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Buried
alive! A
group of
men
playing
soccer
in a
field in
the
Parque
de la
Paz
discovered
a woman
buried
alive in
a ditch.
The
woman
was
alive
and
conscious
when
rescued
by Cruz
Roja
(Red
Cross)
and
Bomberos
(firefighters).
It is
was
unknown
is the
woman,
identified
only as
Beatriz,
fell,
slipped
or was
intentionally
placed
in the
ditch.
Beatriz
is
recovering
at the
San Juan
de Dios
hospital.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Rubí] |
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Midas To Open Shops in
Costa Rica
Midas, Inc. has
signed an exclusive
franchise agreement with
Talleres Rapidos
Centramericanos TRC, S.A.
a subsidiary of Purdy
Motor S.A. to build and
operate Midas shops in
Costa Rica.
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Bananas!
Costa Rica’s banana
industry, now second to
the the tourism as the
country’s number one
earning industry,
continues to expand to
meet the demand of a
growing international
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Thursday 06 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica Tops in
Tourism Competition
The image of Costa Rica
as a tourist destination
continues to go
unblemished, receiving
international
recognition and awards
from various
organizations.
ICE and Limón Port
Workers To Go On Strike Monday
Come Monday
workers of the the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) and
the Junta de Administración Portuaria y
de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente
Atlántica (Japdeva), joined by a number
of teachers, will take to the streets in
protest.
Rainy Season Is Around
the Corner
The Instituto
Meteorologico Nacional (IMN)
- the national weather
service - says that,
although there was some
rain in February, March
will be remain dry as it
should be for the "temporada
seca" or dry season.
Banks Offering
Less Credit Cards
Looking to obtain a
credit card? A recent study by the
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y
Comercio (MEIC) - economy, industry and
commerce ministry - shows that financial
institutions are tightening credit, as
some 12 credit card products disappeared
from the market.
Gasoline Prices
Cheaper Today
If you didn't fill up
your gas tank yesterday, the cost was
less today as the prices of gasoline
products dropped at the stroke of
midnight.
An $8,000 Bill To Pay
Before He Rests In Peace
After working
each day to build houses
he couldn't afford,
Alvaro Vargas Fonseca
would lay his body down
in a small, rented room
in Toronto.
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Panama, Mexico to Foster
Links
Panama and Mexico will
seek to foster
diplomatic, economic and
trade relations during
Mexican President Felipe
Calderon´s visit to
Panama City.
Guatemalan Foresees
Electricity Crisis
The Guatemalan
government warned
Wednesday this country
is heading for a crisis
in generation,
transportation and
distribution of
electricity in the short
term and called all its
organizations to adopt
prevention measures.
Poverty Influences on
Honduras School
Desertion
Nearly 62 out of each
100 Honduran children
finished primary
education in 2007, when
school desertion
averages reached
alarming numbers because
of poverty, as reported
by official data
Tuesday.
Ecuador Demands OAS Act
on Colombia
After meeting with his
Brazilian peer Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
Wednesday, visiting
Ecuadorean President
Rafael Correa demanded a
quick reaction from the
Organization of American
States regarding
violation of his
country's sovereignty by
Colombia.
Chavez: US Confrontation
Inevitable
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez termed an
eventual confrontation
with the United States
inevitable, because of
its insistence in
turning the South
American nation into a
colony.
COLOMBIA-ECUADOR:
OAS Helps Ease Tension
in Diplomatic Crisis
Political and business
circles in Colombia
breathed a sigh of
relief Wednesday after
the Organisation of
American States (OAS)
took a step towards
defusing the serious
diplomatic crisis
between that country and
Ecuador.
POLITICS-US:
U.S. Diplomacy Sidelined
by Loyalty to Uribe
Washington's strong
backing for President
Alvaro Uribe has all but
removed it from playing
any significant
diplomatic role in
defusing the crisis
sparked by Saturday's
attack by Colombia on
anti-government
guerrillas on Ecuador's
territory, according to
analysts here.
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B.C.C.R.
06 March 2008 |
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