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Scenes
like
Britney
Spears
and
Madonna
inspire
Ticas to
experiment
with
"lesbianism",
according
to
sexologists,
Alessandra
Rampolla,
who was
in Costa
Rica for
a free
chat at
the
Univerisdad
de Costa
Rica (UCR)
this
week. "Lesbianimos
por rato"
(Lesbian
for a
moment)
is what
experts
are
calling
the
growing
trend. |
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Four Cases of Swine
Flu Discarded In Costa Rica, Fifth Still
Being Evaluated
The ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila and
José Miguel Rojas, director of Desarrollo de
Servicios de Salud de la Caja, have
officially ruled out the four cases in San
José and San Ramón believed to be swine flu
that has cause more than 80 deaths in
Mexico.
Ticas Kissing
Others Women In Fashion
"Lesbianas por
raticos" (lesbian for a moment) is the
phrase that best describes the latest
fashion in Costa Rican women (Ticas), who
for only a moment, take to kissing other
women in the style of Britney Spears,
Madonna and Paris Hilton.
Consumers Work
For Free For The Government
The current
"Ley de Defensa al Consumidor" (consumer
law) practically obligates the consumer to
work, and for free, for the government, as
the law, even though it allows for sanctions
against the offending business, it does not
compensate the consumer.
New Mexico
Guard Builds Relationship in Costa Rica
The New Mexico National Guard transported
several Costa Rican dignitaries, including
the vice minister of public security and the
U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, via UH-60A
Black Hawk helicopter yesterday so they
could observe the progress of exercise
Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2009.
New Marine Area For
Responsible Fishing Created in Gulf of
Nicoya
(InfoWebPress) – With the goal of ensuring a
sustainable use of marine resources in the
long term, the executive president of the
Costa Rican Fishing and Aquaculture
Institute (INCOPESCA), Luis Dobles Ramirez,
recently visited the community of Palito in
Chira Island (Gulf of Nicoya) to deliver a
formal agreement by which INCOPESCA’s board
of directors created the a responsible
fishing marine areas in the region between
Paloma Island and the Coloradito Sector. |
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Man Allegedly Paid For Sex in
Nicaragua With Girl, 4
(Associated Press)
A vice president of a travel company is
accused of plying a maid in Nicaragua who
earned $32 per month with small gifts like a
cellphone and a bottle of perfume so he
could gain access to molest her 4-year-old
daughter.
Central America Battles Swine Flu
Managua - Nicaragua is adopting measures to prevent contagion with the swine fever outbreak affecting Mexico and the US that also reports human-to-human transmission.
Proyecto America Kicks Off in Panama
Panama - Proyecto America, a musical program
involving Chilean and Cuban artists, starts
on Saturday in Panama a tour with concerts
aimed at carrying a message of solidarity
through out Latin America.
Guatemala Gets $935 Million Credit Line From IMF
(Associated Press) The International Monetary Fund has approved a $935 million stand-by credit line to boost Guatemala's access to credit as the global economic crisis slows lending.
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Chavez: Cuba Topped Americas Summit
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez affirmed that the main subject discussed in the recently-concluded 5th Summit of the Americas was the United States blockade of Cuba.
Cuba Day in Argentina Book Fair
Buenos Aires - The 35th International Book Fair of Buenos Aires will celebrate Cuba today with a ceremony and cultural program. The Cultural Office of the Cuban Embassy in Argentina will run the celebration at the Jose Hernandez Hall, the largest at the fair venue.
Bolivia Opens Anti-Corruption Units
La Paz - Bolivian
Government Minister Alfredo Rada instituted
units and specialized boards of directors to
fight corruption in that ministry and the
police. The minister said that fighting that
scourge with straightforward public
administration policies is a major challenge
today for the institution.
President Tabare Rejects Uruguay Expiry Law
Montevideo - Uruguayan President Tabare
Vazquez'' statements against the Expiry Law
were happily welcomed by human rights
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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
known as 3G. |
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