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Costa Rica To Invest $18 Million To Face Second Wave Of The AH1N1
The ministerio de Salud said that it would be investing us$18 million dollars in an effort to fight the second wave of AH1N1 flu expected to hit the country as early January 2010.

Drunk Drivers Responsible For Seven Deaths This Month
December is around the corner and drinking and driving is a tradition of the holiday month. Each year many lives are lost on the country's roads at the hands of drunk drivers. This year the tradition has begun early, with seven deaths in November due traffic accidents involving drunk drivers.

55.000 Ticos Expected To Spend Christmas Away From Home
Christmas and New Years in Costa Rica is a time for family, a visit to the beach and resort or just hang around San José. However, according to the Dirección de Migración y Extranjería (immigration service) at least 55.000 Costa Ricans won't be spending Christmas and New Years at home.
 

 

3G Applications Accepted As Of Today
Beginning today the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is accepting applications for cellular lines to the 3G network.

Another PATHF Tournament in Costa Rica: Where are the Americans?
The Pan American Team Handball Federation’s (PATHF) Junior Women’s Division 1 Championship are currently taking place in San José.

Agroecoturística Fair In Atenas This Weekend
Ever eaten Buffalo meat? or taken a bite of goat, rabbit or sheep? You can this weekend during the Feria Agroecoturística de la Universidad Técnica which is being held in Atenas, west of San José.

Limón Filled With Tourists
With the arrival of three cruiseliners and the Transat competition, some 6.000 tourists have invaded the port of Limón this past couple of days, boosting economic activity in the Caribbean coast.

More than 7.000 Costa Ricans With AIDS

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  CENTRAL AMERICA

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Central America:1,500 Women Killed this Year
SAN SALVADOR - Central America is the region where violence against women is most frequent: more than 1,500 women were murdered this year, reported many international organizations.



HONDURAS
Zelaya: USA Backs Honduran Putschists
TEGUCIGALPA - Constitutional President of Honduras Jose Manuel Zelaya said on Thursday that the United States is supporting the de facto regime of the putschists and reiterated that he will not recognize the results of the elections on Sunday, November 29.



NICARAGUA
Temporary ice rink causes controversy in warm Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Nicaragua's government caused controversy with the construction of a temporary ice rink that cost close to US$1.5 million dollars and was only set to be in use during December.



GUATEMALA
Guatemala Shaken By 5.1 Magnitude Quake
GUATEMALA - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the coastal and some interior regions in Guatemala on Thursday, according to news reaching here.

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  LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL
Brazil Not To Recognize New Honduran Government
MANAUS, Brazil - Brazil will not recognize as legitimate a new Honduran government to emerge in the upcoming elections in Honduras this weekend, minister of External Relations Celso Amorim said Thursday.



CUBA
Cuba Launches Largest Military Exercise In Five Years
HAVANA - Cuba's armed forces Thursday launched its largest military exercise in five years, "Bastion 2009," which would ward off a possible attack in a crisis, local media reported Thursday.



VENEZUELA
Venezuela Readies Colombia Border Communities
CARACAS - Venezuelan community councils in the zone bordering Colombia are being prepared to support actions for the defense of national sovereignty, along with official entities, parliamentary sources informed on Thursday.

BRAZIL
Amazonians Discuss Stance on Climate Change
BRASILIA - The Presidents or representatives of the eight Amazonian nations and France will debate a common stance on Thursday for the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change in Manaus, capital of Brazilian Manaus state.

 
 
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GUATEMALA: Sex Education, Family Planning Finally Available
 Social organisations in Guatemala are celebrating the entry into effect of a family planning law that will usher sex education into the country's classrooms and facilitate access to birth control methods, as a victory in the fight against the country's high birth and maternal and infant mortality rates.

 

 


 
   
   

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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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