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Many government buildings in downtown San Jose
suffer from poor maintenance and/or are in a
bad state of repair, like the ICT building
picture above.
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Fitch Assigns 'BB' Rating to Costa Rica's
10-yr bond
Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency has today assigned a 'BB'
rating to the recent Republic of Costa Rica's
recent $250 million, 10-year bond issue.
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Central Bank Forecasts
Lower Inflation
The Banco Central de Costa Rica says that inflation will decrease this year
and is predicting a inflation rate of 9%. Inflation in 2003 was 9.87%.
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Intel Unveils Coffee
Nanoprocessors
Intel announced that it will
join forces with a Costa Rican coffee exporting company, Café Britt, to
produce a coffee-nanoprocessor hybrid, to increase productivity among
computer engineers and other coffee addicts.
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Central American Countries Strengthen Efforts Against Mad Cow Disease
The Central American countries, along
with Mexico and the Dominican Republic, have reached an agreement to
strengthen measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad
cow disease, a senior Costa Rican official said Wednesday.
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Illegal-Alien
Smugglers Caught in North Dakota
U.S. Federal authorities say two
suspected smugglers and nearly a dozen illegal aliens have been taken into
custody following an attempt to enter the U.S. through North Dakota.
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Oscar Berger
sworn in as Guatemala's new president
Businessman and former Guatemala City
mayor Oscar Berger was sworn in as Guatemala's new president and prepared to
tackle the country's widespread poverty, limited economic resources and
pressing health care, security and education needs.
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Leaders
Conclude Americas Summit Without Consensus on FTAA
The leaders of all Western Hemisphere
nations except shunned Cuba signed a document here Tuesday committing them
in general terms to fight corruption and poverty, but providing few concrete
new tools to do so.
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Chavez's
Clowning at Summit Hits a Chord in Latin America
Latin American bad boy Hugo Chavez hammed it up at the recently concluded
Summit of the Americas in Monterrey, Mexico, comparing the barren surface of
Mars to what poor countries look like after the IMF gets done with them. But
like a court jester, the writer says, the leftist leader can bring up
uncomfortable truths.
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Hello Friends!
As this year comes to a close,
I want to tell you about a recent message from Enrique. |
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Surf the Caribbean!
It's not the only one, but it's a good place to start!
If you're new to the pastime and anxious to learn the right way, consider
attending a surf camp or school.
Beginners get intensive surf instructions from professional surfing
instructors.Camps are all-inclusive and many extras such as transportation,
home-cooked meals, great accommodations in the prime surfing area of Tamarindo/Playa
Grande, surfing photos, taxes, tips, and lots more are all included in the
price.
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U.S.:
Immigration Issue Back on the Agenda
''I only want to live here for three
years, and then return to my city,'' to Puebla, Mexico, says Elizabeth, 21.
Behind her, steam rises out of the pots in the taco shop where she works in the
New York City neighbourhood of Queens.
Elizabeth cooks tacos, tamales, huaraches, quesadillas, atole and other typical
Mexican dishes. But she has no work permit, and lives in constant fear of
deportation, which she shares with an estimated 10 million undocumented
immigrants who live and work in the United States.
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CUBA:
Internet Only in
Dollars, and Away from Home
Internet access will become even
more limited in Cuba when a government resolution takes effect later this month,
allowing only those who pay for telephone service in dollars to connect --
except for some specially authorised cases.
Even though Cubans currently do not have opportunity to create a personal
account for navigating the Internet, in the future the majority will not be able
to access the web from their homes at all.
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