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Construction
of the
San José
-
Caldera
highway
is
nearing
completion.
After 30
years of
planning,
the
first
phase
will be
inaugurate
next
week,
the
second
phase
(pictured
above)
will be
ready by
December
and the
last
phase by
early
2010.
When
fully
completed,
travel
time
between
San Jose
and the
Pacific
port of
Caldera
will be
only 45
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First Phase Of The
Caldera Highway To Be Inaugurated Next Week
After some 30 years in the making, the road
to Caldera that will take minutes to travel
between San José and the Pacific port, is
finally taking shape and the first phase of
the highway will be inaugurated by the
current ministra de Transportes, Karla
González.
Costa Rica
Heightens Alert For Possible Swine Flu
Outbreak
The Costa Rican
government on Friday reinforced their
epidemic vigilance measures following a
deadly swine flu outbreak in Mexico. Health
services intensified vigilance actions for
all the people traveling from Mexico and the
United States in an effort to detect
symptoms of the flu.
PLN Candidates
Still Ahead of PAC in Costa Rica
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Laura
Chinchilla of the Partido Liberacion
Nacional (PLN) remains ahead of her rivals
in the early stages of Costa Rica’s
presidential race, according to a poll by
CID-Gallup. 36 per cent of respondents would
support the former vice-president in the
2010 election.
"Pulperias"
Are
Here To
Stay
Despite the increase in competition by the
supermarket chains, pulperias and minisupers
are not on their way out as some thought,
nor are they flinching in the face the large
retailers, as Ticos prefer the personal
attention, convenience and low prices
provided by the corner stores.
Nicoya
Hospital To Benefit From Investment Plan
(InfoWebPress ) – Through an investment of
some 30 billion colones ($54 million), the
Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS)
will carry out infrastructure improvements
to several hospitals around the country,
including Nicoya’s La Anexion.
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AMERICA
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Panama Confident of Clean Elections
Panama - President of Panama, Martin Torrijos, expressed his confidence on the work of the Supreme Electoral Court to achieve "lively, transparent" elections on May 3.
US Signs Letter of Agreement with Nicaragua
Managua - U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Robert J. Callahan signed an agreement today with the Government of Nicaragua implementing the Merida Initiative, a multi-year regional effort to combat organized crime, gangs, and the trafficking of narcotics and firearms.
ILO Augurs Latin American Labour Lag
Panama - The
world economic crisis will have important
effects on the labour market in Latin
America, informed authorities of the
International Labor Organization (ILO) in
Panama. Carmen Moreno, regional deputy
director of ILO for Latin America told media
that there was the possibility of a 0.3
percent deceleration of the labor market.
Dole Wins Dismissal of Nicaraguan Banana Workers’ Lawsuits
(Bloomberg) -- Dole Food Co., the world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetables producer, persuaded a California judge to throw out two consolidated lawsuits by purported Nicaraguan banana workers because of lawyer misconduct.
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Colombia, France Sign Agreement On
Fighting Crimes
Bogota - Colombian
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and
French Budget of the Public Accounts
Minister Eric Woerth signed here Friday an
agreement aimed at fighting terrorism and
other crimes.
Venezuela To Give Island To New Jersey
Washington -- Venezuela
will give a 121-hectare island in the
Delaware River to the U.S. state of New
Jersey in a gesture of goodwill to the U.S.
people, CNN reported on Thursday.
Socialist Redemption, Says Chavez
Caracas - President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that socialism will be the only path to lead Venezuela to redemption, and called for defending it from internal and external threats.
Ecuadorians Reflect Before Voting
Quito - Ecuadorians began on Friday a 48-hour period of reflection prior to the Sunday vote, in which the country will elect about 6,000 public posts.
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Colombian Leftists
Squander Chance?
Colombia, it has often
been said, has
experienced so many
attempted revolutions
that it has become a
profoundly conservative
country. Who, after the
violence that followed
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan´s
murder, would have
predicted that 50 years
later, the country would
be the only one in the
continent never to have
had an openly
“left-wing” government?
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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
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