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Apocalyptic!
is how
the
Diario
Extra
describes
the
aftermath
of
Thursday's
6.2
killer
quake.
More
than 30
people
have
died,
more
than a
100 are
still
missing,
and more
than a
1.000
are
housed
in
shelters.
La
Cinchona
has been
completely
erased
off the
map. [Foto:
Oldemar
Siles] |
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They Don't Play Hockey
in Costa Rica
Well, I have returned
from my week long winter
vacation in the
wonderful Costa Rica.
And after nine days in
the Central American
country, after seeing
numerous wildlife,
including seven foot
iguanas, poisonous
frogs, I have made the
following discovery:
They don’t play hockey
in Costa Rica.
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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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Saturday 10 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Death Toll Rises To
30,
100 More Still
Missing
The official death toll
in Costa Rica's
strongest earthquake in
decades has risen to 30,
with a hundred more
missing, according to
the Cruz Roja
Costarricense (Costa
Rican Red cross), who is
heading the rescue and
recovery efforts after
the 6.2 quake hit on
Thursday at 1:21pm.
Tourists Evacuated After
Fatal Quake
Rescue helicopters hired
by the Comision Nacional
de Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - picked up
stranded tourists on
Friday from the
picturesque volcanic
area of Costa Rica.
You Too Can Help
Financial institutions
and some retailers have
joined in to offer help
for the victims and
affected by Thurday's
6.2 fatal earthquake.
Cinchona Completely
Disappears Off The Map
The area known as La
Cinchona de Sarapiquí,
in Alajuela, has been
completely destroyed by
the forces of nature,
practically erasing it
off the map.
Costa Rica Rejects
Statement By Nicaraguan
Ambassador On Lack of
Armed Forces
The government of Costa
Rica has found the
comments by the
Nicaraguan Ambassador to
Costa Rica, Harold Rivas
Reyes, about Costa
Rica's lack of a
military. The government
said it finds it
irresponsible, offensive
and disrespectful that
such a comment would be
made.
Lower
Inflation Expected In
2009
2009 is expected to be a
difficult year as many
will have to think twice
before spending or
investing a single colón.
However, not all is bad
news, says the Instituto
Nacional de Estadística
y Censos (INEC), as they
predict that the
inflation rate will be
much lower than the
13.9% of 2008.
Pizzeria Staff Takes
Savings to Costa Rica
Imagine an employer who
would shut down his
business so his
employees could spend a
week relaxing in Costa
Rica.
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Torrijos to SICA Summit
in Nicaragua
Panama - Panama
President Martin
Torrijos will attend the
30th Summit of the
Central American
Integration System (SICA)
on January 15 in
Nicaragua.
Guatemala Promises
Security
Guatemala - New
Guatemalan Government
Minister Salvador
Gandara promised to show
more short-term results
in the struggle against
insecurity and violence,
considered today the
main social problems in
this country.
Venezuela Probes Attack
on Chavez Supporters
Caracas - The Attorney
General's Office
appointed a prosecutor
to investigate attacks
against Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
supporters in Tachira
state that has wounded
at least seven, reported
the regional press
Friday.
Most Buenos Aires
Citizens Feel Insecure
Buenos Aires - Nine out
of 10 people living in
the Argentine capital of
Buenos Aires and its
suburbs worry about
crime and personal
safety, according to a
survey conducted by the
Research Center of
Citizens' Convergence,
the local media said on
Friday.
No Visas for Ecuadorians
Visiting Cuba
Quito - Cuba eliminated
visa requirements for
Ecuadorian citizens who
want to travel to the
country, the Ecuadorian
Foreign Ministry said on
Friday.
BOLIVIA:
Mothers Teaching Mothers
to Combat Malnutrition
One of every two
children under the age
of five in the
southwestern Bolivian
highlands municipality
of Betanzos suffers the
effects of chronic
malnutrition.
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10 January 2009 |
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