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Special
Report
On
Driving
in Costa
Rica
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A
Telenoticias
news
team
prepared
a
special
report
on the
driving
habits
in Costa
Rica and
what the
Policía
de
Tránsito
is doing
to
combat
the
problem.
Click
here for
the
video.
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Unmarked Patrols Surprise
Careless Drivers
In an effort to reduce the
number of traffic accidents and
deaths due to speeding and
drinking and driving and
careless driving (the idiot
drivers), the Policía de
Tránsito (Traffic Police) have
adopted a new type of patrols
which has never been seen in
Costa Rica and has caught more
than one driver surprised -
unmarked patrol cars and no
uniformed officers.
The other side
of
Semana Santa in
Costa Rica.
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Firefighters and Shell Unite in
Prevention Campaign
The Cuerpo de Bomberos
(firefighters) and the Shell
company have teamed up in an
education campaign for both
drivers and workers of gasoline
stations, to teach them the
safety measures in the event of
an emergency.
Costa Rica Kids Receive Intel
Classmate PCs
Ricardo Carreón, General Manager
of Intel for Latin America,
describes a pilot test of
Classmate PC (”laptop for kids
in emerging markets”) that he
attended in Costa Rica with
Intel CEO Craig R. Barret.
Quality Healthcare in Costa Rica
Attracts Global Investors
Costa Vista Land today released
a report outlining the Costa
Rican government's futuristic
medical health approach. The
Costa Rica report highlights
this fast-growing Latin American
economy as the latest global
focus for investors.
Costa Rica Books TIC Spot
PROCOMER, the Foreign Trade
Corporation of Costa Rica, will
host a special pavilion at this
year’s Trade and Investment
Convention (TIC), showcasing the
Central American country’s
products.
Ortega Melts Bush Ethanol
Fantasy
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega accused his US
counterpart, George W. Bush, of
triggering the prices of
fertilizers, land, and farm
implements with his "fancy"
pro-ethanol campaign.
US Increases Deportation of
Guatemalans
Over 4,400 Guatemalans were
deported from the United States
during the first quarter of this
year, according to figures
revealed by Guatemala s General
Immigration Office (DGM) on
Wednesday.
Colombian FARC rebels free four
hostages
The Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas on
Wednesday freed four customs
officials kidnapped early in the
week in southwest Colombia,
official sources said.
Brazilian
government: Castro
"misunderstands" biofuel
The Brazilian government on
Wednesday said Cuban leader
Fidel Castro was wrong in his
view that developing biofuel
would lead to worldwide food
shortage.
CUBA:
Cracking
Down on Irregular Workplace
Survival Strategies
Ofelia Hernández spends a large
part of her workday away from
her desk, visiting an office on
housing problems in an attempt
to find a solution for her own
troubles, while Antonio López
(not his real name) uses the
tools from the government
machine repair shop where he is
employed to do his own
moonlighting jobs on the
weekends.
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