Taxistas Say
Strike Was A Success
Hundreds of taxi drivers or taxistas took to
the streets on Monday to continue pressure
against the government to limit the "porteo"
- the informal taxi service. The government
of Oscar Arias had tought to have resolved
the problems last month when a meeting
between government officials,
representatives of formal taxi drivers and "piratas".
Less Rain Over Last Year
Forecast For This Rainy
Season Which Is Around
the Corner
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather
service - is predicting
less rainfall for the
coming months.
Free Bus Pass
For High School Students Proposed
High school students will not have to pay
bus fare if legislators approve a proposal
spurred by Liberation legislator, Federico
Tinoco, who says the plan is to give lower
middle and lower class families a break in
the expenses, by eliminating the cost of
transportation to and from school for their
children.
My Life
Changing Bike Ride From Canada to Costa Rica
A 21-YEAR-OLD saw off rabid dogs and Mexican
bandits to survive a 7,000km charity cycle
ride from Canada to Costa Rica.
Gas Price Drop
Possible In Two Months
Maybe it's just our imagination, but it
appears that announced gasoline price hikes
take effect quickly, while reductions take
forever. That is the case of the latest
proposal to reduce gasoline prices announced
by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) last Friday afternoon.
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Although
the
turnout
in
yesterday's
taxi
strike
as lower
than in
the
past,
taxistas
say it
was all
a
success,
as the
legislators
backed
down on
its plan
to
approve
the
porteo
and
creating
a
special
commission
with a
full
report
in a
month. |
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Costa Rica To Join In
Earth Hour on March 28
In four days, for sixty minutes, some 2.400
cities, towns and municipalities in 83
countries will turn off their lights as part
of the historic event, in what is being
called the world's first global election,
between the Earth and global warming. Costa
Ricans will be joining the event come 6:30pm
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Central
American Countries To Allow Free Tourists
Transit with U.S. and Europe Visa
The four
Central American countries -- El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua -- will
allow the free transit of tourist with visa
from the U.S., Canada or some European
countries, which are part of the Schengen
area, authorities announced on Monday.
Panama, Guatemala for Integration
Guatemala - Panama President Martin Torrijos
and Guatemalas Alvaro Colom advocated for
regional integration as a way to face
effects of the current global financial
crisis in Central America.
Honduras
Helped by ALBA
Tegucigalpa - The illiteracy campaign
developed by Honduras will receive 10
million dollars by the financial support of
the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples
of Our America (ALBA), said the local press
Monday.
Salvadorians Honor Archbishop Romero
San Salvador - Salvadorian priests and numerous parishioners will attend on Tuesday a mass to pay homage to Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, on the 29th anniversary of his assassination by death squads. |
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Fidel Castro:
Events Have Proven Me Right
Havana - In an article entitled
"Events Have Proven Me Right", Cuban
Revolution leader Fidel Castro wrote that
many are the lessons we must learn from the
II World Baseball Classic.
South American
Ministers Meet in Caracas
Caracas - Seven South American Finance
Ministers are meeting on Monday in Caracas
to continue shaping the Bank of the South.
SELA Fosters
Latin American Integration
Caracas - The Permanent Secretary of
the Latin American and Caribbean Economic
System Jose Rivera summoned people to foster
regional integration to face the world
economic crisis, since it threatens to
worsen.
Uruguay Frente Amplio Leads in Surveys
Montevideo - A new Interconsult survey on vote intention in Uruguay confirmed on Monday that Frente Amplio (Broad Front, FA) and Senador Jose Mujica are the voters' favorites. |
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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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