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HSBC Begins Selling Quick Pass For San Jose
-Caldera Highway
Travelling on the autopista Próspero
Fernández between Escazú and Santa Ana and
to Caldera will go high tech as the
Ministerio Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
announced a new electronic pay toll system
that will be in place once the expansion of
the highway is complete in May.
China to Strengthen
Friendly Ties with Costa Rica
China is willing to continuously push
forward its friendly relations with Costa
Rica, a senior official of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) said Thursday. Wang
Jiarui, head of the International Department
of the CPC Central Committee, made the
remarks while meeting with Costa Rican
President Oscar Arias.
Nicaragua Claims Full Sovereignty Over San Juan River
Earlier this
week Costa Rica made its oral presentations
before the justices of the International
Court of Justice (World Court) at the Hague
over the dispute with Nicaragua over the
navigational rights of the San Juan river.
Yesterday, it was Nicaragua's turn to
present its arguments.
Corruption
Trial May Derails Calderón's Presidential
Aspirations
Former president Rafael Angel Calderón is
not hiding the fact that he aspires to
become elected once again president and has
been making visits throughout the country
looking for votes. There is one little
problem, however, his corruption trial is
moving at a slow pace.
2.500 Jobs Up For Grabs
At Expoempleo This
Weekend
Some 48
companies looking to
fill some 2.500 jobs
will be taking part in
Expoempleo that kicks
off today at the Ramada
Plaza Herradura hotel.
Two Nicoya Bridges Are Seeing Improvements
(InfoWebPress)
– The Ministry of Transportation and Public
Infrastructure (MOPT) announced that it will
invest close to $1.1 billion colones (around
$2 million) to fix four bridges in various
parts of the country, as part of an ongoing
program to improve road infrastructure by
the ministry’s Public Works Division.
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Four
year
old,
Génesis
Vargas
Bermúdez,
got her
head
stuck in
the
family's
Paso
Ancho
house
gate for
more
than an
hour
yesterday,
requiring
the
assistance
of
Crusrojistas
(Red
Cross
personnel)
and
specialized
equipment
to get
her
free. A
dare was
the
cause. [Foto:
Adolfo
Alvarado] |
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Nicaragua Urges Rich
Countries To Support
Poor Ones To Weather
Crisis
Managua
- A Nicaraguan official
on Thursday urged
developed countries and
multilateral
organizations to support
poorer countries with
financial resources in
order to pull through
the world economic
crisis.
Guatemala Keeps Purging Police
Guatemala - A total of 14 National Civil
Police (PNC) members have been dismissed
from that entity's ranks the current year,
as part of a purging process that began in
2008, Guatemalan authorities reported on
Thursday.
Colombia Extradites Former Paramilitary
Chief to U.S.
Bogota -
Colombia's former paramilitary chief Ever
Veloza, also known as "HH," was extradited
to the United States on Thursday on charges
of drug trafficking, police said.
Chavez Swears In New Army Commanders
Caracas -
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday
swore in new commanders of the Bolivarian
National Armed Forces (FANB) in an event
held in Los Caribes Fort in the western
state of Cojedes, local media reported.
Ecuador Looks To Have Good Ties With U.S.
Quito --
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said
Thursday he hopes to have friendly ties with
the United States after the expulsion of two
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ARGENTINA:
Countryside No Longer Synonymous with Healthy Living
Once a serene refuge from urban pollution and chaos, the Argentine countryside has now become a place fraught with risks for many local residents. The massive use of pesticides on fields of soy, the country’s top export, is creating a "health catastrophe" in the rural sector, environmentalists warn. |
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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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