Payment Arrears in Real Estate And Tourism
Worries Bankers
Arrears in payments of loans has grown
between August 2008 and January 2009, with
the biggest defaults in real estate, hotels
and restaurants, according to a report by
the Superintendencia General de Entidades
Financieras (Sugef).
Johnny And Laura Neck In Neck In the Polls
June 7 is quickly approaching and the battle
of the sexes is heating up, as Johnny Araya
and and Laura Chinchilla, lead a close
campaign for the Partido Liberacion Nacional
(PLN) party nomination for the 2010
presidential elections.
Taxi Vehicles
Older Than 10 Years May Have To Be Pulled
From Service
Some 8.000 taxi vehicles will have to be
pulled off the road this year with the roll
back of the maximum age of taxi vehicles to
10 years and not 15 as was approved recently
by way of Decreto Ejecutivo.
Bus Fares Drop
In Effect Today
Bus fares today drop between ¢10 and ¢360
colones on 712 routes around the country, as
the bus fare drop of 5.13% approved by the
Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) takes effect today.
A Piece of A&M
In The Rainforest of Costa Rica
Texas A&M has continued its efforts to
expand internationally with the completion
of the Soltis Research and Education Center
in Costa Rica. The facility is designed to
provide students with an international
experience while protecting the unique
ecological environment of the region. It was
conceived by Charles W. Soltis, Class of
'55, who approached the University with the
idea in 2005.
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"Our
team" of
Siberian
Husky
lush it
up in
paradise,
soaking
in the
sun,
while
their
northern
kin take
part in
the
Last
Great
Race on
Earth
in
the
extremely
cold and
harsh
environment
of
Alaska. |
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The Last Great
Race on Earth
You can’t
compare it to any other
competitive event in the
world! A race over 1150
miles of the roughest,
most beautiful terrain
Mother Nature has to
offer.
The First Giraffe Born On Tico Soil
The natural private reserve, Africa Mia, in
Liberia, Guanacaste, reports the birth of
the first giraffe on Costa Rican soil and
Central America. |
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LATIN AMERICA
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World Crisis Hits
Nicaragua Mental Health
Hospital
Managua (AP) —
Nicaragua's National
Psychiatric Hospital
houses about 140
patients. But with
little financial help
from the government, it
lacks the resources to
help them.
Ecuador
Enforces Colombia Border
Quito - The Ecuadorian government will
deploy 3,000 additional troops to the border
with Colombia to stop illegal groups, drug
traffickers and fuel smugglers.
Cuban Women
Celebrates International Women's Day
Havana - The 8th Congress of the
Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) is
celebrating International Women"s Day on
Sunday with a discussion on the
organization"s daily and international work.
Female presence in the country"s economic
life will also be a topic in the Congress
agenda.
Venezuelan
President Creates Women's Ministry
Caracas --
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced
on Sunday the creation of a ministry of
women and dedicated his Sunday TV-radio
program "Alo, Presidente" to the Women's
International Day.
Chavez Calls for Socialist Front in
Venezuela
Caracas - President Hugo Chavez urged his
followers to secure Socialism in Venezuela
by creating a grass-root National Front,
strengthening the United Socialist Party of
Venezuela (PSUV) and seeking unity with
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LATIN AMERICA:
Everyone Pays for Domestic Violence
After 26 years raising three children in an
economically comfortable marriage, Dora
finally understood that staying with her
husband meant "choosing death." "I had to
lock myself into my daughter’s room at night
for fear that he would hit me with a
baseball bat while I slept," she told IPS.
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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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