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Family and friends of Jeyson Gerardo Ebanks Alpízar
carry the boy's coffin to the steps of he Tribunales de
Justicia de Limón in protest of the court letting free
the boy's killer. 15 year old Jason was stabbed to
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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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Friday 23 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Judge Suspends First
Trial For Reckless
Driving Citing
Constitutional Issues
The first trial of
reckless driving under
the new Ley de Tránsito
was suspended by the
judge on the basis of
serious constitutional
errors in the
legislation. Judge David
Hernández suspended the
trial while waiting a
decision by the Sala
Constitucional before
proceeding.
Joint Business And
Government Effort To
Build 500 Homes
Business and government
will be joining forces
to build some 500 homes
by the end of the year
for those affected by
the January 8
earthquake, were 341
homes were totaled and
hundreds more severely
damaged.
Quake Leaves
Dozens
of Lost Pets
Dozens of dogs, cats and
other pets are still
without their owners two
weeks after a
magnitude-6.2
earthquake.
China, Costa Rica Reach
Consensus On Free Trade
Talks
The first round of
negotiations for a free
trade agreement (FTA)
between China and Costa
Rica were held on
January 19-21 in San
José and consensus has
been reached on the
negotiation framework
for the FTA between the
two countries, the
Ministry of Commerce
said.
Tribunal Rules Out
Politicking For PLN
Candidates Until May
The magistrates of the
Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) -
elections tribunal - put
the hold on the
pre-election campaign of
those aspiring to lead
the Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) party
into the 2010
presidential elections.
BCR
Closes 2008 With 12.7% Profit
While banks in the US
and other parts of the
world are hurting from
the financial crisis,
some close to
bankruptcy, the Banco de
Costa Rica (BCR) is
reporting a profit of
12.% or ¢34 billion
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Nicaragua Says Inflation
Falling, To Tackle
Crisis
Managua (Reuters) -
President Daniel Ortega
said on Tuesday
inflation in Nicaragua
will moderate in 2009
amid slower economic
growth, and pledged to
seek aid from
multinational lenders to
weather the global
economic slowdown.
Guatemala, El
Salvador: Customs Accord
Guatemala - Guatemala
and El Salvador signed
in the road border La
Hachadura a Customs
Union Agreement to allow
free trade access
between both countries.
Voters Rise in El
Salvador by 206,000
San Salvador - Voters
have increased by
206,000 compared to 2006
legislative and
municipal elections,
released El Salvador
Electoral Supreme Court.
Venezuela-Argentina
Boost Links
Caracas -
Presidents Hugo Chavez
(Venezuela) and Cristina
Fernandez (Argentina)
gave a boost to
bilateral links on
Thursday with the
signing of 21
cooperation agreements
in the energy,
technological and
industrial fields.
Russia-Cuba Commission
in Session
Moscow - A plenary
session and 12 work
groups with
vicepresidents,
ministers, deputy
ministers and experts
are officially meeting
as of Thursday in this
capital, to bring
Russian-Cuban economic
and trade links closer
to the political
relations level.
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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