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With the
loss of
the
Cariblanco
hydro
electric
generating
station
due to
damage
suffered
during
the
January
8
earthquake,
ICE
president,
Pedro
Pablo
Quirós,
says it
could
mean
blackouts
for the
summer
months.
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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 20 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Loss Of Cariblanco Could
Mean Blackouts In The
Coming Months
Pedro Pablo Quirós,
president of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE),
admitted that the energy
network in the country
is fragile and with the
Cariblanco hydro
electric generating
station offline, there
is no reserve to cover
the loss, especially
during the peak months
of March and April.
Costa Rica, China
Begin Free Trade Talks
Costa Rica and China
began on Monday the
first round of
negotiations for the
Free Trade Agreement (FTA),
said the Costa Rican
Foreign Ministry.
Costa Rica Wakes Up To
Cheaper Gasoline
Filling up your tank
with diesel, super or
regular gasoline is a
lot cheaper today as the
first drop in gasoline
prices took effect at
12:01am, following
yesterdays publication
in La Gaceta.
Visa Offers Tax
Rebate On
Purchases in Costa Rica
Visa Latin America is
offering visitors to
Costa Rica a chance to
get a reimbursement on
sales taxes paid in
the country with
purchases made with
a VISA® or VISA Electrón® cards.
Costa Rica Expects 30%
Less In Investments
A Costa Rican official
says direct foreign
investment in the
Central American country
is expected to fall by
30 percent in 2009
because of the global
economic crisis.
Who Will Rule Central
America?
The prestigious Central
American (UNCAF) title
will be contested in
Tegicugalpa, Honduras
beginning this Thursday
22 January. Of the seven
participating nations in
the biannual event,
Costa Rica and Honduras
must be considered
hottest favourites to
challenge for the
laurels.
ICE Makes 100.000
Cellular Lines Available
Good news and bad news
for those looking to get
connected to the GSM
cellular network. The
good news is that the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
yesterday began selling
the first of the 100.000
lines made available.
The bad news, only the
first 100
Paving of
Quepos - Dominical Gets
Underway
The Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
announced yesterday that
the paving of the 42
kilometre between Quepos
and Domincal, part of
the Costanera Sur. The
work will be carried out
by two separate
companies, working in
parallel to complete the
paving within the next 8
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15 Panamanians
Rescued From Pacific
Shipwreck
Panama - The Panamanian
navy rescued 15 people
drifting in the Pacific
Ocean after a shipwreck
about 23 km to the
western port of Pedregal,
officials said Monday.
Earthquakes Still
Shaking Nicaragua
Managua - Two
earthquakes over four
degrees on the Richter
scale shook on Sunday
areas of the Nicaraguan
Pacific, the Institute
for Territorial Studies
reported on Monday.
More Extra-judicial
Killings in Colombia
Bogota - Two new cases
of extra-judicial
executions were
denounced Monday, this
time in the capital and
involving two young men
who had been missing and
were later reported as
dead in combat by the
military.
Lula: Obama Expected To
Improve Brazil-U.S. Ties
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
said Monday he expected
Barack Obama to improve
relations between the
two nations after he is
sworn in as the 44th
U.S. president Tuesday.
9 Dead, 100 Injured
In Church Collapse In
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - At
least nine people,
including a teenage
girl, died and 100 were
injured in the Sunday
evening collapse of the
main temple of Renascer
Church in Sao Paulo.
Ghost Economics Spook Uribe’s Colombia
As Bogota’s Financial
Pyramids Crumble,
Uribe’s Face Turns Red
as Questions Remain
While the world focuses
on the next phase of its
financial crisis,
Colombia is finally
coming to terms with its
own home grown tale of
impunity, exuberance and
ineptitude.
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20 January 2009 |
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