San José Airport Finally
Getting Badly Needed
Landing Lighting System
For
years pilots have had to
make the decision to not
land at the Juan
Santamaría (San José)
international airport
when weather conditions
are less than optimal,
especially during the
rainy season when heavy
fog can affect up to
more than 1/3 of
the flights coming into
the airport.
Loan Default Rate At
State Banks "Normal"
Despite Financial Crisis
The amount of bank loans
in arrears more than 90
days or judicial
recovery continues on
the increase, last month
setting a record of
2.21%, up from 2.18% in
June, on average,
according to the
statistics of the
Superintendencia General
de Entidades Financieras
(Sugef).
Calderón's Lawyers Says Penalty Is Too High
The lawyer for
former Costa Rican president, Rafael Angel
Calderón, in his closing statement in the
Fischel-Caja trial said he considers the
penalty of 24 years prison asked by the
Ministerio Público is excessive. Juan Marcos
Rivero made the statement to the judges of
the Tribunales de Justicia de Goicoechea in
the final phase of the long trial.
Women’s Club Sponsors
"UNDER THE RAINBOW"
Auction
to
Benefit Costa Rican
School Children
Every child dreams of finding a rainbow’s
pot of gold. That’s the inspiration of a
fund-raising auction being held by the
Women’s Club of Costa Rica (WCCR) on Sunday,
September 6, 2009, from 2 to 6 pm, at the
Aurola Holiday Inn in downtown San José.
Ball State opens new
study abroad program in
Costa Rica
Ball State University's
newest study abroad
program, the Costa Rica
Centre, is recruiting
for the Spring Semester.
Were you Screwed By
Betonsports? You Might
Get Your Money Back
The Eye on Gambling
information website
reports that online
sports gamblers owed
money by the now defunct
BetonSports.com may be
able to retrieve
something from the
debacle that left so
many gamblers in the
lurch.
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Paul David Hewson, most commonly known by his stage name Bono, and his band U2 could chosen to inaugurate the new Estadio Nacional. The publicity agency, Jotabequ, awarded the contract by the Consejo de Deportes to prepare the opening of the new stadium's ceremonies is analyzing the possibility of bringing in a foreign band for the event. And what better band than U2? |
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GUATEMALA:
Impunity, Corruption
Drive Wave of
Kidnappings
Byron
Ranulfo Rustrián was
just 12 years old.
He loved playing
football and was a
good student. On
Jul. 23, a group of
youngsters he didn't
know invited him to
play a match and he
agreed, but it was a
trap: he was
kidnapped and his
body turned up five
days later.
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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