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Area of Cinchona, devastated by the 62. earthquake of
January 8, is once again isolated as raging waters of
the Saripiqui river swept away the temporary bridge
erected last week. Land and mud slides, as well as
aftershocks continue to pound on the area of Vara Blanca
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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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Thursday 22 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Cinchona Isolated
Once Again Following The
Earthquake
Almost two weeks after
the 6.2 earthquake
devasted and isolated
the community of
Cinchona, the force of
nature yesterday morning
again cut off a
community that will take
years to rebuild.
Central Bank Predicting
a 9% Inflation Rate For
2009
The Banco Central
(Central Bank) says it
will direct its economic
policies this year to
keep inflation to 9%,
give or take on point up
or down, even though the
economy is expected to
grow only 2.2%.
First Trial of New Ley
de
Tránsito Today
At 5:30pm today, a woman
will be the first driver
to face a trial under
the new Ley de Tránsito
for drunk driving. The
woman identified by her
last name Acuña Aguilar
will face the judges of
the Tribunal de Juicio
de Flagrancia, located
on the third floor of
the Tribunales de
Goicoechea, San José.
Ticos Prefer Civil
Marriage Over Church
Since 1995 Catholic
church marriages have
been on the decline.
According to numbers of
the Registro Civil, in
1995 there were 12.373
marriages registered by
the church, while only
10.954 by lawyers and
notaries.
Visitors To Guanacaste
Can Book Hotel On
Arrival
Oriens Travel and Hotel
Management a company
that seeks out
mid/lower-end hotel
properties in developing
countries and
re-organizes them under
the Hotel PURE brand, is
pleased to announce the
service contract
consummated with the
Cámara de Turísmo
Guanacasteca (Catugua) -
Tourism Chamber of
Guanacaste - to service
all incoming visitors
into the Liberia
International Airport of
their travel needs.
It's Cold Baby!
Although it is no 30, 40
or 50 below like in some
places in the northern
hemisphere, it has been
extremely cold in Costa
Rica over the last few
days, as morning
temperatures in San José
dipped to 14 Celsius and
daytime temperatures
were some 5 Celsius
below normal, more in
some places with a
daytime low of 20
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Central America to
Prioritize Migration
Issues with US
Guatemala -
Migration issues will be
a priority for Central
American countries in
their relations with the
new US government,
Guatemalan Foreign
Minister Haroldo Rodas
said.
Nicaragua Reacts to
Support Anti-Crisis Plan
Managua - Broad
reaction caused the
emergency plan
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega announced
to deal with the current
global economic crisis.
Ortega for Austerity
Measures to Face Crisis
Managua -
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega has
proposed a series of
strict economic measures
to face the current
economic crisis of
capitalism.
Fidel Castro "Looks
Good," Says Argentine
President
Argentine President
Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner said Fidel
Castro looked "very
good," after meeting
with the former Cuban
leader on Wednesday,
according to media
reports.
Brazil Cuts Basic
Interest Rate To 12.75%
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
on Wednesday cut its
basic interest rate by
one percentage point to
12.75 percent to start
"a process of
flexibility to the
country's monetary
policy."
CUBA-US: Whose
"Opportunity?"
The new U.S.
administration headed by
Democratic President
Barack Obama is creating
hope in Cuba for an
easing of tensions in
relations between the
two countries, although
there is scepticism in
this regard in some
academic circles.
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22 January 2009 |
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