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Work on
the
autopista
Prospero
Fernández (San José - Escazú -
Santa
Ana)
highway
should
be
completed
by May,
when the
highway
becomes
six
lanes
between San José
- Escazú
and
continues
to Santa
Ana on
four
lanes.
Final
construction
and
expansion
of the
bridge
west of
Plaza
Itzakazu,
will
make
driving
through
the area
even
worse
beginning
this
Saturday,
when
more
lane
closures
will go
into
effect.
Avoid
the area
if
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This Semana Santa With
"Three" Legal Holiday
Days
Semana Santa is a week
for Costa Ricans to take
time off work and enjoy
the last few days of the
dry or summer weather
before the rainy season
commences. This year,
however, due to the
April 11 holiday, the
number of paid holiday
days equals to three and
the typical two.
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AMERICA
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Panama Fights Cervical Cancer
Panama Star - Panama is the first country in the world to make the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) mandatory, providing it at no cost to all girls when they turn ten years old, and spending us$5 million dollars annually on the program. The efforts should not come as a surprise after the Minister of Health, Rosario Turner’s, declaration that cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in the country.
Central America Summit in Nicaragua
Managua - Heads of State and Government members of the Central American Integration System (SICA) are meeting Wednesday in this capital to review their work and exchange on the impact of the crisis in the region.
Guatemala Uncovers Destabilizing Plot
Guatemala - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Wednesday denounced a destabilizing plan by sectors that have been affected by government-led actions against organized crime.
Guatemala Releases Dark Police Records
Guatemala - The archives of the now extinct National Police (NP) will be open to the public in Guatemala, allowing for possible discovery of many detained or disappeared people and possible trial of guilty parties.
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AMERICAS: Backsliding on
Summit Promises
With less than a month
to go to the Fifth
Summit of the Americas
in Trinidad and Tobago,
social organisations
complain that
governments have not
fulfilled commitments
assumed at earlier
editions of the summit,
on questions like access
to information, freedom
of expression,
decentralisation and
participation by civil
society. |
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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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