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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.

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 in Costa Rica.
 

 

The Highly Questionable, Possibly Illegal, Possibly Unconstitutional Costa Rica Luxury Tax
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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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  CENTRAL AMERICA

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.

  LATIN AMERICA

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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The Year 2009 To Rank Among The Top 10 Warmest On Record Since 1850
The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

 

 

 


 
   
   

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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
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  TECHNOLOGY
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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