A
different
face of
Christmas.
A
homeless
man
walking
on the
Bulevar
- the
pedestrian
walkway
on
Avenida
Central
- in
downtwon
San
Jose. [Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Ulate
Costa Rica Remains a Top
Choice for Travelers
Wanting to Escape the
Winter
With the growing
economic uncertainty and
the cold, winter months
just around the corner,
Costa Rica has become
the ideal place where
families can warm up,
learn about their
natural environment and
be green without
spending a lot of money
this season.
Quálitas
Eyes Expansion to Costa Rica,
Panama - Central America
Mexico's largest automobile
insurance company Quálitas,
which launched operations in El
Salvador earlier this month, is
analyzing an expansion to Costa
Rica and Panama as part of its
internationalization strategy,
top executives from Quálitas
told BNamericas.
Management Moment
While meant to be humorous, I
recently saw a bumper sticker
that read, “I’m on my way to
work, just kill me”
Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
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here for more tips
Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
known as 3G.
Arias Said He Will Be
Offering Private Banks
Help As Well
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, says that
his government is
prepared to also help
out the private banks to
face the impact of the
world economic crisis,
to help them continue to
lend money to small and
medium sized businesses,
in the similar way the
state banks got a cash
infusion.
Tourism Industry Feeling
Pinch of US Recession
The tourism industry in
Costa Rica is beginning
to fill the pinch of the
world economic crisis
and 2009 is expected to
be a "difficult" year
for the industry.
Transito Ask For
Public's Help In Curbing
Bad Bus and Taxi Drivers
During the holidays bus
and taxi drivers are
also under the watchful
eye of the Policía de
Transito (traffic
police), who are asking
the public to report
abuses and irregularity
with the service they
are receiving.
Cuban Ministries Report
Work to Parliament
Havana - Cuban
ministries and
institutions started on
Thursday to account to
Parliament, the
permanent committees of
which already completed
discussions prior to the
Second Ordinary Period
of its Seventh
Legislature.
CHILE: Best Christmas
Gift - a New House,
Built by New Friends
Before the volunteers
showed up at her house,
Pamela Peña was nervous.
She was embarrassed for
others to see the
poverty that her family
lived in. But once the
work started, she
relaxed and enjoyed the
unexpected Christmas
present.
