Nicaragua's Decision To Remove Visa Entry
Requirements Worries Costa Rica
The decision by Nicaragua to allow entry to
any and all visitors, without requiring a
visa, concerns Costa Rica's foreign
minister, Bruno Stagno. Nicaraguan
president, Daniel Ortega, made the
announcement yesterday while visiting
Catarina, in the southwest region of
Nicaragua.
It's OK To
Photocopy Educational Material
Copying textbooks and other educational
material is a way of life for college and
university students. The practice not only
saves students money, but also permits them
to obtain educational material that in many
cases is impossible to obtain.
PAC
Legislators Ask For Arias To Be Investigated
For Mining Concessions Irregularities
Legislators of the Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC) say their action against Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias, before the
Procuraduría de la Ética (Ethics Attorney),
as they feel the president transgressed
legal and ethical standards of
administration and the state.
ICE To Face Competition
With New Image
In the face of
competition, the
Institution
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) will
be adopting a new image,
that includes a new logo
and the slogan, "a tu
lado" (next to you).
Costa Rica
Online Accommodation Superstore Offers
Personalized Offline Service
Travelers to Costa Rica who are weary of
using do-it-yourself websites to look for
vacation rentals can now reach out for help
with one toll free call or a direct email.
Costa Rica Bedfinder now offers one-stop
personal service for offline renters in
addition to offering over five hundred
vacation rentals with direct online inquiry
feature.
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Olympic
swimmer,
Sylvia
Poll
(left),
has
given
her
support
to Laura
Chinchilla
for her
presidential
bid. The
Olympic
medalist
is one
of many
prominent
Costa
Rica
women,
like
legislator,
Andrea
Morales,
who have
thrown
their
support
behind
Laura. |
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Arenal Is Part of
World’s Most Active
Volcanoes Study
The Arenal Volcano in
northwest Costa Rica is
being studied by
scientists as part of an
international research
project that includes 19
of the world’s most
active volcanoes.
Talk
Your Way Out Of This One
Mel!
Mel Gibson has got used to talking himself
out of trouble, so he'll have no trouble
explaining why's he been snapped embracing a
lady in the Costa Rican surf. |
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El Salvador Chooses Change
San Salvador - Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio
Funes' victory in Sunday presidential
elections in El Salvador paves the way for a
process of changes towards a developed,
egalitarian country.
Drug Haul Seized in Panama
Panama - Panamanian authorities seized 1.3
tons of drugs and captured 17 people in an
operation off the coast of Darien.
Environment Issues Addressed in Panama
Panama - Epidemiology and mental
health experts from 14 Latin American and
European countries are having a three-day
meeting here to discuss climate change,
according to official sources.
Raul Castro Meets Panama VP
Havana - Cuban President Raul Castro met Samuel Lewis Navarro, First Vicepresident and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, Granma newspaper reported Tuesday.
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EL SALVADOR:
Crisis, Poverty Huge
Challenges for Leftist
President
The main challenges
faced by El Salvador’s
leftwing president-elect
Mauricio Funes are
forging understandings
with other political
sectors, adopting
measures to deal with
the economic crisis, and
especially its effects
on the poor, and
strengthening the
country’s institutions,
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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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