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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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Monday 12 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Earthquake Rescue
Efforts Continue,
Unlikely More Survivors
Will Be Found
With the help of US and
Colombian soldiers, the
Cruz Roja Costarricense
(Costa Rican Red Cross)
and hundreds of
volunteers have been
busy searching and
recovering bodies from
the area struck by
Thursday's killer
earthquake.
40.000 Still Without
Running Water
Thursday's earthquake
ahs left many
communities without
water and electricity
and the risk of an
epidemic. Areas like Los
Cartagos, Varablanca,
Fraijanes, Colonia Toro,
Cinchona, as well as
many other around the
Poás have yet to receive
potable water.
Rescuer
Workers Menaced By
Mudslides After Quake
Rescue workers with dogs
were threatened by
mudslides on Sunday as
they searched among
collapsed houses for
survivors of Thursday's
6.2 earthquake.
Percentage of
Permit-Less
Constructions Down in
Guanacaste
InfoWebPress - According
to inspection reports by
the Engineers and
Architects Federated
Association (CFIA), 22
percent of construction
projects in the country
are being done without
the respective municipal
permits. Such a
percentage is lower than
the one reported in
2007, when 27 percent of
constructions were
illegal.
Violence Will Increase
Due To Economic Crisis
Fiscal General,
Francisco Dall’Anese,
said this week that 2009
might bring about an
increase in violence in
the country due to the
international economic
crisis that is starting
to make inroads here.
China's Huawei Awarded
3G Phone Deal
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) said
it awarded China's
Huawei Technologies the
us$235 dollar contract
to install a
third-generation mobile
phone network.
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Panama Faces Drop in
Banana Exports
Panama - Panama faces a
possible drop of around
20 percent in its banana
exports due to the lack
of financing, plagues
and climate adversities.
Arlington Police Form
Partnership With
Nicaraguan City
Arlington — San Juan del
Sur, Nicaragua, and
Arlington seemingly have
little in common. One is
a small coastal town in
Central America. The
other is a sprawling
landlocked city in
Texas. But officials
believe both communities
can benefit from a new
partnership between
their police
departments.
Six Women Murdered in
Dominica in 10 Days
Santo Domingo - Six
women have been
registered dead in
Dominican Republic
during the first 10 days
of 2009, information
coming from Santo
Domingo, capital of
Dominican Republic, said
on Sunday.
Venezuelan Parties
Prepare Referendum
Caracas -
Venezuelan parties are
getting ready on Sunday
to wage the final battle
for a draft
Constitutional amendment
for continuous
re-election.
Blockade on Cuba Costs
US Economy More
Washington - New
evidence of losses
caused to the US economy
by Washington´s blockade
on Cuba are given in a
letter signed recently
by a dozen leading US
business organizations,
including the US Chamber
of Commerce.
Internet Use Booming In
Latin America
Personal Internet
use is growing by leaps
and megabytes in Latin
America, driven by the
availability of more
affordable computers, an
expanding broadband
network and the appeal
of a range of new cyber
features.
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B.C.C.R.
10 January 2009 |
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