A Good Time To Buy a House Or
Car
According to a inquiry by the
Confianza del Consumidor
(Consumer Confidence) of the
Escuela de Estadísticas de la
Universidad de Costa Rica,
between the February 1 and 9 of
this year, consumer confidence
has grown in the past six
months.
According to a
inquiry by the
Universidad de
Costa Rica (UCR),
consumer
confidence is at
all time high
and now is the
best time to buy
a house or a car
as interest
rates are
expected to
continue to fall
and the economic
outlook positive
in the short
term. |
Legislators Asked From Voting on
TLC To Avoid Conflict of
Interest
The fight against the Tratado
Libre de Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agrement with the United
States - continues, as people
against the trade agreement have
taken to the streets and now in
the Legislative Assembly itself.
Is Costa
Rica Safe for Cruisers?
Costa Rica is moving fast to
reassure cruisers that it's safe
to visit the country in the wake
of last-week's much-publicized
attack on a group of Carnival
passengers on shore.
Security Guard Who Shot And
Killed Attacker in Self Defense
Set Free
The security guard that shot and
killed a mugger Tuesday morning
turned himself and his gun in to
the Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ), who determined
that the man acted in self
defense and decided not to
charge him.
ICE Awards Major Contract
to Furnish Large WiMAX
NetworkAirspan Networks, Inc., a
leading worldwide provider of
WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband
wireless access networks, and
carrier class
Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)
solutions, today announced that
the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) has awarded
Airspan through its local
partner, Datatell contract to
build a nationwide WiMAX network
in the licensed 3.5Ghz frequency
band.
ICE plans US$59.8mn investment
in new fiber network - Costa
Rica
Costa Rica's state-run telecoms
and energy monopoly ICE plans to
invest US$59.8 million in
installing a nationwide fiber
optics network to boost its
broadband internet capacity and
coverage, ICE said in a
statement.
Nicaragua
Asks U.S., EU To Start Tree
Trade 'Compensation Funds'
Nicaraguan president, Daniel
Ortega, has asked the United
States and the European Union to
set up "compensation funds" to
offset the effects of free trade
and globalization on poorer
nations like Nicaragua.
Guatemala Under Pressure to
Solve Crimes
Diverse sectors in and out of
Guatemala have increased on
Wednesday their pressure on
Oscar Berger´s government to
prevent the assassination of
four Salvadorians and their
supposed executors remains
unpunished.
Guatemala Security a Mess
Recent crimes in Guatemala show
a serious national security
failure that call to replace the
police and government entire
chain of command.
Central Americans Create Common
Community
El Salvador, Honduras and
Guatemala signed an agreement
Wednesday to create the
tri-national border community of
Rio Lempa, near the largest
reserve of water in Central
America.
I am Gaining Ground, Says Fidel
Castro
Cuban President Fidel Castro
said on a phone talk with
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez that he
is gaining ground in his
recovery "with more energy and
strength, and time to study."
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