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Travis
Mitchell,
University
of
Nevada,Reno
Finance
major
(wearing
“N” hat)
was
among a
group of
students
who
helped
build
temporary
housing
for the
residents
of
earthquake-ravaged
Costa
Rica.
[Foto:
courtesy
of USAC.] |
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USAC Students Help
Build Temporary Housing in Costa Rica
In the wake of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake
that jolted Costa Rica on Jan. 8, students
from the University of Nevada, Reno are
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Four More
Cases of AH1N1 Reported In the Last 24
Hours: Total Now 37
The ministerio de Salud (Costa Rican Health
Ministry) Wednesday confirmed 37 cases of
AH1N1 flu in the country and were waiting
for the test results of two "highly
possible" cases. The latest four cases were
added in the last 24 hours.
82% Of Properties Do
Not Pay Municipal Property Taxes
The ministro de Hacienda (minister of
Finance), Guillermo Zúñiga, during a cabinet
session urged reforms to property taxes,
saying that 82% of properties in Costa Rica
go without paying any municipal property
taxes.
Indigenous People
Sidelined in Plans for Dam
(IPS) The Diquís dam, the largest
hydroelectric project in Central America, is
worrying indigenous communities because
Costa Rica’s state power company has
excluded them from the decision-making
process, in spite of international treaties
that stipulate that they must be consulted.
IIC Approves Loan To Scotia Leasing
Companies in Central America
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
approved a loan of up to US$10,000,000 to
Scotia Leasing Costa Rica S.A., Scotia
Leasing Guatemala S.A., Scotia Leasing
Honduras S.A., and Scotia Leasing Panamá
S.A.
Guatemala Rejects SICA
Presidency Belonging To Costa Rica
Haroldo Rodas, ministro de Relaciones
Exteriores de Guatemala, confirmed yesterday
that his country has refused the SICA
presidency, respecting that it's Costa
Rica's turn to head the Integración
Centroamericana (SICA), beginning July 1.
Cellular
Telephones With Connection Problems
If you don't hear your cellular phone
ringing, don't rush to the doctor. If you
friends and family complain that you never
your cell phone or are avoiding their call,
blame it all on the Instituto Costarricense
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7.1 Earthquake Hits Honduras; Two Killed
Tegucigalpa - Two persons were killed in a powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale that struck northeast of Roatan in Honduras early on Thursday, news reports reaching here quoted Honduras' emergency department Copeco as saying.
El Salvador Groups Back Cuba
San Salvador - El Salvador has currently over 20 solidarity committees with Cuba and expects to renew diplomatic relations between the two countries, a leader from the solidarity Coordinating Committee stated.
IIC Launches
FINPYME ExportPlus in Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala - The
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC),
with support from the government of Italy,
held a seminar to launch its FINPYME
ExportPlus program.
Panama Canal Joins with Port Manatee
Panama - The first-ever alliance between the two is aimed at spurring growth and taking advantage of the Panama Canal’s expansion.
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Venezuela Deports Suspected Trafficker to Colombia
Bogota (AP) — A suspected trafficker accused of smuggling cocaine through Venezuela was deported to Colombia on Tuesday, where officials took him into custody at an international bridge linking the countries.
Thinkers in Caracas on Capitalist Crisis
Caracas -
Outstanding Latin American personalities
will be attending the Academic Meeting on
the Capitalist Crisis Wednesday through
Friday, coinciding with a meeting of ALBA
culture ministers.
Ecuador to Test Teachers
Quito - Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa defended the initiative to
assess teachers, and announced a state of
emergency could be decreed in the sector to
face detractors of the process.
Bolivia Links Opposition to Terrorism
La Paz - The commission
of deputies probing activities of a
terrorist cell neutralized in April in Santa
Cruz revealed Wednesday a link between
opposition to the Bolivian government and
the extremists' financial source. |
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Free Trade With Panama:
Some Winners And Some
Losers
Last Thursday the Senate
Finance Committee
convened in order to
address a number of
controversial issues
that have sprung up
regarding the pending
U.S. free trade
agreement (FTA) with
Panama.
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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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