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The
president
of Costa
Rica's
central
bank,
Francisco
de Paula
Gutierrez,
answers
questions
as
Murilo
Portugal,
deputy
managing
director
of the
International
Monetary
Fund,
looks on
during a
news
conference
in San
José,
Friday.
Participants
in the
regional
conference
of the
International
Monetary
Fund
proposed
creating
a
regional
insurance
policy
to cover
costs of
natural
disasters.
[AP
Photo/Kent
Gilbert]
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ATM
Celebrating 40th Birthday
An automated teller machine
(ATM) is a computerized
telecommunications device that
provides the customers of a
financial institution with
access to financial transactions
in a public space without the
need for a human clerk or bank
teller.
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The Wait
is Almost Over
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone™
will go on sale today at 6:00
p.m. at Apple® retail stores
nationwide. All 164 Apple retail
stores in the US will stay open
until midnight, and customers
can purchase up to two iPhones
on a first come, first served
basis.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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Learning Spanish from the TV
Next to practicing with native speakers,
watching Spanish television programs is one of the best ways to learn the
language.
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Saturday 30
June 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Latest Phishing Victim
Lost ¢24 Million
A young woman is the
latest reported case of
a victim of "phishing"
losing ¢24 million
colones (us$46.500) from
her Banco Nacional
account.
Heavy Traffic Controls
This Weekend
Vacationers heading out
of San José for the
beaches and resorts
found heavy traffic
controls beginning last
night as the Policía de
Tránsito aims to make
this mid year vacation a
safe one.
No Water Today in Four
Districts Due To
Maintenance
To better service, the
Acueductos y
Alcanterillados (AyA) -
water and sewer utility
- said it will shut off
water in four areas from
8:00am to 8:00pm today.
TSE Ready For
Referendum, Waiting Out
Constitutional Court
Decision
Come October 7,
2.651.000 Costa Ricans
will be eligible to cast
their vote to determine
the fate of the Tratado
de Libre Comercio *TLC)
- free trade agreement
with the United States.
A Strategic Ally
Costa Rica was appointed
as new member of the
Executive Committee of
the United Nations High
Commissioner for
Refugees, in Geneva,
Switzerland.
European Union, Central
America Talk Free Trade
Representatives of the
European Union and
Central American nations
have officially began
negotiations aimed at
reaching a free trade
agreement, EU sources
reported Thursday.
Observers against
Election Violence in
Guatemala
International observers
insisted on Friday on
the need to design a
preventive plan against
violence during the
election campaign and on
the voting day in
September in Guatemala.
Nicaraguan President to
Belize Summits
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega went
directly from Mexico
Friday to San Pedro,
Belize to attend two sub
regional summits.
Two New Cuban Rums
Launched in Chile
Cuban rum's latest
varieties, one of them at least 15 years
maturing, were introduced to business
people in the Chilean capital by the
Pernod Ricard Group distributor.
Colombian Finds Cocaine
in Dentures
A sharp-eyed airport
inspector foiled a plot
to ship 20 pounds of
cocaine to Panama when
he discovered the drugs
stuffed inside sets of
false teeth.
NICARAGUA:
Plant Trees, Harvest
Water
More than six years ago,
the residents of the
rural community of Lomas
del Viento, on
Nicaragua's Pacific
coast, took up the task
of recuperating the 10
flowing springs that
were drying up as a
result of logging in the
surrounding forests. And
they succeeded.
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