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This
house in
Los
Cartagos
is one
of the
hundreds
of homes
damaged
or
destroyed
in
Thursday's
6.2
earthquake.
Thousands
fear
returning
to their
homes as
aftershocks
continue.
The
official
total of
deaths
so far
is 21. [Foto:
ICR] |
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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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Wednesday 14 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
An
Eerie Silence After The
Quake
Driving to the Poás
volcano from Heredia
seems normal until you
get within kilometres of
Vara Blanca, when you
start to see the real
effects of Thursday's
quake and are overcome
by the eerie silence
coming from communities
like Los Cartagos which
has been completed
abandoned.
Housing Bonds To Be Used
To Reconstruct Homes
Destroyed In Earthquake
The ministra de Salud,
María Luisa Ávila, who
is coordinating the
Consejo del Sector
Social del Gobierno,
said yesterday that the
¢3 billon colones that
was earmarked for "bonos
de vivienda" (housing
bonds) will be used to
help families left
homeless after
Thursday's killer quake.
Death Toll In Quake
Rises to 21
The official death toll
from Costa Rica's
magnitude-6.2 earthquake
on Thursday has risen to
21 after more bodies
were found.
Thousands On Alert For
Aftershocks
The big quake occurred
at 1:21pm last Thursday.
However, the ground had
not yet settled and
series of aftershocks,
some strong enough to
instill panic have been
occurring, even though
experts say that it is
almost impossible for
another 6.2 quake to hit
on the same fault.
First Drop Of The Year
In Gasoline Prices
Approved
The first drop in the
prices of gasoline will
occur next week when the
lower prices approved by
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) takes
effect.
Police Seize Over 1 Ton
of Cocaine
Police seized slightly
more than one ton of
cocaine at a warehouse
in San Lorenzo, in
Heredia, and found a man
with a gunshot wound to
the head, the ministerio
de Seguridad Publica
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Full Agenda for
Panamanian President
Panama - The mandate by
Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos faces in
2009 includes pending
issues of interest for
the population, among
them insecurity and the
high cost of living.
Deportation of
Guatemalans Still On
Guatemala - A total of
558 Guatemalan citizens
were deported from the
US, just in the first
days of this year,
according to data given
by the Migration General
Office (DGM) published
here Monday.
Over 175,000 Colombians
Claim Compensation
Bogota - A total
of 175,199 Colombians
have claimed
compensation during the
last five months, as
victims of the armed
conflict, Presidential
Agency for Social Action
reported Tuesday.
Colombian President To
Visit Brazil in February
Rio de Janeiro -
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe will visit
Brazil next month to
meet with his Brazilian
counterpart Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva, a
presidential spokesman
said Tuesday.
Brazil To Produce
Enriched Uranium On
Industrial Scale
Brasilia - Brazil will
produce enriched uranium
from next month in a
factory in the State of
Rio de Janeiro, the
Brazilian Nuclear
Industries (INB) said
Tuesday.
EL
SALVADOR:
Spanish Judge to
Investigate Murders of
Jesuit Priests
A Spanish judge’s
decision to investigate
14 Salvadoran military
officers for the 1989
killings of six Jesuit
priests in El Salvador
is a "sign of hope
against impunity,"
according to lawyers and
activists.
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B.C.C.R.
14 January 2009 |
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