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Costa Rica Adopts Anti-Terrorism
Law
Terrorists stay away
from Costa Rica, now
that it has a new
anti-terrorism law, that
was signed by Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias, on Wednesday,
that gives Costa Rican
authorities more
ammunition to fight
organized crime in the
country.
Próspero Fernández Gets
Clean Up Whit Closure of
Illegal Exits
With the objective of
making the autopista
Próspero Fernández safer
for drivers, the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT),
yesterday began closing
up more than a dozen
"exits" along the
highway that have been
carved out by motorists
over time.
Costa Rica
Leads Tourism in Region and Latin America
Switzerland, Austria and Germany have the
most attractive environments for developing
the travel and tourism industry, according
to the third annual Travel & Tourism
Competitiveness Report, published by the
World Economic Forum. Costa Rica
ranked 42nd, the highest
ranking of any Latin American country in the
report.
Work on 27 de Abril and
Playas del Coco Roadways
Continues
(InfoWebPress) – Last Feb. 24 saw the
beginning of road
signaling work on the
new highway connecting
the communities of
Comunidad-Sardinal-Playas
del Coco in Guanacaste.
Annual Inspection Of
Fishing Boats Begins in
Guanacaste
(InfoWebPress) –
Starting Feb. 24, the
Ministry of
Transportation and
Public Infrastructure’s
(MOPT) Division and
Navigation and Safety
began inspecting all
boats dedicated to
fishing in the province
of Guanacaste. This work
will be done in
coordination with the
Port Captaincy of Playas
del Coco. |
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Lack of
fire
hydrants
converted
five "humildes
viviendas"
into
ashes in
Barrio
Lourdes
de
Aserrí,
San
José.
Fire
fighters
were
quick to
respond
to the
11am
call,
but
found
that the
nearest
fire
hydrant
was 1
kilometre
away and
the
tanker
truck
could
enter
the
barrio.
Fortunately
no on
was hurt
in the
mid day
blaze. |
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Baby Blue Whale Caught on Film -- Youngest
Yet
A baby blue whale filmed off Costa Rica is
thought to have been the youngest ever
captured on camera, according to a National
Geographic documentary to air Sunday.
'Green Novel' Pits Man Against Big Oil,
Set in Costa Rica
Tom Rapko released his much-anticipated
second novel today. Set in Costa Rica's
Corcovado National Park, dubbed "the most
biologically intense place on Earth" by the
National Geographic Society, it pits man
against Big Oil. Heavy on descriptive prose,
Corcovado immerses the reader in one of the
last truly pristine jungles in the world. |
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Vessel Sinks Near
Panamanian Coast
Panama - A
vessel with 25 people aboard sank on
Wednesday off the Pacific coast of Panama
and left one child dead and nine people
missing, the Panamanian National Civil
Protection System announced.
Cuba, Nicaragua Economists Ink Co-op
Agreement
Havana - The National Association of Cuban
Economists and Accountants (ANEC) and the
Central University of Nicaragua (UCN) signed
in Havana on Wednesday a framework agreement
of cooperation in economic sciences.
Venezuela Repels
Colombia Statements
Caracas -
Venezuela rejected
categorically on Tuesday
Colombian Defense
Minister Juan Manuel
Santos' statements,
because they are a
threat to the stability
and sovereignty of
regional countries.
Chavez Orders
Expropriation of U.S.
Company Owned
Rice-Processing Plant
Caracas - President Hugo
Chavez ordered the
expropriation of a U.S.
company owned
rice-processing plant in
Venezuela on Wednesday.
Ecuador Requests U.S. For Relationship Based
On Mutual Respect
Quito - Ecuador requested the United States
for a bilateral relationship that is based
on mutual respect and will help settle
differences after the recent expelling of
U.S. officers from the country, Ecuadorian
Foreign Minister Fander Falconi said
Wednesday. |
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POLITICS-CUBA: Crawling with Speculation
While the staff of the cabinet ministries set to undergo major reforms are gearing themselves for what lies ahead, the people of Cuba, from academics to pensioners, are speculating about the extent of the recently announced changes and hoping they will bring improvements to their lives and to living standards in general.
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Reno
Wind-Turbine Maker Expands to
Costa Rica
Reno-based wind turbine
manufacturer Mariah Power has
expanded onto the international
stage with its first Windspire
installation in Latin America.
ASI Power & Telemetry, a Mariah
Power dealer based in
northwestern Costa Rica, has
installed one of the company’s
propeller-free vertical axis
wind turbines, called a
Windspire, in a
biodiversity-educational park
near Costa Rica’s capital, San
Jose.
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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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