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San José, Costa Rica -
Monday 14 February 2005 |
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President Pacheco Head Back to Work
This Morning
Just before 8:30,
as is the custom each week day, the presidential car, along
with security personnel and Transit official will arrive at
the home of President Abel Pacheco in Rohrmoser to pick him
for the short ride to Casa Presidencial.
 more
Costa Rica Could See a Woman President
in the Near Future
A report in the
daily Spanish language newspaper
La Prensa Libre says that due to the recent
corruption scandal and the unhappiness of Costa Rican with
traditional politics may see a woman president in the near
future.
more
An Alliance Could Defeat Arias, Poll
Shows
A recent poll
conducted by the Diario Extra says that only an
alliance of parties can defeat former president Oscar Arias
in the 2006 election.
more
Immigration Eases Appointment Rule for
Seniors
In an effort to
appease those older than 65 years of age, the Dirección
General de Migración y Extranjería - Immigration service -
announced on Friday that they do not need an appointment to
obtain services.
more
US Airways Now With Direct Flights to
Liberia
It was 1:30pm
Saturday as the Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia, Guancaste,
received US Airways,it's newest arrival to it's growing
number of flights landing at the airport, with 120
passengers on board. more
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
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Nación
elempleo.com
website
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Brazilian
president to visit Venezuela
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva will travel to
Venezuela on Sunday to sign a
series of cooperation accords,
the official news agency Agencia
Brasil reported. more
Floods
kill at least 48 in Colombia, 25
in Venezuela
Torrential rains and mudslides
have killed at least 48 people
across Venezuela and another 25
in neighboring Colombia, forcing
more from their homes,
authorities said on Sunday.
more
Colombian
president conditions dialogue
with guerrillas
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
said Saturday that he will hold
a dialogue with the guerrillas
only when the insurgents stop
their hostilities.
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EDUCATION:
Fighting
Illiteracy, Cuban-Style
”It
was like emerging from a tunnel,
towards the light,” said Eugenia
Tua, who learned how to read and
write at the age of 65 in
Venezuela, where more than 1.3
million adults have left
illiteracy behind thanks to a
campaign based on a teaching
method designed in Cuba.
This socialist island nation
also provided the teaching
materials, as well as
instructors, for the successful
literacy drive launched in
Venezuela in 2003, called ”Yo sí
puedo” (”I Can Do It”).
In the second phase of the
literacy campaign, ”Yo sí puedo
seguir” (I Can Continue), the
newly literate adults are able
to complete their primary school
education.
But Venezuelans are not the only
ones who have benefited from
Cuba's adult literacy programme,
which has been adapted for use
in a number of countries, mainly
in Latin America and Africa.
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