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2010 Marchamo Could Be
Costly If INS Gets
Increase Approval
The payment for the 2010
Marchamo - the annual
vehicular circulation
permit - is around the
corner and this year it
will be with a whopping
increase, as the
Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS) seeks an
increase in the
mandatory insurance
portion of the marchamo.
First Cruiseliner Of the Season Docks Today
in Puntarenas
With the arrival of the Island Princess, the
cruiseliner season in the Pacific coast us
underway, with an expected 122 ships making
port this between now and June 2010.
Gimerlfarb's Family
Offering Reward
The family of David Gimelfarb who went
missing last August 11 in the national park
Rincón de la Vieja is offering a us$10.000
reward to anyone who provides information to
help find their son.
Photographers Sue Bundchen, Brady Over
Shooting in Costa Rica
(Reuters) - News agency Agence France Presse
and two photographers sued NFL star Tom
Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele
Bundchen over an incident in which they
allege the couple's bodyguards fired on the
photographersat the couple's after-wedding
party at Bundchen's holiday home in Costa
Rica.
Costa Rica Firing On All Cylinders
Exports of Costa Rican bananas to Europe and
the US are projected to rebound next year as
the industry closes a door on flooding
damage
Costa Rican Dung Beetle Named After
Darwin
The beetle, named Canthidium (Eucanthidium)
Darwini,was discovered in a remote and
unexplored UNESCO World Heritage Site in the
Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica as part of
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Mario Perez Chavarria and Ruth Mora were the winners of the first Amateur Kayak competition held on Sept 7 at Playa Nicoyana. The event was organized by triathlete Roberto Machado, who hopes this turns out to be an annual event. [Fotos: Thomas Jones and Vigdis Vatshaug] |
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Honduras Repression Claims Three Lives
Tegucigalpa - Honduras
Constitutional President Manuel Zelaya
demanded Tuesday armed forces to stop
repressing people and withdraw to their
barracks to achieve restitution of democracy
in the country.
Great Tension outside Brazilian Embassy in
Honduras
Tegucigalpa - An
atmosphere of great tension grew outside Brazil''s Embassy in Honduras on Tuesday,
with military troops and police vacating
thousand of people that were demonstrating
against the coup.
OAS Chief Puts off Trip to Honduras
Washington - General Secretary of
the Organization of American States Jose
Miguel Insulza will put off a trip to
Honduras in the wake of a de facto
government's decision to close the
country's airports.
Three Tons of Cocaine Seized from
Panama-Flagged Vessel
Panama - Panamanian authorities
announced the seizure of three tons of
cocaine from a Panama-flagged vessel
intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard in
international waters.
International Food Aid Begins Arriving in Guatemala
Guatemala - International aid requested by the Guatemalan government to alleviate the hunger affecting more than 54,000 poor families in the eastern and northeastern part of the country has begun to arrive from different nations, officials reported Tuesday. |
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HONDURAS: Zelaya
Hemmed In by Troops
around Brazilian
Embassy
Ousted Honduran
President Manuel
Zelaya said Tuesday
that he returned to
his country to
engage in dialogue
to resolve the
political crisis
triggered by the
Jun. 28 coup d'etat,
but that the de
facto government
responded with tear
gas and rubber
bullets against his
supporters. |
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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