Costa Rica
Resumes Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
Costa Rica resumed diplomatic relations with
Cuba on Wednesday, nearly 50 years after it
broke formal ties with the Castro-run
island.
China
Continues Investing In Costa Rica
China said it will invest us$65 million
dollars toward a science and technology park
in Costa Rica, in a deal with private
companies and four state universities, a
news report has said. The park would be the
latest multi-million dollar cooperation
project since Costa Rica became the first
country in the region to establish
diplomatic ties with China on June 1, 2007.
National
Emergency Commission Boss Quits
The president of the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) - national emergency
commission, Daniel Gallardo, resigned his
post on Wednesday, citing health and
personal reasons for his stepping down.
50
Year Prison Sentences
Constitutional
Prison sentences of 50
years were suspended
while the Sala
Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
heard an appeal by
Alexánder Vargas Rojas,
an inmate of the La
Reforma prison maximum
security, arguing
against articles 51 and
76 of the Código Penal
(Penal Code).
Public Employees Get Entire Semana Santa Off
Public employees will get the entire Semana
Santa holiday off, the government announced
yesterday following a session of the
cabinet.
It's official, US VP Joe
Biden Will Be Visiting
Costa Rica On March 29
It is official, United
States vice president,
Joe Biden, will
definitely visit Costa
Rica at the end of the
month. The Biden visit
was made official by the
Bruno Stagno Ugarte,
Costa Rica's Foreign
Minister.
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Cattle
suffering
from
malnutrition
eat in a
corral
in Santa
Cruz de
Turrialba,
90 km
east of
San
Jose.
Five
thousand
producers
of
canned
milk
face a
critical
situation
because
of the
poor
nutrition
of their
cattle
and are
producing
only 50%
of their
production
because
rains
are
eroding
land and
affecting
the
grass
cattle
feed on,
said
Francisco
Brenes,
regional
director
for the
Ministry
of
Agriculture.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Ulate]
(COSTA
RICA
ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS
ANIMALS) |
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UNA’s Guanacaste Campus
and Appalachian State
University Sign
Agreement
(InfoWebPress) — The
Chorotega Regional
Campus of the National
University (UNA) has
entered into a
cooperation agreement
with Appalachian State
University, North
Carolina, for academic
and scientific exchange
projects for five years. |
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Regional
Energy Forum Inaugurated in Nicaragua
Managua - A Central
American forum on renewable energy in rural
communities was inaugurated here on
Wednesday.
Nicaragua Looks at Renewable Energy
Managua - The 13th Regional Forum on renewable energy in isolated rural Central American sites starts Wednesday here, to boost and take advantage of the potential existing in the area.
Panama,
Guatemala to Sign Trade Deal
Panama - Panama and
Guatemala will ratify the bilateral protocol
of the Free Trade Agreement between Central
America and this nation on March 23,
according to official sources.
U.S. Assistant Secretary To Visit Guatemala
Guatemala - U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State for Western
Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon will visit
Guatemala on Friday, Guatemalan diplomat
sources said on Wednesday.
Salvador President-Elect to Visit Brazil
San Salvador - President-elect of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, confirmed his trip to Brazil, which will prevent him from attending as guest the Central American Summit to be held in Nicaragua on March 25.
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U.S./LATAM:
Economic Crisis May
Overwhelm Obama's
Goodwill
For all the goodwill
that U.S. President
Barack Obama is showing
toward Latin America, he
may find his efforts
overwhelmed by the
global economic crisis
and growing pressure
from labour unions - a
key Democratic
constituency - opposed
to the kind of "free
trade'' agreements
favoured by his two
predecessors, Bill
Clinton and George W.
Bush.
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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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