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Political ploy
or not on the part of the current
government, or that if the highway
completely finished or not, one thing is for
sure, travelling to Puntarenas and points to
the South, Central and North Pacific beaches
will be a breeze with the opening of the
Caldera - San José highway next week,
shaving off at least 45 minutes travelling
time in each direction. Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias, will be inaugurating
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2010
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Laura Sues
Otto For Libel
The Partido Liberación Nacional
(PLN), Laura Chinchilla, has
filed suit in the Tribunales de
Justicia, Otto Guevara,
candidate for the Partido
Movimiento Libertario (ML).
Quick
Justice Sends Jamaican Minor To
32 Years For Killing OIJ Agent
A private trial held in the
Tribunales de San José sentenced
a Jamaican national to 32 years
in prison for killing the
Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ) agent, Randall
López, last November 3, in a
shootout in Escazú.
Court Shushes Heredia
Train
Toot, toot, the Heredia - San José train can
no longer, at the order of the Sala
Constitucional (Constitutional Court) that
ruled in favour of a woman who appealed to
the court to quiet the train's whistle.
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/ Central America
EL SALVADOR
Quake Shakes El
Salvador, Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR - A quake of 6 degrees in the
open Richter scale shook El Salvador and
Guatemala Monday, without any mortal victims
reported, according to the authorities.
HONDURAS
Probe Links Opus Dei
with Honduran Coupists
TEGUCIGALPA - A group of the Honduran
Catholic Church known as Opus Dei
participated actively in the coup against
constitutional President Manuel Zelaya, said
a study published here Monday.
PANAMA
Panama, Key Year for
Expanding the Canal
PANAMA - 2010 is likely to be a key year for
the Panama Canal as construction of the
third set of locks, a main component part of
the scheme for enlarging the maritime way,
gets underway.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua Honors Ruben Dario's Anniversary
MANAGUA - Nicaragua celebrates on Monday the 143 anniversary of the birth of the poet and National Hero Ruben Dario, one of the most remarkable figures of Spanish literature. |
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VENEZUELA
Venezuela to US:
Refrain from Occupying Haiti
CARACAS - The United Socialist Party of
Venezuela (PSUV) demanded the United States
to refrain from using the humanitarian
tragedy in Haiti as an argument to occupy
militarily the Caribbean country.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela:
Retail Chain to be Expropriated
CARACAS - The retail chain "Éxito"
will be expropriated because of
speculation and robbing the
people ratified on Monday Trade
Minister Eduardo Saman, a day
after president Hugo Chavez made
the announcement in this regard.
ECUADOR
Unemployment Reduced
in Ecuador
QUITO - According to the National Institute
for Statistics and Census, unemployment
decreased 9.1 percent in the third trimester
in 2009 and 7.9 percent in the last three
months of the year.
ECUADOR
Correa Denounces
Foreign Destabilization Campaign
QUITO - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
has warned he has reports that certain
opposition groups are receiving funds from
abroad as part of a campaign to destabilize
the government of the Citizen's Revolution. |
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/ Special Reports
ARTS:
Cuban Musicians Resuming U.S.
Performances
New York
City recently hosted its first
Cuban band in five years, after
the group Septeto Nacional
became the first to win a visa
that allowed it to accept a
booking there. The group
performed at the Hostos Center
for Arts and Culture in the
Bronx in early November. It was
the first Cuban band to play in
New York since 2004, when the
George W. Bush administration
began systematically denying
Cuban musicians cultural
exchange visas.
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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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Google Launches Nexus
One Phone
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Google has
announced the
Nexus One, a new
HTC phone that
showcases the
latest version
of the Android
mobile operating
system. Google
also announced
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can buy phones and service plans, and get
setup and support information. |
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