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Protestors Block Autopista
Fernando Prospero At Santa Ana
A group of protestors have taken into their
own hands the situation that residents
of Santa Ana are living each day, completely
chocking off traffic at the Santa Ana/Pozos
bridge this morning (Monday).
Semana Santa By The Numbers
The holy week was full of blood as some 34
people died from accidents and 150 detained.
The majority of the deaths were caused by
murder, although the number of deaths from
traffic accidents was reduced by more than
50% over the same period last year.
Ticos Can't
To Give Proper Directions
It was 11am Saturday morning. The 911
emergency service receives a call for an
emergency of an overturned vehicle with two
passengers trapped inside. The caller tells
the operator the location of the accident,
500 metres north of the Juan Pablo II bridge
on the autopista General Cañas.
Costa Rica Could Have
A Second Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Costa Rica could have a second Nobel Peace
Prize winner, this time it could be by
former legislator for the Partido
Integración Nacional (PIN), Dr. Walter Muñoz,
being recognized by the Nobel Foundation for
his work to better health for disadvantaged
groups.
Diesel and Super Gas
Prices To Drop Thursday
If you can hold off, do so, as gasoline
prices drop on Thursday, ¢29 colones for
diesel and ¢3 for super.
US
Troops To
Train in Costa Rica
Members of the New Mexico National Guard are
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Easter Holiday Death
Toll Rises To 272 in Central America
The death toll rose to 272 and about1, 219
were injured till Sunday during the Easter
holiday in several Central America
countries, according to reports reaching
here on Sunday.
Panama Holds Out Against Campaign To End Banking Secrecy
Panama -
Faced with the growing hostility of
politicians, some tax havens quickly
crumbled under the pressure.
But while countries such as Switzerland have
bowed to demands to end the era of “no
questions asked-banking”, Panama is digging
in its heels and touting for business as one
of the few places where money can still be
safely stowed away.
Poisoned Food Sickens 33 Belgians in Nicaragua
Managua - Some 33 Belgian
citizens fell ill in Nicaragua after eating
poisoned food, the Nicaraguan Health
Ministry said on Sunday.
Fireworks Injure 10 at Church in Nicaragua
Managua - At least 10 people were burned seriously when homemade fireworks exploded in the atrium at Managua’s Candelaria Church, Nicaraguan radio reported on Sunday.
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CUBA: "It’s Time to
Talk" Say US Lawmakers
Seven Democratic
congresspersons from the
U.S. concluded that it
is possible to talk
about any issue with
Cuba and that "it is
time" to do so, at the
end of a five-day visit
during which they met
with both Raúl and Fidel
Castro.
PERU: Rights Groups
Applaud Fujimori
Conviction
Human rights groups
welcomed the conviction
of former Peruvian
president Alberto
Fujimori, who was
sentenced to 25 years in
prison Tuesday on
charges of murder and
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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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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. |
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