MERRY CHRISTMAS!
A "Tico" Christmas
As in other parts of the world,
Christmas in Costa Rica is a
time for celebration and
parties, sharing and reflecting
Downtown San José (Avenida
Central in above foto)
was mobbed yesterday
with last minute holiday
shoppers. Traditionally,
retailers offers
bargains and priced cuts
to reduce their
inventory knowing that
it will be difficult to
move after Christmas. |
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Bahnvi Looking To Forgive Loans
Some 3.600 families living in
extreme poverty may get their
Christmas gift from the
government, who is considering
forgiving some ¢2.3 billion
colones (us$4.45 million
dollars) in accumulated debt on
loans.
Last
Minute Shoppers Mob Downtown San
José
Slowly, downtown San José was
becoming crowded and by 10:00am,
the streets, shops and sidewalks
were to capacity, as last minute
shoppers made their way to the
downtown shops and markets for
bargains.
Intel To Launch Four New
Products Produced Exclusively in
Costa Rica
Intel, the computer chip giant,
announced that it will produce
four new products for 2007 that
will be exclusively manufactured
in Costa Rica.
Best Performance in 13 years
According to Finance Minister
Guillermo Zuñiga, public
finances will end this year with
the best performance in 13
years.
Education, Health First in Cuba
Budget
Cuba will assign in 2007 22.6
percent of its Gross Domestic
Product for public health and
education, a figure that is four
times the standard of the Latin
American nations for those
sectors.
Bolivia to Prioritize Jobs in
2007
The Bolivian government ratified
that among its main goals in
2007 is boosting the creation of
employments, Treasury Minister
Luis Alberto Arce said Sunday.
Fire, blasts kill seven, injure
54 at Venezuelan market
A fire in Maracaibo in the
western Venezuelan state of
Zulia killed seven people and
injured 54 others, said John
Bravo, commander of the
Maracaibo Fire Brigade on
Sunday.
Brazilian
president signs Atlantic habitat
protection into law
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva on Friday approved
a new law to protect the
Atlantic shore jungle, a habitat
which is in danger of
extinction.
