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Costa Rica Economy May
Slow to Standstill,
Arias Says
Costa Rica’s economy may
slow to a standstill
this year as foreign
direct investment drops
“severely” and demand
for exports wanes, Costa
Rican president Oscar
Arias says.
Teachers To Go On National
Strike Action Tomorrow
Again, like in the years before, only this time a lot earlier than
usual, the Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Enseñanza (APSE) -
teachers union - has called on its membership to a national strike
for tomorrow, Thursday, February 26.
Clock Ticking On Manuel
Antonio
Tic Toc goes the clock
on the wall for the
national park Manuel
Antonio, which has until
tomorrow, February 26.,
to correct health issues
or face closure.
Costa Rica, UN launch
HIV-AIDS prevention program
The Costa Rican government on Tuesday signed an agreement with the
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to
implement a joint program to prevent HIV-AIDS.
Legislators Approve $500
Million ICE Loan
Costa Rican legislators last night
approved a plan to borrow us$500 million from the Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) - Inter-American Development Bank
- to invest in the electrical grid and spur economic growth.
Keith Nash Dies,
"Brothers" Blamed For
His Financial Loss
Just when you thought "the Brothers" saga was all but forgotten, a
story on Keith Nash, whose son Michael, is believed responsible for
the unraveling of the
multi million dollar
swindle in Costa Rica. |
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2009
kicked
off with
12,160
more
jobs
than in
December
2008
after a
fall of
almost
18
thousand
jobs in
the last
quarter
of 2008.
The
increase
is
baased
on the
figures
of the
Caja
Costarricense
de
Seguro
Social (CCSS)
of the
insured
workers.
The
number
of
insured
workers
in
January
2009
were
1.385.350
compared
to
1.373.190
in
December
2008.
However,
construction
jobs
continues
to
spiral
downwards,
as well
as those
in the
hotel
and
service
industry. |
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Teatro Nacional Claims
Misprint And Media
Error In Pricing
Although starting some
20 minutes late, the
first of the "Teatro al
Medio dia" was a
success with some 600
people in attendance,
for a performance of
pianist Ramiro Ramírez
and mezzosoprano Raquel
Ramírez. |
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CHILE:
Government Unleashes Anti-Terror Law on Mapuche Activist
"They burst in aiming machine guns at us. They found him in the hallway, they grabbed him by the hair, they threw him on the floor and they beat him up," Ida Huenulef told IPS, describing the arrest of her son Miguel, the first indigenous Mapuche activist to be charged under the Anti-Terrorist Law by the government of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
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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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