Water Rationing Cause of Lack Of Investments
by AyA
The high demand for potable water during the
summer or dry season means that some 80.000
in some seven areas of San José will have to
live through rationing, according to Ricardo
Sancho, president of the Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) - water and sewer
utility.
Scientists Study Bubbles Emanating From
Seafloor in Golfito
Scientists of the Obvservatorio
Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI)
and the Laboratorio de Química de la
Atmósfera de la Universidad Nacional,
visited the area of Golfo Dulce Saturday
morning, to investigate the bubbles
emanating from the waters off the Golfito
coast following this weeks series of
earthquakes.
Casinos Can Now Operate
24 Hours
The Arias government has
issued a "decreto"
(executive order) that
allows casinos to
operate on a 24 hour
basis, at least until
May 1, to avoid the
possible layoff of some
2.000 or more casino
employees.
Sabana - Escazu Traffic Congestion To
Continue For Another Two Weeks
Travelling from the east of the Sabana park,
from the Gimnasio Nacional to the Escazu
bridge can take almost an hour these days as
the the final asphalting of the section of
the autopista Prospero Fernández began this
week and will continue for the next two
weeks.
Cross Costa
Rica On Your Own Steam
For those of you who refuse to be tamed...
BikeHike Adventures is highlighting their
signature Coast to Coast Adventure
Challenge: 15 days biking, hiking and
rafting from the Pacific to the Caribbean,
solely by muscle power. The expedition runs
on a monthly basis with its next trip
scheduled for March 7-21.
Costa Rican
Medical Care Announces Health Care Seminar
Costa Rican Medical Care (CRMC), a division
of HSA Clearing Corp, will be sponsoring a
health care seminar in San Jose, Costa Rica
May 12 and 13, 2009.
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Face
painting,
clowns,
music
and
rappling
are just
some of
the
activities
in store
at the
Festival
de
Verano
Transitarte
hosted
by the
Municipalidad
de San
Jose.
The
activities
are
being
carried
out at
the
Parque
Morazan,
Parque
España,
Parque
Nacional
and
Jardin
de Paz
in
downtown
San Jose
this
weekend.
There is
something
guaranteed
for
everyone
as the
Muncipalidad
turns
the
inner
city
into a
festival
for the
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LATIN AMERICA
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Obama, Lula
Reaffirm development of U.S.-Latin America
Ties
Washington - U.S. President Barack
Obama welcomed his Brazilian counterpart
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House
on Saturday and the two leaders reaffirmed
the development of the ties between the
United States and Latin America.
Colombia Fraud
Victims Get Just $96 Each
Bogota
(AP) — Thousands of investors who lost
savings, big and small, in a Colombian
pyramid scheme will receive just us$96
apiece in compensation, the government
announced Friday.
Colombia Bank Says Cut Doesn’t Imply Similar Moves
Bogota - (Bloomberg) -- Colombian central bank board members said they voted for a 1 percentage point interest rate reduction last month without making any commitment to making similar cuts in the future.
Post Literate
Bolivia for Inclusion
Caracas - Bolivian Education minister,
Roberto Aguilar, announced that on March 22
his country will enter a post Literacy phase
as a continuation of the process of social
inclusion of President Evo Morales.
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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
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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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