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The
Intriguing Health Benefits of
Eating Papaya
Fruits are a powerful
combination of phytonutrients
and fibre, important dietary
components that help to increase
resistance to disease. The best
way to maximize the health
benefits of fruit is to eat a
diversity of fruits in a variety
of colors since each has its own
unique nutritional advantages.
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Roadblock To Cellular Competition
in Costa Rica Cleared
Perhaps with a change or heart or bowing to
political pressure, the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) board of
directors approved to relinquish its hold on
the radio frequencies that will be used by
competitors in the cellular telephone market
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The
Highly Questionable, Possibly Illegal,
Possibly Unconstitutional Costa Rica Luxury
Tax
I have lived for over 16 years full time in
Costa Rica with 15 years of permanent
residency.
20% More
Job
Opportunities
Expected
In 2010
If the
expectations
and
projections
for 2010
are
realized,
the year
could
start
off with
more job
opportunities
and
growth
in the
economy.
Low
Vote Expected In Costa Rica's Presidential
Elections
The February 7, 2010, presidential elections
is expected to generate a high abstention
according to a UNIMER poll released on
Tuesday.
Honduran President-Elect Lobo Meets With
Arias In Costa Rica
The president-elect of Honduras, Porfirio
Lobo, met Tuesday in San Josι with
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, and
Panama's president, Ricardo Martinelli. |
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PANAMA
Historic Canal
Expansion Expected To Boost Tourism
PANAMA - It's a new day in Central America.
The impending $5.5-billion US expansion of
the hydraulic eighth wonder of the world,
the Panama Canal, is expected to have a
major impact on global trade in what has
steadily become a bustling business hub of
the Americas.
HONDURAS
Anti-Drug Chief Killed in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA - Unidentified gunmen killed
Honduras' top anti-drug cop on Tuesday, a
national police spokesman told CNN. Gen.
Julian Gonzalez, director of the Office for
Combatting Drug Trafficking, was gunned down
in his sport utility vehicle by two people
on a motorcycle, said police spokesman Orlin
Cerrato.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Pushes For DNA Tests Of Kids
Adopted in U.S.
GUATEMALA (Reuters) - For three years
Olga Lopez desperately searched for her baby
daughter who was snatched from her home in
Guatemala, until her face appeared in
government paperwork for an international
adoption.
EL SALVADOR
El Salvador To Build
Houses For People Affected
SAN SALVADOR - The Salvadoran government
announce the building of 3,000 houses for
people who were affected by last November 8
heavy rain, which caused one hundred deaths
and many missing people. |
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VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Private Bankers Help Calm Markets
And Depositors
CARACAS - A two-week banking crisis in
Venezuela seems to be settling down
following President Hugo Chavez announcement
that private banks will be respected but new
rules to make the system more transparent
and production-geared will begin to be
enforced.
COLOMBIA
UNASUR Invites U.S. To Discuss Military
Agreement With Colombia
QUITO - The Union of South American Nations
(UNASUR) invited the United States to
discuss with the block the Colombia-U.S.
military cooperation agreement, which allows
the presence of U.S. troops in Colombia, the
Ecuadorian government said Tuesday.
BOLIVIA
Bolivia to Consolidate Culture Revolution
LA PAZ - The Bolivian Minister of Culture
Pablo Groux said that "it must bet on
culture revolution consolidation" to the
beginning of Evo Morales new term of office
in 2010.
CHILE
Chilean Election Countdown
SANTIAGO - Any electoral propaganda activity must end as of Thursday night, when a 72-hour countdown for Chilean general elections on Sunday will start.
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Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces |

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So What
Is 3G
And Do
You
Really
Need It?
By the
end of
the
year,
Costa
Rica, by
way of
the
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Electricidad
(ICE)
will
join the
rest of
the
world
with the
introduction
of the
3rd
generation,
better
known as
3G,
cellular
network.
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