Ten Years Later, Intel Continues
As A Positive Impact in Costa
Rica
A decade ago, Costa Rica opened
its doors to the giant microchip
manufacturer Intel, attracting
one of the most powerful
companies in the world to locate
in La Ribera de Belén. And
according to figures by the
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior
(Comex), the move paid off.
During the "dry"
season gardening
work crews of
the
Municipalidad de
San José take it
easy, waiting on
the "rainy"
season that is
around the
corner, to keep
the parks clean
and grass
trimmed. |
Costa Rica Presents Desired
Location for Affordable Second
Homes in Foreign Lands
Many Americans seeking a second
home are turning to Costa Rica.
Known for tropical animals and
exotic landscapes, Costa Rica
beach properties are an ideal
setting for a second home.
Costa Rica Still Wonders About
TLC
Many adults in Costa Rica
believe their lawmakers should
endorse a pending commercial
agreement, according to a poll
by Universidad de Costa Rica.
Used Newspaper Transformed Into
Handicrafts By Women in Rural
Communities
Who says that newspapers are
only for reading and then to the
trash can? A group of women in
Trinidad, Puerto Viejo de
Sarapiquí, disagreed and set out
to prove it.
Higher Gasoline Prices Around
the Corner
Get ready to loosen the purse
strings a litte more as another
round of gasoline price hikes is
on the way.
No Water For 8 Hours
Today
If you live in the areas of
Alajuelita, Escazú, Desamparados
and Santa Ana, get out a bucket
and fill it with water before
10:00am today, as the Acueductos
y Alcantarillados (AyA) - water
and sewer utility - said it will
shut off water completely to
those communities until 6:00pm.
No Line
Ups At Drivers Licensing Office
Need to renew or obtain your
driver's license? This is a good
week for it, as the office of
the drivers license department
of the Ministerio de Obras
Pública y Transportes (MOPT) in
San José is practically empty in
the days before Semana Santa.
Nicaraguan Assembly Ratifies
Joining of ALBA
Nicaragua's National Assembly
ratified on Tuesday the
country's joining of the
Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA) and agreed
cooperation with Venezuela as
part of the pro-integration
project also including Cuba and
Bolivia.
Latin American Natives Expand in
Politics
The Indigenous peoples agree on
increased political involvement
in domestic policy at the Third
Indigenous Summit of the
Continent in Guatemala.
New Minister Wanted in Guatemala
Guatemala´s President Oscar
Berger and his cabinet seek on
Tuesday a new Interior Minister,
as part of a reshuffle and purge
that ministry, which has been
strongly questioned by the
security crisis gripping the
country.
Cuba, Nebraska Sign Trade Deals
Authorities from Cuba and the US
State of Nebraska are due to
sign two trade agreements in
this capital on Tuesday in the
agricultural sphere, to make
viable the island´s purchase of
grains and other foods.
Venezuela
Watches US Hawks Closely
Two years before US President
George W. Bush leaves the White
House, Venezuela is concerned
about Washington's stepped-up
hostility, so Caracas is
watching the US "hawks" closely.
CARIBBEAN:
Keeping a Look-Out
for Tsunamis
Fear of a tragedy
similar to the one
caused in Asia by
the tidal wave in
the Indian Ocean
just after Christmas
in 2004 has alarms
buzzing in the
Caribbean, where
moves are afoot to
establish an Early
Warning System (EWS)
for tsunamis.
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