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Government
resources wasted. This 'weight' station sits
abandoned for years on the Inter American
Highway east of Esparsa. The station on both
sides of the road was built three years ago,
never used and now totally abandoned. A sign
telling of the future still sits there.
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Costa Rica, US Resume Free Trade Talks
Costa Rica and the United
States resumed the last round of negotiations on Monday in Washington, for
the final version of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two
countries.
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ICE Threatens Pressure is Government Signs FTA
The Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad - ICE (the national telephone and electrical power company)
is again threatening sanctions in the event the government does sign the
Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
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Taxi Drivers Plan Protest
Taxi drivers are planning a
peaceful protest this Wednesday to show their frustrations with the
government in stopping 'illegal' or 'pirate' taxis.
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Gasoline Price Hikes Announced
The Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) yesterday approved a price increase of ¢6.30
colones per litre for super gasoline amd ¢5.90 colones per litre for regular
and ¢4.80 colones per litre for diesel gasolines.
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Seat Belt Law Delayed Again
A proposed law to amend the
Traffic Laws to permit the mandatory use of seatbelts was sent to the Sala
IV - the constitutional court.
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Brazilian president to reshuffle cabinet
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will announce this week
changes in several ministries which will be controlled by members of the
right-wing Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).
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Mexican Senate to lobby migratory plan in US Congress
The Mexican Senate announced on Monday it would start lobbying the US
Congress in February to push for the passing of US President George W.
Bush's proposed temporary working program for undocumented migrants.
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Mexico, EU prepare 3rd Euro-Latin American Summit
Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez will meet on Tuesday in
Brussels with authorities of the European Union (EU) to prepare for the 3rd
Euro-Latin American Summit, local press reported on Monday.
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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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RETIREMENT
More reasons to
live in Santiago de Puriscal
You know by now how much I like to eat
and how important good Restaurants are.
There is a small Chinese Restaurant in
Santiago de Puriscal that has great
Chinese food for less than $3.00. They
also have a Filet of beef that weighs
about ½ pound.
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Sand and Sea to
Spare in Costa Rica
THE Nicoya Peninsula juts off Costa Rica
into the Pacific Ocean like a misshapen
ear. It is rugged terrain, formed by the
string of volcanoes inland. Other than a
few large beach resorts in the far
north, Nicoya's coastline has missed
much of the development that has spread
across the country.
In a search for an affordable, relaxed
beach vacation, I first visited Nicoya
in January 2002, traveling to Montezuma,
a small town on the bottom tip of the
peninsula, and returned last year. Once
an active fishing village, Montezuma has
developed a reputation as a backpacker
haven, a beachside Katmandu.
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Yellow Journalism
Normally, we don't give two hoots what
our competition is talking about us
behind our backs. Hey, we are the small
publication that grew. And, like the 'eveready'
bunny, we keep on going.
In yesterday's publication of
AmCostarica, James (Jay) Brodell, editor
of that publication, in a report of the
New Fantasy Massage closing by the
Municipality of San José last Friday,
made the sure to mention that the web
page by that business was designed by
istarmedia, owned and operated by yours
truly and also publishes
insidecostarica.com.
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TRADE-BRAZIL:
Shrimp - New Source of Tension with U.S.
Brazil's shrimp exports could
follow the footsteps of Chile's salmon, a successful fish-farming product that
swiftly conquered markets overseas but for which it suffered threats of trade
barriers in the United States.
Brazil's shrimp production has been growing by more than 50 percent a year, from
3,600 tons in 1997 to 40,000 tons in 2003. Exports reached 258 million dollars
last year.
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