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The
lines
outside
the
redondel
in
Zapote
yesterday
began
early.
At 3pm
the
lines
went
around
the
block
and then
some, as
people
sat,
stood,
packed a
lunch,
played
video
games,
blared
music
from
their
walkmans,
all
waiting
for the
9pm
headline
show to
see the
meanest
bull in
the
country,
El
Malacrianza. |
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Quálitas
Eyes Expansion to Costa Rica,
Panama - Central America
Mexico's largest automobile
insurance company Quálitas,
which launched operations in El
Salvador earlier this month, is
analyzing an expansion to Costa
Rica and Panama as part of its
internationalization strategy,
top executives from Quálitas
told BNamericas.
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Management Moment
While meant to be humorous, I
recently saw a bumper sticker
that read, “I’m on my way to
work, just kill me”
Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
Click
here for more tips |
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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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Monday 05 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Predictions For 2009
Inside Costa Rica wishes
its readers a very happy
and prosperous New Year.
Will we see great things
for Costa Rica in 2009?
What do you think? Send
us you 2009 predictions
about anything from
politics to sports to
the economy, even the
possibility of Costa
Rica being pothole free.
Send your list to
editor@insidecostarica.com
with "2009 Predictions"
in the subject line.
Northern Border Controls
Tightened In
Post-Holiday Exodus
At least 1.200
Nicaraguans have been
rejected at the border
or sent back by Costa
Rican police officials
when found to be in
Costa Rican territory
without proper
documentation. One
driver alone was
surprised by authorities
when he was found to be
carrying 40 Nicaraguans
illegally into the
country.
Living On Minimum Salary
With the ¢150.600
monthly* earned by a "Trabajador
No Calificado"
(unskilled worker) like
a "camerera" (maid),
Argery has to pay her
rent ¢50.000 to house
herself and her two
children, spend ¢60.000
on food and ¢15.000 for
utilities. With the
remaining ¢25.000 Argery
has left she has to pay
her transportation to
and from work daily,
toothpaste and shampoo
for herself and her
children. Getting sick
is a luxury.
Escazú Park and Bajo de
los Anonos Most Insecure
Areas In The Country
The reprot "Informe
Nacional de Desarrollo
Humano y la Encuesta
Nacional de Seguridad
Ciudadana 2004" issued
by the Programa de las
Naciones Unidas para el
Desarrollo (PNUD), says
that the parque central
de Escazú and
surrounding area is one
of the most dangerous
places, especially after
6pm.
Return Home A Smooth One
The Policía de Tránsito
were pleasantly
surprised at the calm
and uneventful return
home from the beaches
and resorts this
weekend. Expecting
massive traffic jams and
having to attend to
traffic accidents as
some 1.5 million people
make their way back to
the Central Valley and
San Jose after spending
the holidays away from
home.
Zapote Closes, Palmares
Is On Deck
The Zapote Fair is over
and done with for
another year, now get
ready for Palmares,
which begins on January
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Panamanians Back Cuban
Revolution
Panama - Several social
organizations from
Panama on Sunday voiced
their solidarity with
Cuba, in a statement
marking the 50th
anniversary of the
Revolution.
Landslide Kills At
Least 22 In Guatemala
Guatemala City - A
massive landslide killed
at least 22 people in
northern Guatemala on
Sunday, destroying part
of a road still under
construction, local
emergency authorities
said.
Colombian Police Seize
740Kg of Cocaine
Bogota - Colombian
anti-drug police seized
740 kg of cocaine in the
northern Colombian port
of Cartagena on Sunday,
local news reports said.
Constitutional Debate
Opens Political Year in
Venezuela
Caracas - Political year
will begin tomorrow in
Venezuela with President
Hugo Chavez´ followers
resuming the collection
of signatures in support
of a constitutional
amendment to establish
endless presidential
reelection.
Sucre Following Euro´s
Path as ALBA Currency
Unit
Caracas - Propelled by
the current world
financial crisis,
experts from the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Peoples of Our
America (ALBA) are
outlining concepts for
developing a regional
monetary zone with the
'Sucre' as its currency
unit.
RIGHTS-EL SALVADOR:
Impunity Defies
Inter-American Court
The Inter-American Court
of Human Rights ordered
the Salvadoran state to
fully comply with its
sentence in the case of
the murder of
businessman Mauricio
García Prieto, and to
put an end to threats
and harassment of the
victim’s parents by
government agents.
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05 January 2009 |
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