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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
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Monday 19 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
ICE Forced To Dump
Arenal Lake Water
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) was
forced to spill out
water from the Arenal
lake as it has no other
way of holding the
excess water from the
winter months used in
the summer months to
generate electricity.
The spill was enough to
provide electricity to
some 250.000 homes for a
month.
Rescue And Recovery
Efforts Suspended
The search for the seven
still missing and the
recovery of the bodies
buried under the earth
and mud in the
earthquake of January 8
has to come to an end.
Xinia Guerrero of the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE)
explained that the
geologists and
volcanologists of the
Universidad de Costa
Rica (UCR) consider the
area around the
epicentre to be of high
risk to rescue workers.
Gasoline Price Drop
Tomorrow
The first drop in
gasoline prices this
year will occur tomorrow
when a litre of super
gasoline drops ¢72
colones, regular ¢66
colones and diesel ¢95
colones.
Not Yielding To
Pedestrians or Insulting
A Taxi Driver Is Subject
To Fine Under New Ley de
Tránsito
Flipping the finger at
your taxi driver or
insulting the driver of
the bus you are riding
in could cost you
¢140.000 colones under
the new Ley de Tránsito
that went into effect on
December 23, 2008.
Costa Rican Tomatoes And
Peppers Soon To Be On US
Store Shelves
It's been almost five
years, but soon Costa
Rican tomatoes and sweet
peppers could be on
store shelves in the
United States by the end
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Mild Earthquake Shakes
Nicaragua
Managua - A
4.6-magnitude earthquake
shook the Pacific coast
of Nicaragua on Sunday,
and there are no reports
of damages or victims so
far.
Panama among World's Top
Destinations
Panama - Panama is
among the world's top
ten tourist destinations
to be visited in 2009,
according to the ranking
published on the website
of Budget Travel.
Colombian Police Nab
25 Drug Traffickers
Bogota - Colombian
police have captured 25
members of the Norte del
Valle cartel, led by
long-wanted drug dealer
Diego Rendon Herrera
"Don mario," authorities
said Sunday.
Guerrilas' Antipersonnel
Mines Factory Found in
Colombia
Bogota - The Colombian
Army announced on Sunday
it had found an
antipersonnel mine
factory operated by
guerrillas in the
northeastern region of
Arauca, seizing a half
ton of explosives and a
number of devices.
Argentine President
Visits Cuba To Boost
Bilateral Ties
Havana - Argentine
President Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner
arrived in Cuba Sunday
on a visit to enhance
bilateral ties and
cooperation between the
two nations, local media
reported.
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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B.C.C.R.
17 January 2009 |
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