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Helicopters
from the
Colombian
Air
Force
(pictured
above)
and four
others
by the
US Air
Force,
have
been
invaluable
in the
search,
rescue
and
recovery
efforts
since
Thursday's
devastating
6.2
earthquake.
[Foto:
Carlos
Rodríguez] |
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Legal & Wedding Services in Guanacaste
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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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Tuesday 13 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Quake Damage Estimated
at us$100 Million,
Aftershocks Continue
The material losses in
Thursday's 6.2
earthquake near Vara
Blanca in the province
of Alajuela could reach
us$100 million dollars
according to preliminary
calculations at Casa
Presidencial and the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE).
Government Decrees
Five Days Of National Mourning
Costa Rica president,
Oscar Arias, yesterday
signed a declaration for
five days of "duelo
nacaional" - national
mourning - from
yesterday to January 16.
The executive order also
calls for a national
emergency for those
cantones in the
provinces of Alajuela
and Heredia that
suffered major losses in
Thursday's earthquake.
Palmares & Santa Cruz
Festivities Postponed
Following the
declaration of a "duelo
nacional" - national
mourning - for the
deaths and suffering of
Thursday's earthquake,
the Asociación Cívica
Palmareña (ACP) has
decided to postpone the
start of the annual
festivities to Wednesday
January 21 and not
tomorrow as had been
programmed.
AIR Analyzes Costa Rica
Quake
According to catastrophe
risk modeling firm AIR
Worldwide the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS)
estimated that the
earthquake, which struck
Costa Rica last week,
measured 6.2. The
epicentre was located
about 35 km (22 miles)
northwest of San José,
at an estimated depth of
4.5 km . The quake was
felt throughout the
country, and as far away
as parts of neighboring
Nicaragua. Since
Thursday, the main event
has been followed by
over 1,200 minor
aftershocks.
Where To Donate For
Earthquake Victims
The Cruz Roja
Costarricense - Red
Cross - (2542-5000), as
well as the
Ombudswoman's Office
(2248-2374) and the
Comision Nacional de
Emergencias - CNE-
(2210-2828) are co-ordinating
donations for Thursday's
earthquake victims.
ICE Threatens Blackouts
Resulting From
Earthquake
Before Thursday's
devastating killer
earthquake, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
had threatened with
blackouts for lack of
funds to buy fuel to run
its thermal plants,
demanding from the
regulating authority an
increase in electrical
rates to meet the needs
it faces in 2009.
Animals In Quake Zone
Need Help As Well
More than 1.000 pets,
between dogs and cats,
who lived in the
earthquake disaster area
in Alajuela and Heredia,
near the epicentre, were
also affected.
CORRECTION:
The final
contract bid for
Huawei's 3G contract
was us$235
million dollars and not
us$235 as reported in
yesterday's edition. |
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Nicaragua Reports
Breakthroughs
Managua - The Government
of Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega made
obvious breakthroughs in
two years, despite
criticism made by
opposition sectors,
according to a report
presented to Parliament.
Guatemalan President
Promises To Fight
Insecurity
Guatemala -
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom said his
government"s greatest
challenge this year is
to strengthen security
forces, including both
the police and the army.
Colombian President
Pleased With U.S. Award
Bogota - The Colombian
ambassador to the United
States said on Monday
that Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe is pleased
with the award he will
receive on Tuesday in
Washington.
Ecuador for a 44 Dollar
Oil Barrel in 2009
Quito - Ecuador
has scheduled to count
on a standard price for
the oil barrel of 44
dollars each, so it made
its own plan for 2009
based on this strategy,
said Ecuadorian Economy
Coordination Minister
Diego Borja Monday.
Argentina: Hunger Strike
against Poverty
Buenos Aires - Around
400 residents of La
Quiaca city, in the
northern Argentinian
Jujuy province, will
start a hunger strike on
Monday to demand
solutions to the abject
poverty the region is
suffering.
COLOMBIA:
Secret Documents Show US
Aware of Army Killings
in 1990s
Declassified U.S.
documents show that the
CIA and former U.S.
ambassadors were fully
aware, as far back as
1990, that the military
in Colombia -- the third
largest recipient of
U.S. aid after Israel
and Egypt -- were
committing extrajudicial
killings as part of
"death squad tactics."
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