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Instituto
Costarricens
de
Electricidad
(ICE)
workers
protested
yesterday
the free
trade
agreement
TLC in
San
José.
Although
the turn
out was
small,
the
leaders
of the
workers
union
were
satisfied
with the
results,
calling
for an
indefinite
strike
action
in
January.
In the
foto, a
banner
depicts
Costa
Rica's
President
Oscar
Arias
and his
brother,
Minister
of the
Presidency
Rodrigo
Arias,
next to
Augusto
Pinochet
and
Adolf
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Frontier Starts Costa
Rica Service Friday
Frontier Airlines is on
its way to Costa Rica.
The Denver-based carrier
will begin four non-stop
flights to Costa Rica on
Nov. 30, with
introductory airfares
starting at us$289.
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The Four "Gringo" Lies
in Costa Rica
Costa Ricans always
often joke that the
three biggest lies in
Costa Rica are: el zarpe
(the last drink of the
night), Te Pago Mañana
(I will pay you
tomorrow), and a third,
which cannot be
published in a "family"
publication.
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more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Tuesday 27 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Strike A Bust, Union
Calls For Indefinite
Strike Action
The expected 5.000
employees of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) to
join the strike action
called by their union
did not materialize to
protest the fast
tracking of the
"parallel laws" that are
part part of the passing
of the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States.
Immigration Director
Warns Of Risk Of Being
Denied Entry Without
Yellow Fever Vaccination
or Certificate
Beginning on Friday
November 30 the
Dirección General de
Migración y Extranjería
will be requiring
visitors arriving from a
select group of
countries to have a
certificate of
vaccination against
yellow fever before they
can step on Costa Rican
soil.
Zapote Fair Games
Without A Bidder As Third Auction Comes
Up Dry
What happens when the
few people showing up at the auction
decide not to bid? A festival without
games. That is exactly what happened
yesterday when the Comisión de Festejos
Populares de San José held its third and
last auction for the Zapote Fair games
and like the previous two auctions, no
one bid.
Cocaine Price Crash in
Europe Spurs Meeting in
Costa Rica
The crashing price of
cocaine in Europe has
authorities on alert and
has prompted an
gathering of
international
authorities in Costa
Rica to discuss the
problem.
Jairo Perez
Wins Ninth ALAS Stop
Costa Rican Jairo Pérez
won the ninth Latin
American Surf
Association (ALAS)
Tour event in Costa Rica
after he pulled an
impressive five
off-the-tops on a
smoking left and scoring
the highest wave of the
Championship, 8.73
points.
Heavy Rains And
Flooding Predicted For the Caribbean
Coast For December and January
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - the
national weather service - is predicting
higher than normal rainy conditions for
the Caribbean and Northern Zone for the
months of December and January.
Honduras to Import
Venezuelan Fuel
Honduras will import
fuel from Venezuela with
credit facilities that
will allow the former to
make better use of
financial resources,
Presidency Minister Yani
Rosenthal pointed out on
Sunday.
Salvadorian Leader
Leaves for US
Salvadorian President
Antonio Saca leaves for
the US Monday, where he
expects to deal with
issues of bilateral
interest with his
counterpart, George W.
Bush, including the
questioned stay of
Salvadorian troops in
Iraq.
Impasse in
Colombia-Venezuela Ties
Relations between
Colombia and Venezuela
are going through clear
signs of deterioration,
paradoxically after
advances towards a
humanitarian agreement,
according to Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez.
Morales Leads March in
Bolivia
Bolivian President Evo
Morales joined Monday
the group of farmers who
are marching for several
days in support of
social measures and the
State's Political
Constitution.
Uruguay Reopens Border
Bridges to Argentina
Uruguay reopened two
areas bordering
Argentina on Monday
morning that were closed
at the weekend to
prevent the entry of
Argentine
environmentalists,
according to Uruguay's
military sources.
When a Mother Country
Tells Its Kid, ‘Shut Up’
Even though they achieved independence more than a century ago, the
Spanish-speaking nations
of Latin America often
look to Spain as a
reference point.
Sometimes the mother
country is a foil,
sometimes a support,
sometimes a mirror, for
what unfolds on this
side of the Atlantic.
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27 November 2007 |
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