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The
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Electricidad
(ICE)
spent
¢12
million
colones
(us$22.000)
on
watches
to give
as
presents
to its
veteran
employees.
However,
the Ley
Contra
la
Corrupción
y el
Enriquecimiento
Ilícito
en la
Función
Pública
(law
against
corruption
and
illegal
enrichment
of
public
functionaries),
has put
a stop
on the
plan,
forcing
ICE to
auction
off the
timepieces.
[Foto:
Oldemar
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Couple Escapes To An
Exotic Life
Four years ago,
just as the city's
economic boom gained
steam and sent house
prices skyward, Dave
Dolezsar and his wife
Monica quit their
lucrative oilpatch jobs,
sold everything and left
Calgary in search of
paradise.
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Próspero
Fernández, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightmare especially
around the bridge before the Escazú exit,
Multiplaza, Guachipelin and Santa Ana. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million. |
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Measures To Prohibit
Importation of Old
Vehicles Ready in Two
Months
The government announced
that the decree that
sets the guidelines for
the importation of used
vehicles starting in
2009 will be ready in
two months.
Finance Minister Says
First Semester Surplus
Ensures Government Can
Meet Second Semester
Obligations
The ministro de
Hacienda, Guillermo
Zúñiga, assured
yesterday that the
government has the funds
to be able to meet its
fixed costs for the
second half of the year,
as it ended the first
half with a surplus of
¢128.466 million colones.
Legislative Assembly
Discusses Food Plan
Costa Rica's Legislative
assembly on Thursday
started discussing the
2008 second
extraordinary budget of
¢30 billion Colones
(us$57.9 million
dollars) which includes
the money to finance the
Food National Plan.
Exchange Rate Steady
For the first time in
almost a week the dollar
exchange rate remain
level on Thursday
following the
intervention of the
Banco Central de Costa
Rica (BCCR) - Central
Bank on Wednesday.
Authorities Promise A
Safe "Romeria"
In two weeks the "romeria"
- the annual pilgrimage
to Cartago - begins and
authorities are
promising a tough hand
to ensure the safety of
"romeros" and little to
no traffic congestion
around the Basilica de
los Angeles.
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Nicaraguan Ruling Party
Accuses U.S. of Funding
Opposition
Nicaragua's ruling
party, the Sandinista
Front of National
Liberation (FSLN),
accused the United
States on Thursday of
funding opposition
activities aimed at
destabilizing the
government.
Panama: Two Coalitions
Run for President
The opposition in Panama
split into two alliances
for the May 3, 2009
presidential elections,
says La Prensa daily,
with deadline set on
February 3, 2009.
Over 14,000 Guatemalans
Expelled from US
The number of
Guatemalans cast out so
far this year from the
US currently amounts to
14,036, resulting from
toughened migratory laws
and chasing of illegal
people in that country.
France Offers To Mediate
Resumption of
Ecuador-Colombia Ties
The French government is
willing to mediate in
the resumption of
diplomatic ties between
Ecuador and Colombia,
the French ambassador to
Ecuador said Thursday.
Brazilian Teenager
Confesses To 13 Murders
A teenaged boy has
confessed to 13 murders
in Brazil's southeastern
state of Espirito Santo,
the "Folha de Sao Paulo"
newspaper reported
Thursday.
RIGHTS-PERU:
Aprista Party Members
Under Investigation for
’80s Crimes
The Peruvian justice
system is to prosecute
members of the governing
American Popular
Revolutionary Alliance
(APRA, or Aprista Party)
for creating the Rodrigo
Franco Commandos (CRF),
a paramilitary unit
alleged to have murdered
five people during the
first administration of
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18 July 2008 |
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