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Ley De Tránsito Reduces
Number Of Alcohol Related Fatal Accidents
The new Ley de Tránsito has reduced the number of traffic deaths
resulting from drunk drivers, though it still is far from reducing
the overall number of traffic deaths. So far this year, 30 people
have died on the country's roads.
Legal Or Not, Telephone Rates To Increase Friday
A telephone call, be it from a fixed line or cellular phone, will be
more expensive come Friday, as the self given rate increase by the
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) takes effect.
Sate Banks Will Soon Be
Able To Offer More Loans
The
Comisión de Asuntos
Económicos de la
Asamblea Legislativa is
expected to approve this
week a law that will
allow state banks to
lend out more money to
consumers and
businesses.
Nature Air’s Dedicated To Clean
Energy
Every litre of household
cooking oil that is flushed down the drain pollutes nearly one
million litres of Costa Rican river waters. In an effort to keep
these waters clean NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral
airline, has started Costa Rica’s first alternative fueling station.
Costa Rica Reaches Gold Cup
Costa Rica booked their
place at this year's CONCACAF Gold Cup by brushing aside nine-man
Guatemala in a qualifying match after both sides had missed a
penalty.
Cuban Finally Allowed To Stay
"I am a free man" were the
words of Cuban refugee José Ángel Roque Pérez who has spent the last
53 days living in the halls of the Juan Santamaria international
airport in San Jose.
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The "guapa"
Costa
Rican
actress,
Maribel
Guardia,
who won
the Miss
Costa
Rica
title in
1978 and
will
star in
the
Mexican
musical,
'Aventurera',
posed
for
photographers
during a
press
conference
in
Mexico
City on
Monday.
The
musical
will
start in
March. |
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WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
Analysts Question Its
Limits
Prominent Mexico-based
German political analyst
Heinz Dieterich said he
believes the World
Social Forum, which is
meeting this week in the
northern Brazilian
Amazon jungle city of
Belem, falls short in
the innovation
department and fails to
generate real change.
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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
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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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