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Dominican
President Hipolito Mejia who on Sunday
conceded defeat to former president Leonel
Fernandez in the presidential election, casts
his vote.
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Four Arrested in Drug Bust
Details are being released by
authorities on the arrest of four Colombians Saturday morning on suspicion
of running drugs. The four men were arrested in Puerto Carrillo, Guanacaste,
in the Nicoya Peninsula.
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New Cellular Towers; New GSM Service May be Stalled
ICE - Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad - recently announced the installation of new cellular
towers, both for the TDMA and GSM technology - with the objective of
bettering coverage for cellular subscribers.
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Costa Rican Woman Arrested in Panama for "Coyotaje"
Panamanian immigration
officials detained at Panama's national airport - aeropuerto Internacional
de Tocumen - a Cuban woman who is naturalized Costa Rican, under suspicion
of operating a band of "coyotes".
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Latin America a Hot Market for Investors
Latin America, along with
other emerging economies around the world, has experienced a stock market
resurgence. Though there has been some cooling lately, the average stock
mutual fund investing in Latin America is up 36 percent over the past 12
months, says Lipper Analytical Services.
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Dominican president concedes defeat in election
Dominican President Hipolito
Mejia Sunday conceded defeat to former president Leonel Fernandez in the
presidential election, according to reports reaching here.
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3 shot to death when Dominican presidential polls
begin
Three people died
Sunday when the presidential elections began in the Dominican Republic in a
confusing shootout at a ballot stations in Barahona, 180 kilometers
southwest of the capital Santo Domingo.
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International News from the New York Times |
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LEARN SPANISH |
People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Using a cell phone in Costa Rica
If you plan to visit
Costa Rica and you need a cell phone to stay in
contact with your office, business associates, family and friends – don’t bring your cell phone
with you!
Cell phone service in Costa Rica is provided by only
one carrier, ICE (Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad) and your cell phone will not connect
to the ICE system unless you have made special
arrangements in advance of your trip.
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
Nobel
Laureates Recommend Dialogue to Venezuela
Their
different experiences as leaders of their
countries have led them to the same
conclusion. "Dialogue can work miracles,"
said Costa Rica's Oscar Arias. "Why not to
organize a national dialogue to discuss
problems?," wonders Russia's Mikhail
Gorbachev
Oscar Arias -invited to the forum "Words for
Venezuela," sponsored by the local Venezueal
bank Banesco - remembers that in his peace
plan for Nicaragua, "democracy was a
requisite for a stable and durable peace."
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TRAVEL & TOURISM |
Costa Rica A Great Haven for Tourists
If you greet someone in Costa
Rica with “Como estas?” (How are you?), they’ll respond with a smile, “Muy bueno,
pura vida!” (Very well, pure life!)
Is the pervasive well-being of these citizens, their pura vida, due to their
wisdom, or is it “pura suerte” (pure luck)?
We all have heard the parable of the goose that laid the golden eggs, killed by
a greedy, short-sighted ignoramus is order to get all the eggs, only to discover
that the goose had to be alive in order to keep laying. Duh. We’re just back
from a land that has a golden goose, only the people there nurture it, feed it,
and take special care of it, and it keeps on laying golden eggs, year after year
after year.
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Retirement/Relocation Tours for the Non-rich!
I am the ONLY Retirement,
Relocation Guide in Costa Rica without a
hidden agenda.
I will show you many of the best areas for
value of climate, land, amenities, and
building costs.
I will introduce you to honest, value, people
who will share with you the actual costs of
real estate & homes built for people like you.
You can then compare these to any of the other
“DEALS” promoted by the many other “Tours”
Please visit:
www.costaricaretireonss.com
and contact my References.
George Lundquist, Retirement, Relocation
Columnist for:
www.insidecostarica.com
and
www.welovecostarica.com |
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