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ICE supporters gathered yesterday in front on the
Ministerio De Hacienda on Avenida 2 following a
march from La Sabana, closing all traffic on Paseo
Colon and the 2nd Avenue for most of the morning. (Foto:
Insidecostarica.com)
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ICE Strike: Day 8
President
Abel Pacheco, made the request to the head
of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity
(ICE), Pablo Cob, by means of a sent
Thursday. >more
Overvalued
colon
The
cost of a Big Mac last month points to an
overvalued colon, the currency of Costa
Rica. >more
Lower
fiscal deficit
The
deficit of the combined public sector of
Costa Rica - including the Central
Government, the Central Bank and
non-financial institutions - was almost half
of what had been expected for this year's
first quarter. >more
Costa
Rica Intervenes at U.S. - Owned Academy
Dundee Ranch
The
Costa Rican authorities moved yesterday (May
22) to seize the American - owned
behavior-modification academy - Dundee
Ranch, in Orotina - for children after
hearing allegations of physical and
emotional abuse, officials said.
>more
Casa
Alianza Satisfied with Dundee Ranch Search
after Eight Months of Complaints
Eight
months of complaints finally gave way on
Tuesday, May 20th, to the search of the
Dundee Ranch Academy by a judge, a public
prosecutor, and two agents of the Judiciary
Police (OIJ). The Academy is located in the
western part of Costa Rica, in La Ceiba de
Cascajal de Orotina. >more
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BUSINESS
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Free
Trade Area of Americas is NAFTA on a grand scale
January
2005 is the date that trade negotiators for 34
Western Hemisphere nations have set to create the
massive framework for the Free Trade Area of the
Americas, from the tip of South America to the
Arctic Circle.
"The FTAA is the big game," Assistant
Commerce Secretary William H. Lash III said during a
luncheon Wednesday at the Frontenac Hilton attended
by representatives of small and mid-sized
businesses, which are interested in expanding trade
with Latin America. >more
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HEALTH
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NATURAL WAYS DEAL WITH STRESS - Part II
By Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D.
In my last article I explained that when in a stressful situation our adrenaline glands pump
extra adrenaline into our blood stream causing our heart
to beat faster, our breathing increases, etc. I went on to explain that a lot of water and exercise was the
best way to eliminate the extra adrenaline in our
blood stream. >more
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