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Health Officials To Visit
Manuel Antonio Park on Friday
Officials of the Ministerio de Salud (Health ministry) said that
they have programmed a visit to the Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
to confirm, or not, if the park is in compliance with a sanitary
order issued last week that gave the park until today to clean up
its act.
Less Drunk Drivers But
Traffic Accidents Deaths
Not Falling
Although there was a
reduction of traffic
accident deaths caused
by drunk drivers, the
carnage on the nation's
highways hasn't dropped.
Lawyers, Engineers In
The List Of People
Applying For A Job At
The Tránsito Police
The possibility of
becoming a traffic cop
in Costa Rica seduces
many Costa Ricans, as
3.400 people have
applied for one of the
400 new positions
created in the police
force with the approval
of the new Ley de
Tránsito that went into
effect last December 23.
Plunge In Crude Prices
Delays Costa Rica's Bid to Petrocaribe
Costa Rica's bid to join Venezuela's Petrocaribe alliance, which
provides subsidized oil to Central American and Caribbean countries,
has been delayed by the plunge in crude prices, Costa Rican
President Oscar Arias said.
Gasoline Prices Continue To
Increase in Costa Rica
Although the price of crude oil on international markets has dropped
and the state refinery, Recope, is being investigated for
exaggerated profits, the price of a litre of gasoline at the
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A
skeleton
crew
works on
a
shopping
mall
under
construction
to keep
the
project
open in
near
Santa
Ana. The
construction
industry
has been
hard hit
by the
international
economic
crisis,
with 38
large
projects
representing
us$600
million
dollars
in
investment,
having
been
shut
down or
canceled,
according
to Costa
Rica's
Construction
Union. [Foto:
Kent
Gilbert] |
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Costa Rican Tomatoes Bound
For U.S. Market
Greenhouse tomatoes from
Costa Rica should arrive in the U.S. by mid-May. “Costa Rica is
lining up to fill a gap between the winter and spring tomato
greenhouse deal,” said Paul Mastronardi, executive vice president
for Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce Ltd., which is
marketing the imported tomatoes. |
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Recession Likely in Central
America This Year
Central America may be hit by recession in 2009 if world economic
situation further deteriorates, warns a report of the Monetary
Council of the isthmus released in Guatemala on Tuesday.
Decrease of Crime Predicted
in Guatemala
Guatemala - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said his government
scheduled a reduction of the crime and violence rate starting from
the second half of the present year, when the plans of the National
Security Council start giving their results.
More Aid Requested for
Colombia Flood Victims
Bogota - Disaster-relief workers in
Colombia on Wednesday asked for more humanitarian aid for some
32,000 victims of the recent flooding.
More Colombian Figures
Spying Demands
Bogota - Attorney
General Mario Iguaran is
to meet Wednesday with
members of the Supreme
Court on the course of
the spying investigation
in the Administrative
Department of Security
(DAS).
Ecuador Carnival Death Toll
At 23
Quito - At least 23 people
died and 50 were injured during Ecuador's four-day carnival, police
said on Wednesday.
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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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