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Costa
Rican
president,
Oscar
Arias,
visited
the
Hospital
Nacional
de Niños
with
gifts
for the
children
in
celebration
of the
hospital's
45th
anniversary.
The
Hospital
Nacional
de Niños
is
characterized
as one
of the
best
hospitals
in Latin
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Costa Rica's
Immigration Amendment Law Continues In Limbo
Once again the legislative reforms to
the Ley de Migración y Extranjería
(Immigration Act) has taken a step back,
this time legislators approving a motion to
re-submit the draft amendment to the
scrutiny of the justices of the Corte
Suprema de Justicia (Supreme Court).
AH1N1 Flu Cases Climbs To 33 in Costa Rica
The number of people infected with the AH1N1
flu in Costa Rica has risen to 33, while
only two cases are listed as "probable".
Cruz Roja Limits
Service To Conflictive Neighbourhoods
Following the attack on two Cruzrojistas,
the Cruz Roja Costarricense (Costa Rican Red
Cross) has announced it will not provide
emergency services to conflictive areas
without a police escort.
Police Corps
Band Together To Demand Better Salaries
Costa Rica's police forces have banded
together in an effort to demand from the
government better salaries. Union
representatives of the Dirección General de
Migración y Extranjería, the Policía
Penitenciaria, the Fuerza Pública the
Policía de Tránsito, have all come together
in their demands.
My Cell Phone Doesn't
Work. Blame ICE.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), the state telecom, said that it will
be making improvements to its GSM cellular
network in the coming weeks, and that
temporary suspension of service may be
common.
Patti
Blagojevich Getting Ready For Costa Rican
Jungle
Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich
says she's getting ready for her stint on
NBC's reality TV show from the Sarapiqui
jungle of Costa Rica, by doing yoga and
cooking meals for her kids to eat while
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Nicaragua Discards 124 Possible Cases Of
A/H1N1 Flu
Managua -- The Nicaraguan
health authorities have ruled out 124
possible cases of A/H1N1 flu since a state
of sanitary emergency was imposed in the
country on April 24, China's Xinhua news
agency quoted health officials here as
saying Tuesday.
Local Women See The Poverty In Nicaragua
Marie Groombridge, one of the five Schomberg women who went to Nicaragua in the fall, said the experience was beyond words. During the week of Nov. 3 to 16, the women offered assistance in the country.
Panama Wrong Choice for Obama's First Trade Deal
Panama is a country primarily known for three things: a canal, cool hats and money laundering. In fact, you can float right through the middle of the country, sporting a stylish straw hat, and nobody ever has to know who paid for the trip, or the hat.
Salvadorans for Quality of Life
San Salvador - Salvadorans
main demands from the government that will
assume power on June 1 are reducing poverty,
fighting unemployment and better quality of
life, as revealed by a poll published on
Tuesday in this capital.
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Colombia's Oldest Guerrillas Turn 45
San Jose del Guavire, Colombia (AFP) — As Colombia's oldest and strongest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), turns 45 on Wednesday, its guerrillas have withdrawn into the jungle.
Lula, Chavez on Bilateral Affairs
Brasilia - The
presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva, and Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, plan to
examine bilateral affairs Tuesday, with
emphasis on industrial, agricultural and
housing cooperation, and banking services
for the low-income population.
Bolivia State Oil Drills New Fields
La Paz - Yacimientos
Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB)
began driling Huacaya field in Chuquisaca,
central Bolivia.
Brazil in Trade Drive to Africa
Brasilia - A
Brazilian trade mission led by Minister for
Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
Miguel Jorge will tour Ghana, Senegal,
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea from June
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For Good of Colombia,
Uribe Must Be Stopped
From
Running Again
No one who has talked to
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe can be
surprised that his
country's Senate has now
approved a
constitutional
referendum that would
allow him to run in
2010. Uribe thinks that
the presidency remains
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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of
planning, start and stop
and then start again,
last week the expansion
of the autopista
Fernando Prospero and
the highway to Caldera,
was officially
inaugurated, although
there still remains
entire sections of first
phase of the highway to
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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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