Epsy Campbell Makes
Her Presidential Bid Official
It's official, Epsy Campbell wants to be the
next president of Costa Rica, and after
weeks of politicking she formally inscribed
her name to seek the Partido Accion
Cuidadana (PAC) party nomintation at the May
31 party convention for the 2010
presidential nomination.
Court Orders
The Creation Of A Specialized Hospital For
the Criminally Insane
The sala Constitucional (Constitutional
Court) has ordered Costa Rica's social
security to build a specialized psychiatric
hospital for those found to be criminally
insane or are awaiting a criminal trial.
Up And Down
Price of Gasoline
At 12:01am Friday gasoline prices at the
pumps at all gasoline stations across the
country increase. Hours later, the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios Pϊblicos (Aresep),
announced a drop in prices. However, the
drop will take effect until the middle of
April.
GSM Signal Problems
Expanded To Heredia,
Cartago and San Jose
In addition to the
list of communities published
yesterday that may
experience GSM cellular
network problems, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE),
added Heredia, Cartago
and some parts of San
Jose that will
experience network
connection problems.
Training On School
Cafeteria, Store
Management To Be Offered
in Guanacaste
(InfoWebPress) With
the goal of giving
workers in charge of
school cafeterias and
concessionaires and
workers operating school
food stores (known
locally as sodas) the
basic tools to prepare
healthy meals and
maintain adequate levels
of hygiene, the Ministry
of Education (MEP) has
opened a period for
these individuals to
register for training
opportunities on food
handling and healthy
choices.
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Standing
in the
middle
of
downtown
San
Jose,
the
building
that
housed
the ICT
for
years
seems to
have
gotten
even
uglier
and
seems to
lack the
care and
attention,
as the
dirt and
soot of
the
diesel
fumes
cover
the
entire
exterior
building
surface.
No doubt
this
building
qualifies
to be
included
in the
Ugly
buildings
hall of
shame
list. |
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AMERICA
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Canada Donates us$400,000 Dollars for Demining
in Nicaragua
OAS - The
government of Canada will make an important
donation to the Humanitarian Demining
Program in Nicaragua through the Program for
Comprehensive Action against Antipersonnel
Mines of the Organization of American States
(OAS-AICMA), to support the Nicaraguan
government in the fulfillment of its
obligations as a member state of the Ottawa
Convention.
Seven Charged in Panama-Colombia Ponzi Case
The principal suspects in a
multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme linked to
scandals of alleged illicit payments to
officials in Colombia and presidential
candidates in Panama have been charged in a
New York federal court with laundering drug
trafficking profits.
Obama's Panama Opportunity
President Barack Obama will soon be making his first trip to Latin America to attend the Summit of the Americas. This visit is an important opportunity for the President to promote core U.S. values of democracy and freedom.
Gun Trade Jams Guatemala Arms Law
Guatemala - The Guatemalan Congress
concluded sessions this week without
approving a Law to Control Arms and
Munitions, an indispensable instrument to
slow violence and insecurity.
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Brazil, Argentina to Consolidate Co-Op to
Face Crisis
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva and his visiting
Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner
agreed Friday to strengthen relations
between the two countries.
Lula's Approval Rate Drops Amid Financial
Crisis
Rio de Janeiro - The ongoing global
financial crisis caused Brazilian
president's approval rate to drop from 70 to
65 percent, said a survey released Friday by
the consulting company Datafolha.
Andean Countries, EU to Continue FTA
Dialogue
Lima - Peruvian, Colombian and Ecuadorian
officials will hold meetings with their
counterparts from the European Union (EU)
next week for a Free Trade Agreement,
Peruvian authorities said on Friday.
Venezuela Socialists Discuss Crisis
Caracas - Almost six million Venezuelan United Socialist Party (PSUV) members began on Friday a discussion on the world crisis, as a preparation for an extraordinary congress of the organization in September. |
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NICARAGUA:
Caribbean Women Face
Double Discrimination
The first criminal
prosecution for racial
discrimination in
Nicaragua, in response
to a complaint brought
by a woman lawmaker in
the Central American
Parliament (PARLACEN),
has focused attention on
the segregationist
treatment of indigenous
and Afro-Caribbean women
in the Caribbean coastal
regions.
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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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