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Economic Crisis Causing
Borrowers To Fall Behind
In Their Payments
The increase in interest
rates, inflation and the
economic crisis is
landing many individuals
and businesses to fall
behind in their debt
repayments, according to
figures released by the
Superintendencia General
de Entidades Financieras
(Sugef).
World Bank To Teach Costa Rica's
Prostitutes to Avoid AIDS
Dozens of prostitutes in
Costa Rica will learn how to protect themselves from AIDS thanks to
the advice of their colleagues within the framework of a program
financed by the World Bank and being conducted by a local
non-governmental organization.
Lots Of Room In Prisons
For Drunk Drivers
Drunk drivers do not
have to fear
overcrowding of the
prisons as the
Ministerio de Justicia
has opened a new wing in
the Liberia, Guanacaste,
prison to ensure that
all those drunk drivers
who have been caught by
traffic officials and
convicted, will have a
place to call home.
205.000
Vehicles Still Without Marchamo
According to figures
released by the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) - the state
insurer - owners of some 205.000 vehicles have yet to pay the 2009
Marchamo, which was due on December 31, 2008.
Court Halts El Coco-Ocotal Aqueduct
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) has halted
construction of the controversial El Coco-Ocotal aqueduct, which
seeks to carry water to these coastal communities from Sardinal de
Carrillo, in Guanacaste.
San Jose - Escazu
Traffic A Nightmare Due
to Road Widening
Driving on the autopista
Próspero Fernández
between La Sabana and
Escazú had gotten worse
over the years, made
even worse by the
construction work at the
Escazú and now a
complete nightmare at
the section of road will
be reduce to two lanes -
one each way, to remove
the concrete roadway to
make way for the
expansion to six lanes.
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Following
20 long
months
of hard
work and
difficult
conditions,
the 150
tunnels
workers
of the
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Electricidad
(ICE)
broke
through
the most
delicate
parts of
the Toro
III
hydro
electric
generating
project
in La
Venecia
de San
Carlos
that
will add
50
Megawatts
to the
national
electrical
energy
production.
The
project
is
expected
to be
completed
in 2011.
[Foto:
Alfonso
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Child Restraint Seats
Selling Like Hotcakes
The sale of "booster"
and child car seats has
heated as parents of
children are getting
ready for the new
regulations of the Ley
de Transito, which goes
into effect possibly in
September, that
obligates all children
12 years of age and
under to be sitting in
the back seat and
restrained..
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LATIN AMERICA
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Panama Announces
$1.11 Billion Fund To Aid Banks
Panama - (Reuters) - Panamanian President Martin Torrijos said
on Wednesday the government will create a us$1.11 billion fund to
help local banks struggling to tap tight international credit
markets.
Nicaraguan President
Thanks Cuba for
Solidarity
HAVANA, Cuba, (ACN) -
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega on
Thursday thanked
visiting Cuban Foreign
Minister Felipe Perez
for Cuba’s solidarity
with the Central
American nation.
Colombian Troops to
Ecuador Border
Bogota - Colombia have deployed 27,000 troops to the Ecuador border
to fight crime and drug trafficking, Colombian Defense minister Juan
Manuel Santos said.
US Must Change Policy, Warns Chavez
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that
the United States government must change its policy if it wants the
South to extend a greeting hand.
Bolivia Votes On New Constitution
Lima - Bolivians went to the polls on Sunday to vote on a new
constitution which would give more power to the country's indigenous
majority, promote reform on agricultural land and allow President
Evo Morales to seek re-election for another term. |
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PERU:
Furnaces Used to Remove
Evidence of Dirty War
Killings
The discovery of more
and more bodies of
victims of Peru’s dirty
war on the grounds of
the Los Cabitos military
base, which served as a
torture and
extermination centre
during the 1980-2000
armed conflict, have
substantiated the
accounts of political
prisoners who managed to
survive. |
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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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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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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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