San José, Costa Rica -
Tuesday 04 January 2005
Happy New Year!
Well, we are back and made
it to a new year. We are looking forward to an exciting
and challenging 2005. We hope to be able to bring to you
every day all the news and information that shapes Costa
Rica as a country and a way of life.
Sincerely,
Enrico Cacciatore
Editor at Insidecostarica.com
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Street Vendors Removed
As the holiday season came to an
end so did the stalls that lined
several streets of downtown San
José, as the Municipality made
good on it's long efforts to end
the "chinamos".
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Donations,
President Investigated
The Prosecutor's Office
confirmed that it has re-opened
an investigation of President
Abel Pacheco and several members
of his campaign in relation to
illegal donations.
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Investment Risk
Moody's repeated its grade for
the risk of investment in Costa
Rica, following a recent
evaluation of the country's
economy.
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Some 500,000 Jobs Threatened
Close to half a million jobs
linked to exports to the United
States would be endangered if
Costa Rica, as it is foreseen,
delays the approval of the
Central America - U.S. Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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For
the Better
Amidst the worst
corruption crisis, a majority of
Costa Ricans believe that this
is for the better, that it is a
most valuable opportunity to
make a turn of helm towards
improving the conditions of the
country as a whole.
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Tourism Leads as Dollar Earner
In 2004, tourism confirmed its
key role in the economy of Costa
Rica.
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Tico Coffee on Rose Parade
Costa Rican gourmet coffee was
exposed to the world in the
116th Rose Parade in Pasadena,
California, on January 1.
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Cuba
resumes official contact with
eight EU countries
Cuba announced Monday it has
resumed official contacts with
the eight European Union
countries of France, Britain,
Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece,
Portugal and Sweden.
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Fire
leaves 175 dead in Argentina
At least 175 died and 889 were
injured in a fire that broke out
during a rock concert in a night
club in Buenos Aires Thursday
night, Mayor of Buenos Aires
Anibal Ibarra said Friday.
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EU foreign
policy chief to visit Colombia
European Union Foreign Policy
Commissioner Javier Solana will
visit Colombia in early January,
during which he will hold talks
with Colombian President Alvaro
Uribe, officials said here
Wednesday.
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CHALLENGES 2004-2005:
Cubans
Hope Growth Translates Into
Improved Living Standards
Cubans are bidding farewell to
2004 with a mixture of anxiety
over the difficulty of making
ends meet under the current
economic conditions and hope
that the economic growth
reflected in official statistics
will translate into improved
quality of life.
In the meantime, socialist
President Fidel Castro and his
government can drink a toast
this New Year's Eve to the
closer than ever ties with the
Venezuelan government of
left-leaning President Hugo
Chávez and stronger cooperation
with China, an objective
achieved during last month's
official visit by President Hu
Jintao.
Castro, now fully recovered from
the injuries sustained when he
stumbled and fell in October,
signed long-term agreements with
Chávez and Hu that will boost
the development of strategic
industries like nickel and oil.
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