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The
heavy
rain and
strong
winds,
accompanied
by
lightning
and hail
provoked
chaos in
different
parts of
San José
yesterday.
Fallen
trees
kept
work
crews
busy and
land
slides
along
the
major
highways,
especially
in
Escazú,
caused
massive
traffic
chaos.
More of
the same
is
expected
for
today,
as the
rainy
season
comes
into its
worst
months -
September
and
October
- making
way for
summer
by mid
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Costa Rica Hotels Rank
in the Top 25
Recently the magazine
Travel & Leisure
unveiled its ¨2007
World’s Best Awards.¨
They sent out a
questionnaire to their
subscribers and asked
them to rate hotels,
cities, cruises,
agencies, islands,
business hotels, and
more.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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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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Thursday 06 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Government Concerned
Ticos Losing Jobs For
Not Speaking English
The government of Oscar
Arias says it is
concerned that many
Costa Ricans are losing
jobs because they can't
speak English, this in
the face of a number of
new companies coming
into Costa Rica to set
up business.
Mattel Recalls
Contaminated "Barbie"
Accessory Toys
Mattel yesterday began
the recall of 1.429
different accessory
products of the Barbie
dolls from Costa Rican
store shelves. The
products, made in China,
are contaminated with
lead.
Police Official
Sold Police Uniforms To Criminals
A member of the Fuerza
Pública (police) is being investigated
by the Ministerio de Seguridad (MSP) for
supplying criminals with police issued
uniforms.
Costa Rica Allows U.S.
Cattle Imports
Costa Rica will now
allow imports of U,.S.
cattle of all ages born
after implementation of
the United States' 1997
ruminant-to-ruminant
feed ban.
Anti Drug Police Break
Up Drug Family Ring
In a simultaneous raid
on 13 homes, the Policía
de Control de Droga (PCD)
took down an entire
family business
dedicated to the drug
trade. Twelve people,
all related, were
arrested in the early
Wednesday morning police
operation.
Felix Kills in
Nicaragua, Spares
Honduras
Hurricane Felix killed
at least thirty eight
people and damaged
thousands of homes as it
passed through
Nicaragua. But the storm
failed to produce the
major flooding that many
feared in neighboring
Honduras, officials said
yesterday.
Nicaragua's president
visits hurricane-ravaged
area
Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega on
Wednesday visited the
northern Caribbean coast
area devastated by
Hurricane Felix.
Former General Tops
Guatemala Polls
Retired general Otto
Perez Molina, aspirant
from the Patriotic Party
to the Guatemalan
presidency, minimally
tops Wednesday vote
intentions for the first
time in the campaign.
Venezuela Praises ALBA
Cultural Fund
The Cultural Fund of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
is today an instrument
for the necessary unity
of regional peoples,
Venezuelan Culture
Minister Francisco Sesto
asserted.
Former president's
family to sue U.S. gov't
over Brazilian military
coup
Brazil's Superior Court
of Justice (STJ) is to
decide Thursday whether
former President Joao
Goulart's family is able
to sue the U.S.
government for
involvement in the 1964
military coup, which
deposed Goulart.
PERU:
Distribution of
Earthquake Aid Under
Scrutiny
Mayor Juan Mendoza seems
perfectly at home. "Juanito,
I need a coffin," "Juanito,
we need tents in my
barrio," "Juanito, the
food’s run out in my
neighbourhood," local
residents clamour as
they cluster around him.
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B.C.C.R.
06 September 2007 |
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