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A new kind of watchdog.
A cow sits in the middle of a field used to
keep old and rusting buses. The field
is located in the valley, along the Tiribi
river, between Escazu and Pavas.
[Foto:
insidecostarica.com]
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
The
Week Starts Off with 3 Tremors
Yesterday afternoon three tremors were
registered, with the epicenter in Copey de
Dota, in the area of Los Santos, east of San
José. The first earthquake was felt around
1:30 in the afternoon and registered 4.3 on
the Richter scale.
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Contaminated
Water in Alajuelita
Sometimes
water can be scarce, however, this Sunday,
neighbours of Conception de la Alajuelita, a
community on the south side of San José,
they had plenty of water - but with worms.
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ICE
Does NOT Get Rates Approval
ARESEP,
the regulating body of public service rates
and fees, did not approve an increase in
telephone rates as requested by ICE, the
telephone company.
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General
Cańas Highway Closed at Nights
Beginning last night, the portion of the
highway General Cańas - or known locally as
"La Pista" - that connects
Alajuela to San José will closed every
night from 9pm to 5am due to repairs.
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SEC
Settles Company Certification Case
In the first case of the U.S. enforcing the provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that calls for executives to swear to a company's financial statements,
U.S. the Securities and Exchange Commission settled Monday with Rica Foods Inc. and two of its officers.
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US personal bankruptcies reach record high
Personal bankruptcies in the United States reached an all-time high in the 12-month period ended on June 30 of this year, the American Bankruptcy Institute said on Monday.
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World coffee producers to meet in Colombia on market recovery
The International Coffee Organization (ICO), which groups the world's major coffee producers and consumers, will convene in mid-September in Colombiato boost international coffee markets affected by overproduction and depressed prices.
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Colombian security brace for Rumsfeld's visit
The Colombian authorities have mobilized all security forces to guard United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's coming visit to the Andean state.
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Colombian rebels seek contact with international community
The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is asking the international community to hold a meeting to explain what it calls "another version" of the internal conflict in Colombia.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: VENEZUELA
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Ballot
Box Pressure as Chávez Hits Halfway Mark
Venezuela's
President Hugo Chávez reaches the halfway
mark in his six-year term on Tuesday, and --
according to the constitution that he himself
promoted -- the opposition can then activate
the mechanisms for holding a recall referendum
to try to remove him from office.
Over the past three years the country has sunk
into an ongoing clash between Chávez's Fifth
Republic Movement (MVR) and the opposition,
which claims 77 political parties and civil
society and union organisations. Both sides
are impervious to any new weigh-in of
achievements and mistakes. >more
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