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AH1N1
Vaccination Is Mandatory, Salud
Will Use Force If Necessary
Marylin Azofeifa Marín, a 27
year old pregnant woman from
Coronado, was the first to
receive the AH1N1 vaccine that
arrived in Costa Rica last week.
Dr. María Luisa Ávila, the
ministra de Salud (Health
minister), personally
administered the first of the
199.333 doses of the vaccine
against the AH1N1 flu virus.
Starbucks Buying Less
Costa Rica Coffee
Starbucks, the US coffee giant has reduced
the amount of purchases of Costa Rican
coffee this year, according to the Instituto
del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE) - the Costa
Rican Coffee Institute.
GREEN Students
Energize Costa Rica With Pilot Program
The dreams of the Global Renewable Energy
Education Network Team transformed into
reality over winter break when their
renewable energy program in Costa Rica
launched its pilot session.
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/ Central America
HONDURAS
Honduras' New Congress
Holds First Session
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras' new National
Congress held its first plenary session on
Monday as lawmakers vowed to reintegrate the
country into the international community
soon.
EL SALVADOR
El Salvador To
Recognize Honduras' New Government
SAN SALVADOR - Salvadoran President Mauricio
Funes says he will re-establish ties with
neighboring Honduras when president-elect
Porfirio Lobo is sworn into office.
GUATEMALA
Guatemalan Ex
President Whereabouts Unknown
GUATEMALA - The whereabouts of Guatemalan
former President Alfonso Portillo remains a
mystery after several raids to serve a
warrant against him.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Reports Nearly 300 Rotavirus Cases
GUATEMALA CITY – A total of 274 rotavirus cases have been reported so far this year in Guatemala, but there have been no deaths, Guatemalan Health Minister Ludwig Ovalle said.
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/ Latin America
VENEZUELA
Venezuela
Begins Election Registrations
CARACAS - The National Electoral
Council of Venezuela (CNE)
begins on Monday until April 30
the electors'' registrations and
updating or the forthcoming
elections this year. According
to the council, there will be
1,100 registration centers at
communities and politic
organization disposal around the
country in the first stage.
ECUADOR
Ecuador FM Calls
UNASUR Peers to Meet
QUITO - New Ecuadorian Foreign Minister
Ricardo Patiño will assume his post
Wednesday, and call upon his peers from the
South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) to
meet and dialogue with the US.
BRAZIL
Brazil Hosts World
Social Forum
BRASILIA - The 10th edition of the World
Social Forum (WSF) is to start Monday in
Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state
of Rio Grande do Sul, with the attendance of
some 30,000 delegates.
PERU
Peru Declares State Of
Emergency In Southeast Provinces
LIMA - Peru has declared a state of
emergency for 60 days in two southeast
provinces due to heavy rains, Peru's
President of the Council of Ministers,
Javier Velasquez Quesquen, said Monday. |
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/ Special Reports
Permaculture Ecotourism–An
Exploration of Rancho Margot in
El Castillo, Costa Rica
When the
area around Lake Arenal, Costa
Rica, was deforested to make
room for “McCattle”, little
planning was done for the
sustainable use of the land.
It’s the same old story, and one
that has played itself out for
decades in central America -
demand for cheap beef in the
United States has driven the
destruction of much of the
isthmus’ rainforests, and with
typically thin soils, steep
topography, and slow growing
forests, the land does not
recover after a few years of
cattle grazing, but rather more
resembles desert grasslands that
are bereft of the area’s
historic biological diversity.
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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
today a new |
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smartphone marketplace where consumers
can buy phones and service plans, and get
setup and support information. |
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