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Victims
of the
6.2
earthquake
of
January
8 now
must
face the
cold and
rain in
the
area, as
temperatures
in
places
like
Friajanes
and
Poasito
dropped
to 9C
last
night.
Many of
the some
2.000 in
shelters
are
living
in
tents,
waiting
for word
to be
able to
go back
to their
homes,
for
those
who
still
have a
home to
go to. [Foto:Yuri
Cortez] |
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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 17 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Cinchona Is Inhabitable,
Experts Say
Ignacio Chaves,
geologist for the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE), could
not be more explicit "in
my opinion, in this
place no one can not
return".
Western Union Forgives
Fees For Transfers To
Earthquake Victims
To help victims of the
January 8 devastating
earthquke, Western Union
Foundation has donated
us$50.000 to the Cruz
Roja (Red Cross).
15% to 25% Hike In
Electrical Rates
Approved
500.000 customers of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
will be paying 15% more
beginning on Monday when
the latest approved
increase in electricity
rates goes into effect.
Salud Begins
Vaccination Program
Of Children Against
Pneumococcal Disease
Hospital Nacional de
Niños yesterday the
began the vaccination of
children against the
pneumococcal disease. On
hand for the ceremony
was the ministra de
Salud, María Luisa
Ávila, the ministro de
Hacienda, Guillermo
Zúñiga, the head of the
Caja Costarricense de
Seguro Social, Eduardo
Doryan Garrón and Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias.
AvVenta Expansion
Will Add 1.500 More Jobs
in Costa Rica
AvVenta Worldwide, the
global leader in digital
production and
interactive services,
will be offering 1.500
jobs in Costa Rica.
Based in Plaza Bratsi,
in Heredia, AvVenta is
going ahead with its
expansion in Costa Rica
after getting a cash
infusion of us$20
million dollars from TZP
Group, in its
acquisition of a
minority state in
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Panama Looks at Drug
Trafficking
Panama - The
design of strategies to
face drug trafficking
focuses Friday the
summit of heads of State
from Panama, Colombia,
Guatemala and Mexico, in
a hotel at the outskirts
of the capital.
Panama Recognizes Kosovo
Independence
Panama - Panama Friday
recognized the
Independence of Kosovo,
said the country's
Foreign Minister Samuel
Lewis Navarro.
Lula Urges Obama To
Respect Latin America
Rio de Janeiro - U.S.
President-elect Barack
Obama needs to make "a
gesture of transcendence
towards Latin America"
and respect the
sovereignty and
democracy of the region,
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
said Friday.
Venezuela, Brazil Sign
12 New Accords
Caracas - Venezuela and
Brazil tightened links
today with 12 new
cooperation accords at
the 5th Bilateral
Meeting with President
Hugo Chavez of Venezuela
and peer Luis Innacio
Lula da Silva of Brazil.
Water Law May End Peru
Agro Strike
Lima - The
Peruvian agricultural
organizations striking
for two days against
privatization of
irrigation said Friday
they will end the action
once a new water law is
confirmed.
EL
SALVADOR:
Left on Track to Win
Elections
The leftist FMLN is the
front-runner in the
polls for Sunday’s
parliamentary and
municipal elections in
El Salvador, and
analysts say a victory
would boost its chances
of winning the Mar. 15
presidential elections.
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