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Wednesday 29 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
Costa Rica A Country of
"Casi Casi"
The fourteenth report of
the State of the Nation
reveals that the gap
between those who have
more money and the
poorest are stretched
further in the last
year.
Multinational Looking To
Hire 200
Not all is doom and
gloom for Costa Rica in
the face of the
international financial
crisis, as one UK
company is beginning its
operations in the
country, located in the
Zona Franca Ultralag in
Lagunilla de Heredia,
and is looking to
contract 200
professionals.
Costa Rican Exports
Faring Well Amid
International Crisis
Costa Rican
exports have so far
managed to avoid the
effects of the current
international economic
crisis that is
threatening to drive
even world powers such
as the United States
into a deep recession.
In fact, the past decade
has been one of growth
for the country’s
exporting industry, with
more than 250 companies
joining this robust
sector and 300 new
products being shipped
overseas.
IHG Announces Opening of
Holiday Inn Express
Airport
Although it
has been in operation
for more than a month,
Tuesday, IHG
(InterContinental Hotels
Group), the world's
largest hotel group by
number of rooms,
formally announced
yesterday that the
Holiday Inn Express San
José Airport in Costa
Rica has opened.
Registration Now Open
For Costa Rica Golf
Classic Qualifying
Registration
for a qualifying round
for the upcoming Costa
Rica Golf Classic is now
open. Qualification will
take place Nov. 2-3 at Cariari Country Club in
San Jose.
Miss Hawaiian Tropic
Searches For Its Star In
Costa Rica
Beatufil Ticas (Costa
Rican girls) have once
again the opportunity to
showcase themselves and
represent the country in
one of the most
important beauty
pageants - the Miss
Hawaiian Tropic.
Nicaragua-Taiwan Ties
Still Strong: Ambassador
MANAGUA - Nicaragua
remains a close ally of
Taiwan and all rumors of
the country’s attempt to
switch recognition to
Beijing are false,
Nicaraguan Ambassador to
Taipei William Tapia
said yesterday.
Experts Analyze IberoAm
Declaration
SAN SALVADOR - Experts'
commissions continue
analyzing the San
Salvador Declaration
that should be approved
by Heads of State and
Government during the
18th Latin American
Summit to start here
Wednesday.
Four Killed In Colombian
Air Crash
BOGOTA - Four people
were killed and three
others injured Tuesday
in an air crash in
Colombia's western Choco
province, local media
reported.
Chavez:
Venezuela Will
Support Any
Additional
Output Cut By
OPEC
QUITO -
Venezuela will
support any
additional OPEC
production cut
to stabilize
crude oil
prices, visiting
Venezuelan
President Hugo
Chavez said here
Tuesday.
World Conference on
Climate Change opens in
Chile
SANTIAGO - The World
Conference on Climate
Change and Renewable
Energies on Tuesday
opened at the Sheraton
Hotel in Santiago.
POLITICS-US:
Latin America
Experts Urge Obama to
Break With Past
Will Washington's policy
towards Latin America be
genuinely different from
past U.S.
administrations if
Barack Obama is elected
as the next president in
November? To some
experts on Latin
America, the answer is
no. Others believe that
the U.S. role would be
far more positive.
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