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Census Will Focus On The Number
of Televisions in Each Home
More than 14.000 homes will have
their doors knocked on by census
takers in all areas of the
country as the Instituto
Nacional de Estadística y Censos
(INEC) carries out the "Encuesta
de Hogares".
Costa Rican President
Oscar Arias speaks with
journalists after
arriving in Panama City,
Panama, Monday. The
presidents of Mexico,
Colombia and Central
America countries will
meet in Panama on
Tuesday to discuss
programs of energy and
commercial integration.
[AP Photo/Arnulfo
Franco] |
BCR Now
The New INS Cashier
The state bank, Banco de Costa
Rica (BCR) and the state
insurance company, Instituto
Nacional de Seguros (INS) have
reached an agreement whereby the
BCR will replace the Banco
Crédito Agrícola de Cartago (BCAC),
for the collection of funds for
the INS.
Central American Business to
Seek Opportunities in China
Costa Rica is organizing a
series of visits for Central
American business people,
including Costa Ricans, to trade
fairs in China this year, the
country's Chamber of Exporters (Cadexco)
said on Monday.
Sporting Press Cheers Italy's
World Cup Win
Costa Rica's sporting press on
Monday hailed Italy's World Cup
triumph, but felt regrets at
French midfielder Zinedine
Zidane, who was sent off for
headbutting Italian defender
Marco Materazzi.
Triathlon Competitors will
include 13-year-old Costa Rican
Competitors during the bike
portion of Sunday's Valley of
the Sun Triathlon just might
find themselves being summarily
passed by a 13-year-old boy -
and they won't need to be
embarrassed by it.
Bikini
Celebrates 60th Birthday
Vive le bikini.
A
Governmental Guide to Sex Work
The Brazilian labour
ministry advises prostitutes how
to attract better customers
through perfumes and then to
properly invest their savings in
a link on its official Internet
site, a newspaper reported on
Saturday.
NGO´s for Nicaragua Children
Funding
A group of nongovernmental
organizations demanded Monday
the State must show greater
respect for Nicaraguan children
and youth.
Copa, Queen of Central American
Skies
Copa Airlines, based in Panama,
has become the largest carrier
of Central America, according to
its latest performance
statistics.
Salvadoran Little Girls in Sex
Network
A great number of minor girls
have been trapped into
prostitution in El Salvador
through deceitful offers of
stable and well-paid jobs, an
International Labour
Organization expert confirmed in
an interview published Monday.
More Hospitals Join Strike in
Guatemala
The San Juan de Dios Hospital in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala´s
third largest city, on Monday
joined the strike that began one
month ago in several health
centers to demand material,
medicines and equipment.
US
Anti-Cuban Plan Reiterated
The US government reiterated on
Monday its pro-intervention plan
against Cuba aimed at
terminating the Island's
political process.
Prostitute Retraining Program,
From Johns to Geriatrics
A new project in Germany that
could be well applied in Costa
Rica, has been teaching prostitutes a
wholly new bedside manner -
retraining them to become care
workers for the elderly.
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