Costa Rica's
Banks Cashing In With SINPE
Last year the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)
- Central Bank - introduced a system to
transfer funds between financial
institutions in a effort to streamline the
country's banking system.
Cable TV
Companies At War With CNFL And ICE
Work crews of the Compañía Nacional de
Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) have been issued orders
to remove all of the 1.700 light posts in
the downtown San José area as part of an
aggressive campaign by the power utility as
it continues to bury all services cables
underground.
Legal And Notary Services To Cost More
The cost of using the services of a lawyer
or notary will soon be more expensive, as
the Ministerio de Justicia is getting ready
to publish new rates that will be applied to
all legal services in the country.
Team USA Wins
Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in
Costa Rica for First Time in 13
Years
It was
a fitting end to an event steeped in
a mix of camaraderie and tough
competition as Team USA took the
overall gold medal today over Team
France at the Billabong ISA World
Surfing Games presented by Monster
Energy in Costa Rica.
What It’s Like
In A Country Without War
Last
night we sat out under the
equatorial stars and listened to the
sounds of howler monkeys, birds, and
cicadas. At 2,000 feet, there are no
mosquitoes. This morning at dawn we
watched three toucans zoom in and
slash at their breakfast - a bunch
of bananas we cut down from our
trees and hung beside the patio.
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Is It Christmas Already? One store in Costa Rica has the jump on Christmas this year, already offering for sale Xmas trees and decorations. The foto was taken at the Escasú Pricesmart on Sunday.
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Zelaya Urges Unasur To Condemn U.S.
For Military Deployment in Colombia
Quito - Ousted Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya Sunday urged the
Union of South American Nations (Unasur) to
condemn a "possible establishment of U.S.
military bases in Colombia."
Honduras Postpones Visit of OAS
Mission
Tegucigalpa - The interim
Honduran government on Sunday postponed the
scheduled visit of a mission from the
Organization of American States (OAS) that
attempted to settle the political crisis
following a coup in the country, the Foreign
Ministry said Sunday.
79 African, Nepalese migrants arrested in Nicaragua
Seventy-nine undocumented migrants from Asia and Africa were arrested in a Nicaraguan port off the Caribbean Sea, local police said Sunday.
Broad Dialogue in Guatemala
Mazatenango - A broad dialogue, with an active
role played by youngsters and women,
characterized here the 14th presidential
program "Gobernando con el Pueblo"
(Governing with the People) held for two
days in Suchitepequez department. |
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11 Ecuadorian soldiers detained in
Colombia
Bogota - The Colombian
Army had detained 11 Ecuadorian soldiers on
Colombian territory and handed them over to
the Ecuadorian side, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Colombia said Sunday.
Colombia Senator Gives FARC Hostage
Life Proof
Bogota - Liberal
Colombian Senador Piedad Cordoba confirmed
on Sunday that the life proves of a group of
detainees by the Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC) are already in the
national capital.
Raul Castro Visit to Ecuador Extolled
Quito - Ecuadorean deputy Foreign Minister Lautaro Posso extolled today the importance for his country of the visit of Cuban president Raul Castro to the ceremony of inauguration of Rafael Correa, reelected president last April.
Dignitaries Arrive in Quito for Summit
Quito - A lot of
activity can be witnessed in Quito on Sunday
with the arrival of dignitaries for the
summit of the Union of South American
Nations (UNASUR) and guests for the
inauguration of President Rafael Correa on
Monday. |
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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