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Electrical Power Rationing
Resumes Today
Following more almost two days
of no power rationing, the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) will resume
its rationing of electrical
power throughout the country as
the country faces an energy
crisis.
Not even
president Oscar
Arias is immune
to the blackouts
by ICE, as the
president's
house in
Rohrmoser went
dark during an
interview with
the Spanish
language
newspaper Diaro
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Liberia Airport The
"Golden Door"
The tourism sector in
Guanacaste is predicting
that there will be an
increase of between 10
and 15% more tourists
coming into the Daniel
Oduber international
airport in Liberia,
during this low season.
21
de la Suerte Is Back
Following an absence in the
marker, the lottery game "21 de
la Suerte" will be back on sale
beginning tomorrow, and at a
lower price than before.
One More Year
The United States granted a
one-year extension for Marie
Gonzalez, a Costa Rican, to
continue in college and in her
struggle for immigrants in the
U.S.
A
Pepsi With Your Imperial
Brewing giant SABMiller says it
has completed the sale of its
Pepsi franchise in Costa Rica.
New Disney Tour Company
Stretches Magic Kingdom's Border
to Costa Rica
Arenal Volcano loomed smoking in
front of us. Trees rife with
orchids, ferns and bromeliads
stretched for miles below our
wooden platform in the clouds.
But my attention was glued on my
8-year-old daughter, Annie, as
she was strapped into a harness
more than 660 feet above the
rain forest floor on our third
day in Costa Rica. A thin, steel
zip line was snapped to her
gear.
Poisoned Drugs Kill Hundreds in
Panama
Hundreds of people died of
poisoned medicine's consumption
although the figure can increase
after the results of exhumation.
Students Receive
us$12,500 for Peace
Work in Nicaragua
“One in every two
women in Nicaragua
has been physically
mistreated at some
point by her husband
or companion,”
according to the
United Nations
inter-agency
campaign on women’s
human rights in
Latin America and
the Caribbean.
Argentina to Join UN Bodies
Argentina was elected to join
several subsidiary organs of the
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
in New York, official sources
confirmed.
Ecuadorians to Present Fidel
Castro with Indigenous Staff
An Ecuadorian youth delegation
which traveled to Cuba on Sunday
will present Cuban President
Fidel Castro with an indigenous
ceremonial staff, the highest
symbol of indigenous power.
Venezuela Ready to Control
Orinoco Oil Strip
Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
said on Sunday that transition
committees have been set up at
the Orinoco Oil Strip to resumed
production on May 1, when the
State will take over control
over those fields.
VENEZUELA:
Bull Fights -
Cultural Tradition
or National
Disgrace?
The roar of "Olé!"
greeting a sweep of
the cape and the
rapturous applause
when the bull meets
its death at the
matador's sword may
soon become a thing
of the past in
Venezuela if the
movement supporting
a new animal
protection law is
successful.
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