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Not this
time, my
friend,
is what
Mexico's
president
Felipe
Calderon
(right)
might be
saying
to Oscar
Arias,
both
wearing
their
national
soccer
team
official
jerseys,
during
the 2010
World
Cup
qualifying
soccer
game
between
Mexico
and
Costa
Rica in
Mexico
City.
Mexico
won 2-0.
[Foto:
AP
Photo/Gregory
Bull] |
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Costa Rica
Loses To Mexico 2-0
Mexico ended a four-game winless streak in
World Cup qualifying, easing pressure on
coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-0 victory
over Costa Rica on Saturday night.
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Costa Rica
Seduces The Big Apple
Facing a decline in tourism, primarily from
US visitors, due to the world economic
crisis, Costa Rican tourism is getting a
boost from a New York Times article titled,
"Costa Rica Any Way You Want It".
400 Foreigners
Monthly Become Naturalized Costa Ricans
On average some 400 foreigners become
naturalized Costa Ricas every month. In
2008, 4,932 foreigners became Costa Rican
citizens. This year to day the number is
already at 1.300, according to the of the
Registro Civil, del Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE).
Contraloría
Says Chinese Oil Refinery Contract Not Valid
The Contraloría
General de Republica de Costa Rica
(Comptroller's Office) said that an
agreement between China and Costa Rica to
jointly build an oil refinery is not valid.
The agreement, signed in October 2008, was
for the Costa Rica state oil refinery
to form a joint venture with the China
National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to
build a refinery.
Bring Your Old
Computer and Accessories To Pricesmart For
Recycling
Have an old computer, printer, monitor or
parts that are of no use and haven't gotten
around to or don't know how to safely
dispose of them? Well, Pricesmart stores is
accepting all the used computer parts and
accessories at all its stores in Costa Rica,
this weekend.
Guanacaste Cattle
Producers Get Together To Promote Beef
Consumption
(InfoWebPress) – The Ministry of Agriculture
and Livestock Production (MAG), in
coordination with the Federation of Chambers
of Guanacaste Cattlemen and the Cattle
Promotion Corporation (CORFOGA), will hold
an activity next March 29 at the Chamber’s
hall in Liberia’s Barrio El Capulin with the
goal of promoting the consumption of beef. |
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