ICE Begins Bid Process
For New Cellular Network
Costa Rica will soon
have a new cellular
network, a new network
in addition to the
existing two - TDMA and
GSM. The new network is
called "3G" and could be
available as early as
next year, as ten
companies expressed
interest yesterday at
the opening of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
tender process.
Entertaining the
crowds and
passersby in
front of the Teatro Nacional.
A number of
local and
international
artists,
including gospel
preachers, offer
their brand of
entertainment in
areas
surrounding the
Plaza de la
Cultura and the
Avenida Central
(boulevard) in
downtown San
José. |
Chávez Allegedly Closing
Aluminum Plant in Costa Rica
Venezuelan president, Hugo
Chávez, is allegedly closing an
aluminum processing plant
Venezuela operates in Costa Rica
because he is at odds with his
Costa Rican counterpart, Oscar
Arias, who has slashed out at
the Venezuelan ruler, the daily
Spanish newspaper La Nación
reported, as quoted by AFP.
Book on Costa Rica To Be
Featured on Publishers Weekly
The New Golden Door To
Retirement and Living in Costa
Rica, by long time
resident of Costa Rica, Christopher Howard,
was chosen from 125 entries for
the cover of Publishers Weekly
on February 26.
LandAmerica Opens in Costa Rica
LandAmerica Financial Group
Inc., a provider of real-estate
transaction services, on Friday
said it opened LandAmerica
Commonwealth Title of Central
America, headquartered in Costa
Rica.
Costa Rica, Panama win in
Central American Cup Semifinals
Favorite Costa Rica beat El
Salvador 2-0, while Panama had a
2-0 victory over Guatemala on
Friday in the semifinals of the
Central American Cup.
Nicaraguan University Students
Warn IMF
Nicaraguan university students
and leaders denounced on Friday
that the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) seeks to eliminate
budget allocations to
universities, and warned that
they would defend them at any
cost.
Salvadorian Anti-Mafia Law
Delayed
El Salvador's December 2005 law
against organized and highly
complex crime will not go into
force February 22 as
anticipated, the Legislature
announced Friday.
Latin America Trade Network
Forming
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister
Maria Fernanda Espinosa
highlighted this country's
interest in participating with
Venezuela and Bolivia in a
network of governmental buying
headed to favor trade
interchange Friday.
Swiss Lawmakers Visit Cuba
Assembly
A Swiss parliamentary
delegation, visiting Cuba to
foster bilateral links, continue
a week visit Friday with the
island s National Peoples Power
Assembly (Congress) President
Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada.
Brazil Finalizes
Carnival Details
Feverish preparations
are underway in the
large cabins where the
"samba schools" are
preparing their bright
and colorful floats and
costumes for the world
famous Rio de Janeiro
Carnival next week.
GUATEMALA:
The Dark Side of
Five-Star Adoptions
Luxury hotels in the
Guatemalan capital
reserve entire floors
for foreign couples
visiting the country to
adopt children -- a
reflection of the demand
that is growing steadily
without oversight by any
specific government
authority.
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