa Rica
Is Still in "Veremos"
Prepaid cellular service
in Costa Rica got
another blow yesterday
when the Contraloría
General de la Republica
(Comptroller's office)
denied the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE)
approval to completer a
contract with Huawei
Technologies.
Government
Aims To Resolve Limón-Moín Port Concession by April
The Costa Rican government expects to make the final decision
regarding the future of the Limón-Moín port complex concession in
March or April this year, the general director of the ministerio de
Obras Publicas y Transportes (MOPT), maritime and ports division,
Héctor Arce, said
ICE Objects To Telecom
Competition
The state telecom, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
and former holder of the
monopoly in
telecommunications in
Costa Rica does not like
competition any bit,
especially when that
competition sells
international calls at
lower rates.
Supermarkets Found
Overcharging For Rice
The price of rice in Costa Rica is regulated and the Ministerio de
Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) has the responsibility to
ensure that retailers do not overcharge customers, such as the case
in the latest investigation, where consumers were paying up to ¢400
colones more for a 2 Kg bag of 80/20 rice.
Environment
‘Sweeps’ Coming to Guanacaste in April and August
(InfoWebPress) – The increasing pollution of rivers throughout Costa
Rica will be one of the main concerns addressed by the Environmental
Court this year, and that’s why this entity will dedicate two of its
“environmental sweeps,” or inspections, to detect violations in this
area.
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Some way
to end a
relationship!
Jealousy
got the
best of
Jorge
Cubillo
Jiménez
when he
found
his
ex-wife
with
another
man,
shooting
her five
times at
point
blank
range,
in
Horquetas
de
Sarapiquí,
Heredia.
The 24
year old
man is
seen
here,
with his
face
covered,
being
escorted
by
police.
[Foto:
Alfonso
Gatgens] |
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Interamericana Norte Sports
A "Big" Pothole
The Interamericana Norte, two kilometres north of Liberia, is with "paso
regulado", as crater 2 metres in diameter and 5 metres depth,
appeared in the middle of the road.
Website Posts Tourism
Job Opportunities
The Asociación
Costarricense de
Profesionales en Turismo
(Acropot) has created a
special website
www.empleosenturismo.com
for tourism operators to
contract employees. |
LETTERS
My husband and I visited
the park in September
and I was glad to read
that something is being
done at Manuel Antonio.
For all the publicity as
to the beauty of the
area, it had little to
offer in the way of
amenities.
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ARGENTINA:
Two Drivers at the Wheel?
Former president Nestor Kirchner, while having no official government post, calls and receives ministers and governors, confidently choosing staff and distributing funds for public works projects.
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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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