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A Happiest Of Memories For Marc Guillemot As Safran Wins Transat Jacques Vabre
Although the duo had battled through an horrendous Atlantic storm, during which they took the lead of the 14 boat IMOCA Open 60 class back on Thursday 12th November, the hard bitten skipper from La Trinité confirmed on the dockside that the worst part of their race was the final 24 hours.

Credit Card Fraudsters Target Costa Rican Businesses
Costa Rican businesses are the target of credit card fraudsters, preying on the unsuspecting with a merchant account, the ability to process credit cards in Costa Rica.



9 Quakes Shake Costa Rica For Far This Month: Experts Says It's All Normal
So far this month of November has been a rocking month in Costa Rica, as the country has been shook and rolled at least 9 times in the past 23 days.
 

 

Two Costa Rican Hospitals Ranked In Top 20 In Latin America
Costa Rica's Hospital Clínica Bíblica and Hospital de Alajuela are among the top 20 medical centres in Latin America, according to América Economía.



Boston Scientific to close plant, send 1,400 jobs to Costa Rica
Medical-products manufacturer Boston Scientific will close its plant in Doral, Fla., eliminating 1,400 jobs by 2012, Miami-Dade economic development officials said Friday.



Government Announces Public Workers Holiday Period
Note on your calendar the dates December 19, 2009 to January 4, 2010, as the date the public sector employees are off on their Christmas/Year End vacation.



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Bring Back the Spark and Keep Your Relationship Alive  By Mona Barbera, Ph.D
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
PANAMA
700 Families In Panamanian Province Face Starvation After Flooding
PANAMA  - About 700 Panamanian families in Darien province on the border with Colombia are now threatened by hunger due to floods in the last three years, authorities said on Monday.



PANAMA
Central American Presidents Reject Panama's Decision To Leave Parlacen
MANAGUA - President of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) Jacinto Suarez said on Monday that the presidents of the Central American countries did not support Panama's request of withdrawal from the Parlacen.

HONDURAS
Zelaya Asks Latin America to Condemn Coup Regime
TEGUCIGALPA - Constitutional President Manuel Zelaya requested Latin America's statesmen support his country and ratify condemnation to the coup d'etat.



GUATEMALA
US Anti-Drug Operation Fails in Guatemala
GUATEMALA - A combined operation by Guatemala and US forces to capture and extradite to the United States drug-traffickers in Guatemala reportedly failed.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
ECUADOR
Ecuador Opens Military Outposts On Border With Colombia
QUITO - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa urged Colombia to do its bit to secure their border after opening three new military outposts on Monday.



ARGENTINA
Meeting against Brand Forgery in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES - Officials and experts from six countries will take part in an international meeting against brand products'' forgery, with venue in the Argentinean province of Misiones.

BRAZIL
Good Economic Performance Makes Brazilian President More Popular
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's good economic performance during the international financial crisis and its positive image abroad have boosted Brazilian President Lula's approval ratings at home.



BRAZIL
Opposition Retains Lead in Brazil's 2010 Election Poll
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra, from the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), kept the lead in the voting intentions for the 2010 presidential elections, according to a CNT/Sensus survey released on Monday.
 
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US Troops In Colombia, The Damocles Spade
he authorized presence of US military forces in seven bases of the Colombian territory is hanging like a Damocles Spade over Latin American and Caribbean countries'' security and sovereignty.

 

 


 
   
   

Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces

 
 


 
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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
 
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Bring Back the Spark and Keep Your Relationship Alive
By Mona Barbera, Ph.D.

You may have a good relationship – but miss the spark that was once there. Maybe job, kids, or financial stress has come between you, or you’ve settled into a routine. No matter what the reason is - you can do a lot to get the spark back!
 
 

So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?

By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network. Although it will be new to Costa Rica, 3G has been around for a while, being commercially launched in May 2001 by NTT DoCoMo in Japan branded FOMA, on a pre-release of W-CDMA technology.

 

 

 

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