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Take A Guess
This week the sell rate of the
Costa Rican colon to the US
Dollar will hit ¢500. Could be
tomorrow, could be later this
week or next. Take your guess,
buy sending us an email. The
first correct email will win a
shiny, commemorative ¢500
colones coin. Actually, it's
just a plain ¢500 coin we like to call it the "colooney".
Canadians know what we are
talking about.
Send your email here.
The
guess list!
Sexual Predators
Not Welcome in Guanacaste, Code
of Ethics Aims at Prevention
Sexual predators should think
twice before visiting the
tourist area of Guanacaste as
the province gears with a strong
public campaign to denounce the
practice and assures that sexual
predators are not welcome.
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The NASA WB-57 high-altitude
aircraft takes-off at the Juan
Santamaria International Airport
yesterday. NASA scientists said
Thursday they have launched a
new, innovative study on climate
change using a special aircraft
that will enter the high
troposphere, the lowest level of
the earth's atmosphere, in the
tropics. Could this be the UFO
sighted last Friday afternoon?
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TSE To Spend ¢302 Million To
Transmit Election Results
The Comisión de Transmisión de
Datos del Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) announced
yesterday that it will spend
¢302 million colones (us$606.000
dollars) to tell you who is
president on election day.
Gasoline Price Hike Approved
If you drive, get ready to
loosen your wallet. The
Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
yesterday approved a rise in the
price of gasoline, which will
take effect once it is published
in the official government "diario"
La Gaceta, which is expected by
late next week.
NASA Announces New Mission in
Costa Rica
NASA scientists said Thursday
they have launched a new study
on climate change using a
special aircraft that will enter
the high troposphere - the
lowest level of the earth's
atmosphere - in the tropics.
International Gaming
Conference & Expo To Be Held in
Costa Rica
The International Gaming
Conference & Expo (IGCE), slated
to take place April 9th-11th in
San José, has announced that it
will feature, among an already
extensive and comprehensive
program and roster of speakers,
what has been billed as "an
electric debate" on the impact
of the World Trade Organization
Ruling on Cross-Border Gaming
involving Antigua and the U.S.
Bank Call Center Jobs Moved
Costa Rica
Yesterday, Washington Mutual
informed some 1,000 call center
employees in Chatsworth,
California, that their jobs were
moving to Texas and Costa Rica,
the Los Angeles Times reports.
The employees won’t necessarily
be allowed to follow and stay
employed.
NEWS
BRIEFS:
Elections Security
Som 14.000 Fuerza Pública police
officers, Cruz Roja (Red Cross)
workers and Tránsito officials
will be on hand to provide
securit on election day, Sunday
February 5.
Chaos in Nicaraguan Hospitals
The Nicaraguan government´s
reluctance to meet striking
doctors´ demands and the closing
of emergency wards as part of
the labor stoppage they began
Wednesday have brought chaos to
local public hospitals Thursday,
with no solution in sight.
Mexico
Elections Kick Off
The campaign for July 2
elections in Mexico began very
early Thursday, marking what is
likely to be a long contest for
the Republic´s presidency.
Bachelet: Working Non Stop
Without Rushing
Chilean President-elect Michelle
Bachelet said she is "working
nonstop but without hurry" to
choose the Cabinet she plans to
announce within 10 days.
Evo for Regaining Sovereignty
President-elect of Bolivia Evo
Morales announced Thursday he
will put a process into motion
to regain sovereignty and
dismantle neoliberalism, as well
as re-establish the Ministry of
Planning.
Fidel
Castro to Address the Nation
Cuban President Fidel Castro
will take part in the Roundtable
TV broadcast Thursday, to
continue addressing issues of
national and international
interest linked to the energy
revolution in the Island.
COLOMBIA:
Civilians
Caught in Crossfire of Anti-Drug
Operation
An
unprecedented military campaign
to eradicate coca crops in a
central Colombian national park
has placed 2,500 families in the
line of fire between
counterinsurgency forces and
leftist guerrillas.
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