Finals Sunday
Italy vs. France
at 12:00pm local
time on Repretel channel
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MOPT Plans Megabuses For
January
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transporte (MOPT) is
negotiating with the Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo
(BID) for a us$15 million loan
for the project known as "Sectorización
de San José" - sectoring San
José.
Costa Rican clowns show
off their make-up during
the national clown
conference in San José,
Friday. Hundreds
of Costa Rican clowns
took part in the
conference to practice
their art and learn new
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Housing Project Under Heavy
Criticism
One day following the
announcement by president Oscar
Arias Sanchez of a condominium
apartment development for 3.000
families in Patarrá de
Desamparados, the phone hasn't
stop ringing off the hook, sort
of speak, as many are
questioning the initiative and
the project does not have the
necessary permits by the
Municipalidad de Desamparados.
Word of Mouth Brings Tourists
A full 67 percent of the
tourists that visited Costa Rica
between 2002 and 2005 did so
because friends or relatives who
had come here recommended that
they do so.
No “Finning” at Sea
The General Attorney’s Office
issued a warning to fishing
authorities regarding the fact
that caught sharks must arrive
at port with their fins in their
natural positions.
Job Fair
For Thousands of Jobs Announced
For university students who
speak English the II Feria
Bilingüe de Empleo will bring
2.000 jobs their way. The job
fair is set for July 28, 29 and
30 at CENAC.
Panama May Redistribute Energy
Panamanian First Vice President
and Foreign Affairs Minister
Samuel Lewis declared Friday
that his country might become a
center of energy redistribution
for Central America.
Spain Silent on Guatemala
Warrant
Guatemalan courts are yet to
receive an official Spanish
response to the international
arrest warrant issued in Madrid
for ex dictator Efrain Rios
Montt and other oppressors.
Torrijos, Uribe on Canal,
Pipeline
Panamanian President Martin
Torrijos is due to visit
officially Colombia, to explain
his counterpart Alvaro Uribe
implications of modernization of
the Panama Canal Zone for
regional and world trade.
Bad Sign for Mexico-Venezuela
Links
Use of the figure of Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez in the
Mexican elections is a "bad
omen" for relations with that
country, Venezuelan Foreign
Minister Ali Rodriguez warned
Friday.
Cuba
Extends Access to Universities
The Cuban initiative to bring
university education to every
locality in the country has
created more than 3,000 local
teaching headquarters benefiting
15,000 students during the
2005-2006 academic year.
EDUCATION-LATIN AMERICA:
Examining
the Teachers
What role does teacher expertise
play in education quality? How
can what teachers do be
evaluated? By an internal
process involving reflection, or
using external mechanisms with
rewards for good practice?
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