Three More Tremors Shake
Southern Zone
The ground in the
southern zone continues
to shake, as three more
major tremors were felt
yesterday, beginning a
little after midnight
Friday.
What Crisis? Car
Shows Expect To Attract
Thousands
If Costa Rica is in an
economic crisis it was
not seen at the annual
car show, ExpoMovil
2009, that began
yesterday and will run
all week, on the fair
grounds west of the
Plaza Real Cariari.
Electric Cars
in Costa Rica
One company, Electric Cars of Costa Rica has
launched the first 100% electric car for use
in Costa Rica, which completely eliminates
gas emissions and a trip to the gasoline
station.
Mounted Police
Frustrate "Paseo Millionario"
The mounted unit of the Fuerza Pública came
to the rescue of a woman victim of the well
known "paseo millionario", where assailants
kidnap their vicitms for a visit to various
automated teller machines to take out as
much as cash as possible before being set
free.
Training Offered in
Liberia to Prevent
Forest Fires
(InfoWebPress) – As part
of their preparation to
deal with forest fires,
firefighting brigades
recently took part in a
second exercise
conducted at the
Horizontes Forest
Experimental Station in
Liberia. |
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Electric
cars are
the
future
in Costa
Rica, as
the
government
is set
to sign
an
executive
order to
eliminate
import
duties
on
energy
efficient
vehicles.
Plus,
today's
electric
cars can
recharge
their
batteries
from an
ordinary
household
socket
and run
up to
100
kilometres
on a
single
charge. |
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Gasoline
Prices Ups and Downs
Gasoline prices in Costa Rica are controlled
and set by the Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep), which on the
request of state refinery, the Refinadora
Costarricense de Petroleo SA (Recope),
monthly review gasoline prices and fix the
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Nicaragua 33 Percent Illiteracy Free
Managua - Nicaraguan authorities will be
adding 14 more municipalities as Territories
Free of Illiteracy in commemoration of the
Sandinista Popular Revolution later this
month, an official source informed.
IDB Lends $20 Million to Nicaraguan Commercial Bank
Managua - The Inter American Bank of Development (IDB) gave a loan of us$20 million dollars to the commercial bank of Nicaragua to support the small- and medium-sized companies in 2009, IDB authorities said Thursday.
Conditions Ready for Massive Vote In El
Salvador
San Salvador - The Farabundo Martí National
Liberation Front (FMLN) of El Salvador is
tuning Friday the last details of a great
logistical operation to guarantee the
massive attendance to the ballot boxes on
Sunday.
El Salvador Promises Free Observation In
Presidential Elections
San Salvador -
Salvadorian President Elias Antonio Saca
requested on Friday international observers
to point out any irregularity in the
country's presidential elections on Sunday,
according to news reaching here from San
Salvador.
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Cuba Honors Revolutionary Milestone
Havana - The Federation of University Students (FEU) of Cuba is to pay tribute Friday to the martyrs of the 52nd anniversary historic attack on the Presidential Palace and the national radio station "Radio Reloj" in Havana.
Venezuela
Eases Passport Application Procedure
Caracas - Venezuelan Interior and Justice
Minister Tarek El Alssaimi said Friday that
the country's procedure for applying
passports will be simplified to meet the
high demand.
Brazilian
President Calls For Tightened Bank
Regulations in Developed Countries
Rio de Janiero - Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva called on the developed
countries to tighten bank regulations to
create favorable condition for the recovery
of world economy, local media reported
Friday.
Venezuelan Union Backs Government
Caracas - The Venezuelan Workers Front called on the people on Friday to assume the historic leadership of the process of change witnessed in the country and ratified its support to decisions made by the government of President Hugo Chavez.
Uruguay Will
Not Fight Argentina in MERCOSUR
Montevideo - Uruguay does not plan to appeal
before the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)
because of the Argentinean government's
decision to enlarge the list of products to
which demands import licenses, stated Friday
in this capital Walter Cancela, director of
MERCOSUR Economic Affairs and Integration in
Uruguay.
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BRAZIL: Child Rape Case
Revives Debate on
Abortion
The case of a
nine-year-old girl who
was raped and
impregnated by her
stepfather has revived
the debate in Brazil on
sexual violence, the
need to reform the
abortion law, and the
shortcomings of the
health system when it
comes to dealing with
the few cases in which
abortion is legal. |
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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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