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Costa
Rican
president,
Oscar
Arias
(2nd
from
right)
looks at
a house
collapsed
by an
earthquake,
in
Poasito
de Vara
Blanca.
This is
the
second
official
visit by
Arias to
the area
this
week.
The
final
death
toll in
the 6.2
magnitude
earthquake
last
week
will
likely
rise to
around
40 after
an
emergency
official
on
Monday
scaled
back the
number
of
people
missing. |
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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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Thursday 15 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
500 New Homes Need To Be
Built Following
Earthquake, Says Housing
Minister
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencia (CNE) said
Wednesday that there are
812 homes damaged by
last Thursday's
earthquake, 360 of which
are totally destroyed.
The Ministerio de
Vivienda (Housing
Ministry) estimates that
it will be necessary to
build some 500 new homes
in the earthquake
affected area.
Experts Say Poás Volcano
Activity Normal
Since last Thursday's
killer earthquake,
experts detected an
increased activity in
the Poás volcano, as
smoke began emanating
from the crater.
Obama Raises Costa Rican
Hopes of Renegotiating
TLC
The change promised by
the incoming Obama
administration has
raised hopes not just in
the United States but
throughout the world. In
Latin America, the winds
of change have been
blowing for several
years with electoral
victories by progressive
candidates across South
America.
Public Workers Get 6.9%
Raise
The 180.000 public
workers will be getting
a 6.9% pay raise
beginning with today's
pay, as the Comisión
Negociadora de los
Salarios Públicos
approved the raise.
Chinchilla To Officially
Announce Today Her
Presidential Aspirations
Former Costa Rican
vice-president, Laura
Chinchilla, is expected
to officially place her
name in the running for
the leadership of the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) in the
2010 presiential
elections. Fernando
Berrocal did the same on
Tuesday, while San Jose
mayor, Johnny Araya
signed up yesterday.
¢40.000 Required For
School Supplies
The beginning of the
2009 school year is
around the corner and
many parents are
stressed out in having
to stretch an already
stretched budget to get
the kids back to school.
INS Won't Insure
Properties in Central
Valley
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) said t
will not sell any more
insurance policies for
homes and buildings in
Alajuela, San José,
Heredia and Cartago
until the "red alert"
following last
Thursday's earthquake is
lifted.
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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Canada Will Keep
Supporting Nicaragua
Managua - Canadian
Minister of State for
Foreign Relations, Peter
Kent, confirmed today
his country´s will to
maintain its support to
the Nicaraguan
government and people.
Colombia to See FARC
Releases Soon
Bogota - Colombian
Liberal Senator Piedad
Cordoba said on
Wednesday in this
capital that she hoped
that six hostages would
be freed soon, as the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
announced in December.
Death Toll in
Colombia Rebel Attack
Rises To Six
Bogota - The death toll
in a rebel attack in
southern Colombia on
Tuesday has risen to
six, which includes
three children, a
government official said
Wednesday.
Venezuelan Lawmakers
Approve Unlimited
Reelections Bill
Caracas - Venezuela's
National Assembly
Wednesday approved a
constitutional amendment
that could allow
unlimited re-elections
of President Hugo Chavez
and all other elected
officials, local media
reported.
5 Dead In Landslide In
Northeastern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - Five
people, including an
eight-year-old child,
died on Wednesday
morning in a landslide
in northeastern Brazil.
US-CUBA:
Obama Urged to Take Bold
Steps Toward
Normalization
A broad spectrum of
groups and individuals
is urging
President-elect Barack
Obama to go beyond his
campaign pledge to lift
curbs on travel and
remittances to their
homeland by Cuban
Americans and launch a
much broader process of
normalization with
Havana.
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