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President
Prays
The chief executive, Abel Pacheco, prayed yesterday with the representatives of the Federation Baptist of Costa Rica,
whom visited him and requested that together
they pray to God for Peace, and that Costa
Rica's internal problems are solved soon. (Photo: Ronald Chacón)
| Insidecostarica.com
WILL NOT PUBLISH Saturday June 7 and
Sunday June 8. In
keeping with the strike fever that has
taken root in Costa Rica these last
few weeks, our workers and management,
are staging a 2 day strike action of
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ICE Strike: it's
finally over!
The 21 day old strike that began last May 21 and saw
the resignation of Finance Minister Jorge Walter
Bolaños is over and workers should be back to work
in full force by Monday. >more
Teacher's Strike
Continues
Following
hours of intense negotiations, the teachers union
leaders broke off negotiations with the government
without reaching any consensus on the issues that
are keeping tens of thousands of teachers away from
their classrooms. >more
New Taxi Rates
are in effect
On Wednesday
the new taxi rates became official with the
publishing in La Gaceta, the official newspaper. All
prices for public services need to be published in
La Gaceta before they can take effect. >more
Trees may be
solution to global warming problems
Two Iowa Sate
University (ISU) researchers will work in Costa Rica
over the next three years, learning how to restore
rain forest systems to help slow the process of
global warming. >more
A majority in
favor of FTA
Half of Costa
Ricans know that Central America is jointly
negotiating a free trade agreement with the US, and
among them 64 percent support the
negotiations. >more
Duty-free fuel
Like a rock
in water, the consumption of tax-exempt gasoline for
the exclusive use of small, commercial, fishermen
dropped markedly as of last April 1, when the diesel
and gasoline destined to the workers of the sea were
dyed to differentiate them from regular fuels. >more
Lower beef
production
The
production of beef dropped by 20 percent in just
seven years, a consequence of the difficult times
that cattle raising is going through in this
country, sector sources claim. >more
eBay to
collect tax from European sellerseBay
Inc., the world's biggest online auction
company, announced Thursday that it will
collect value-added taxes (VAT) from sellers
in Europe to comply with new European Union
regulations. >more
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SPECIAL
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Congress
fights big odds to stop online gambling
Forget
porn. The hottest action online these days is
gambling, with an estimated 1,800 Web casinos
and gaming sites offering the promise of easy
money - and all the action of Las Vegas or
Churchill Downs - right from a personal
computer.
With Congress
about to vote on a federal law that would halt
the practice, more sites keep going online,
trying to lure new customers with things like
discounts, bonus bucks, easy credit card
betting and even free satellite TV systems.
The latest draw is this weekend's Belmont
Stakes, with online sites offering wagers on
whether Funny Cide will take the Triple Crown.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: COMMUNICATIONS
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Three
Who Are Not a Crowd
The
state, civil society and the private sector
must work together to foment more widespread
use of the latest information technologies,
which are vital for the economic and social
development of all countries, say experts from
the sector.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),
to take place Dec. 10-12 in Geneva, will have
to achieve coordination among these three
sectors, which need not be in conflict, says
Richard Fuchs, director of the information and
communication technologies division at the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
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HEALTH
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THE BODY´S IMMUNE SYSTEM PART II
The best way to stay healthy is to strengthen your immune system. How strong our immmune system is will be affected by our type of lifestyle. But it is also determined by our genetics. Some individuals are born with a strong constitution, which means their immune system is strong, and some are born with weak constitutions. If you were one of the fortunate ones who inherited a strong constitution you do not have to be as careful as someone with a weak constitution.
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