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HSBC Runs Out Of
"Quick Pass" ???
Drivers who have been thinking of getting a
"Quick Pass" to breeze through the toll of
the San José - Caldera highway will have to
wait a month or more as the HSBC bank, the
only provider of the Quick Pass has run out
of units.
Costa Rica's Generational and Gender Changes
Can New
President Laura Chinchilla Revitalize Costa
Rica?
Costa Rica has always been a progressive
beacon on Central America's benighted
street: the reliable democracy that makes a
point of eschewing a military so it can
spend more on schoolteachers.
Second Wave Of AH1N1 May Not
Hit Costa Rica Until August
The Ministerio de Salud (Health Ministry)
says it has already vaccinated 160.000 Costa
Ricans against the AH1N1 flu virus. Although
the vaccine arrived later that expected,
Salud officials say they vaccinated in
record time those most vulnerable to the
virus.
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 Few Cars On The San José -
Caldera Highway This Weekend
It is the weekend, the sun is shining, the
weather is hot and the Puntarenas Festival
is in full swing. But where are the drivers
on the new San José - caldera highway?
Wrestler Rosa Mendes
Assures All The Action Is Real
Milena Leticia Roučka is a Canadian former
model and current professional wrestler of
Czech and Costa Rican descent and who is
currently signed to World Wrestling
Entertainment (WWE) working on its ECW brand
as Rosa Mendes, who will take part in
tonight's Wrestlemania event at the
Alejandro Morera Soto, told La Nación in an
interview, that it is all "real".
Feliz
Día del Amor y la Amistad (Happy Valentines
Day)
Valentines Day is
celebrated on the 14th of February all over the
world (with the exception of Colombia* and
Brazil**), a day when lovers express their love
for each other in a very special way.
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/ Central America
NICARAGUA
Disaster x 2: Managua
A Model Of How Not To Rebuild After Quake
The tremor that destroyed Managua a little
past midnight on Dec. 23, 1972, wasn't that
powerful - a magnitude of 5.6, compared to
the 7.0 quake in Haiti. But with the
epicenter so close to the Earth's surface -
less than four miles underground, compared
to 25 or more for the average quake --
Managua shook like a mouse trapped in the
teeth of a predator cat.
PANAMA
Moody's Sets Stage For
Moving Panama To Investment Grade
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES - Moody's Investor
Service put Panama on watch for upgrade,
setting the stage for the company's
foreign-currency government bond rating to
enter investment-grade territory.
HONDURAS
Honduras' New President Wants To Meet With Obama
TEGUCIGALPA (AP) - Honduras' foreign minister says he is going to Washington to try to arrange a meeting between new President Porfirio Lobo and President Barack Obama in hopes of restoring ties damaged by last June's coup.
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/ Latin America
COLOMBIA/US
U.S.
Agenda May Delay Colombia Trade
Deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Support
for a free-trade pact with
Colombia is growing among
Democrats long opposed to it,
but midterm elections and a full
domestic agenda may further
delay the deal, Bogota's defense
minister said on Thursday.
VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Socialists
Prepare Election Program
CARACAS - The United Socialist Party of
Venezuela (PSUV) is preparing its program
for the legislative elections on September
26, after President Hugo Chavez announced
grassroots primary elections to elect the
candidates.
BOLIVIA
Evo Morales Extols
People´s Role in Change Process
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA - Bolivian President Evo
Morales referred to the importance of
popular support for the success and
continuity of the process of change begun by
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/ Special Reports
Explorer Finds Evidence Of Early
Waterway From Atlantic To
Pacific. Nicaragua Was First?
Hailed by some as the eighth
wonder of the world, the Panama
Canal is one of the greatest
engineering achievements. It
took more than 20 years and cost
the lives of more than 27,000
workers. It was the culmination
of a dream that began more than
400 years earlier to create a
water passage between the
Atlantic and Pacific. But was it
really the first?
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone withoE07F92
telephony feature.
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