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COSTA RICA - Sunday
13
February 2005
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Pacheco Leaves Hospital, Back to
Work on Monday!
At about 8:30 yesterday morning,
Costa Rica's First Lady, Leila
Rodríguez, left her home to join
her husband, President Abel
Pacheco as left hospital,
feeling "fine" after two days of
treatment for heart problems.
"They asked me to protect myself
against stress, but I can't
rest. I'll be working in the
office on Monday," Pacheco, 71,
told reporters outside his
house.
Following two days of tests, the
President left the hospital to
make his way home, though he
vowed to be in his office at
Casa Presidencial on Monday as
usual.
"I feel fine thanks to God. All
the tests went well. The doctors
tell me I need to rest and avoid
street, we'll see what happens.
It is difficult to be a
President who loves his people
and not suffer stress",
President Pacheco told
reporters.
"Putting aside my obligations is
not possible. I have been that
way all my life. I would suffer
more if I went on vacation,
thinking of what is happening
here", were the words of the
President as he left the
hospital.
"Costa Rican can be at ease, I
won't leave them alone, I will
he here for a long time", were
Pacheco's final comments before
he went inside his home in
Rohrmoser.
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Talking
Pen With a Tico Brain |
The US maker of educational
materials Leap Frog Enterprises
announced the launching this
year of an electronic pen that
writes and "talks".
In order to
"talk", the pen needs an
electronic book, whose program
is being developed by the Costa
Rican firm Avantica
Technologies.
The pen, called
Fly, is scheduled to hit the
market this year's last quarter,
with an estimated price of $99. |
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Organic
Crops
Some 6,000 Costa Rican farmers
partake in growing certified
organic produce.
According to
the Ecologica agency, 11,000
hectares (27,181 acres) are
dedicated to organic
agriculture.
The sales of
organic products abroad
increased 30 percent last year,
according to Ecologica official
Guillermo Saborio.
He added that
these products command a better
price than regular ones in the
international market, therefore
contributing to the quality of
life of farmers.
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Positive
Outlook
With confidence boosted by the
increased sales recorded in
2004's last quarter, the Costa
Rican business sector is
moderately optimistic about its
performance this year.
However,
there is fear of the Central
America-United States Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA) not been approved,
resulting in a low growth of
economy and fewer jobs.
This
surfaced in the last quarterly
business survey by the Costa
Rican Union of Chambers and
Private Business Associations.
Lessons
In The Mud
On Monday (February 7), when the 2005
school term started in Costa
Rica, thousands of children
attended classes with their feet
in the mud, left by the heaviest
rains and floods experienced in
30 years just one month before
in the Costa Rican Caribbean.
Even though the children partook
in the cleaning of their schools
in the preceding days, their
efforts came short of a task
that has overpowered the adults
who tried to sort out the mess.
School records, books, desks,
chalkboards, and many other
basic items were destroyed, many
schools and high schools lack
electricity and their water
supply is not potable.
However,
the classes began and there is a
concerted effort to overcome the
sequels of a natural phenomenon,
which also destroyed the crops
and homes of hundreds of
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