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Issue
Bond or Strike!
ICE Workers marched yesterday from Sabana Norte
towards downtown San José to gather in front of
the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) building to
demand the issuance of a bond approved by the
government, otherwise, in the 3 days' time, they
will go on a general strike. Click
here for more fotos!
(Foto:
insidecostarica.com)
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ICE
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Again, the
employees of the Costa Rican Institute of
Electricity (ICE) sent themselves to
the streets, but on this occasion in
protest against the Central bank for the
non-approval of a bond issue of ˘38.000
million colones.
Yesterday, little more than 7,000 ICE workers
left their jobs at
7:30 a.m., to join an a gathering
organized by their unions. About the 11 a.m. the
employees left the ICE's main building in
Sabana Norte, to march until to the Banco
Central de Costa Rica (Central Bank)
building. >more
Family
of Slain KU Student Awaits Justice
The family of Shannon Martin
is
still awaiting justice for whoever killed
the University of Kansas student in Costa
Rica.
She
was stabbed to death two years ago Monday in
the town of Golfito while in Costa Rica on a
research project.
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'Survivor'
finalists no surprise, betting site says
The
outcome of "Survivor: The Amazon"
was no big surprise, according to an online
sportsbook that claimed betting by CBS
employees pointed toward the finalists.
Jenna Morasca, the $1 million winner
announced on Sunday's finale, was one of two
contestants that were favored in early
betting by at least two CBS workers,
according to Costa Rica based
BoDog.com.
>more
US federal deficit exceeding 300 billion
dollars
The
federal deficit in the United States will
exceed 300 billion dollars, the largest in
the US history, a new estimate by the US
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said
Monday.
The report
showed that the US federal deficit has
reached an estimated 202 billion dollars for
the first seven months of the current fiscal
year which began on Oct. 1 of last year.
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REPORTS: VENEZUELA
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Two
Economic Models Compete in Elections
The
two presidential candidates competing in the May
18 runoff vote in Argentina both promise economic
stability, although Néstor Kirchner looks more
inclined to put priority on strengthening
production and generating employment, while Carlos
Menem has the confidence of the financial sector.
''I want the public accounts to add up, but not at
the expense of the people,'' said Kirchner,
governor of the southern province of Santa Cruz
and the front-runner in the second round of
elections, with a more than 20-point lead on his
rival. >more
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BUSINESS
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The
Net Makes It All Easier - Including Exporting U.S.
Jobs
In
the age of the Internet, a company's location hardly
matters.
Where is work most
efficiently done?
It's a logical question, but one that business never
had the luxury to ask: Work was done where the
company was. Then, as travel and communication got
easier in the 1950s and 1960s, manufacturing started
moving to wherever costs were lowest.
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