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EDITORIAL
This Is The Way Of Costa
Rica
Those not living or having visited Costa
Rica can see the headline of the point removal
system as a flip-flop way of governing. And
right they are. But, this is the way of Costa
Rica, especially to its lawmakers, who
either cannot come to a consensus on an item or
are quick to reverse, as was the case last
night.
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People demonstrate for equal treatment to AIDS patients in the streets of San José. The five-day Central American anti-AIDS conference began on Monday in San José. [Foto: Esteban Datos] |
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FUERA
PUNTOS!
Point System Eliminated From New Traffic Law
Citing the inability of the Cosevi and the
MOPT to administer correctly the points
system in the new Ley de Tránsito, a
majority of the legislators on Tuesday
afternoon approved removing of the points
from the sanctions of the new law.
Amnet Frees Itself Of
ICE And Racsa
As the television commercial says, "it is
time to say goodbye". And that is what Amnet
has done with its relationship with the
Racsa and ICE, as it is now a whole provider
of internet services in Costa Rica.
4.500 Jobs Will Be Offered At The Feria Bilingüe
del Empleo
From March 12 to 14, some 24 companies will be
offering a total of 4.500 jobs atg the sixth
edition of the Feria Bilingüe del Empleo.
Tinted Rear Windows Head The List Of Traffic
Fines
Driving around Costa Rica with a tinted rear
window now comes with a high price tag, ¢117.000
colones instead of the old fine of ¢5.000. And
for Tránsito officials, tinted rear windows or "polarizados"
as it is referred to in Spanish, this single
item heads the list of all traffic fines issued
since Monday.
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/ Central America
NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan Economic
Output Fell 2.2% in December From Year Ago
(Bloomberg) -- Nicaragua’s economic output
fell 2.2 percent in December from a year
earlier on declines in construction, mining,
finance and transportation, the central bank
said in an e-mailed statement.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Police
Chief, Anti-Drug Czar Arrested
GUATEMALA (AP) - Guatemala's national police
chief and anti-drug czar were detained
Tuesday in connection with stolen cocaine in
a case that led to the deaths of five police
agents.
GUATEMALA
Coca-Cola Faces New
Violence Claims In Guatemala
Guatemalan union leaders and their families
are pursuing a lawsuit in a New York court
against Coca-Cola Co., accusing the world's
biggest beverage company of negligence and
complicity in violence aimed at union
activists, as well as deception.
HONDURAS
Honduras Government Not Recognized By Argentina And That Worries U.S.
After the meeting between President Cristina Fernandez and the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, merged the opposite sides that both countries have taken in the recognition of Porfirio Lobo as President of Honduras.
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/ Latin America
CHILE
Chile Normalizing Most
Affected Zones
SANTIAGO - Around 7,000 soldiers will
guarantee, starting from Tuesday, public
order and the handing over of aid to the
victims of Saturday's earthquake, according
to what Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
stipulated.
CHILE
Thousands Of Chilean
Troops Sent To Prevent Looting In Quake-Hit
Concepción
SANTIAGO - Chilean president Michelle
Bachelet sent on Monday thousands of extra
troops to the main quake disaster area in
the city of Concepcion as angry and hungry
residents set fire to department stores.
ARGENTINA
Britain Rejects US
Offer To Help UK And Argentina Resolve
Falklands’ Dispute
Downing Street has rejected an offer from
the United States to help the UK and
Argentina resolve their latest dispute over
the Falkland Islands. US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton made the offer after renewed
tensions were triggered with the beginning
of a round of exploratory oil drilling in
the Islands’ waters.
BOLIVIA
Bolivian President
Donates Half Pay to Victims
LA PAZ - Bolivian president Evo Morales
announced on Tuesday he will donate half of
his salary to victims of the recent
earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. |
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UNITED STATES
Topeka, Kansas,
Changes Its Name To Google
Topeka, Kansas, a US city seeking to be a
test hub for a high-speed broadband network
being built by Google has temporarily changed its name to Google.
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SYRIA
Syrian Woman Dies At Age 107
DAMASCUS - Syrian woman Fahima
Omar al- Jarallah, died Tuesday
at the age of 107, leaving about
400 grandsons, the official SANA
news agency reported. |
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/ Special Reports
CHILE:
First Woman President Scores
Points on Gender Front
When Chile
elected Michelle Bachelet as its
first woman president in 2005,
thousands of women celebrated
the historic victory as their
own personal triumph, proudly
marching in the streets wearing
mock presidential sashes. Today,
men and women both recognize the
concrete and symbolic progress
achieved in gender issues under
her administration. |
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New
Ley
de
Tránsito:
First
World
Law
on
Third
World
Roads
For
the
first
time
in
all
my
years
of
driving
in
Costa
Rica
my
eyes
yesterday
were
focused
on
the
speedometer
and
the
road
ahead,
watching
for
traffic
cops
with
a
radar
unit.
The
new
Ley
de
Tránsito
had
a
great
effect
on
my
driving
habits,
which
overnight
had
to
change
drastically.
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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