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Cargo Of Toxic Toothpaste Handed
Over to Health Officials
A representative of the company
La Bomba yesterday handed over
to the Ministerio de Salud
(Health ministry) a truck loaded
with some 3 tonnes of the toxic
toothpaste, "Mr Cool".
Driving downtown
San José has
gotten a little
more frustrating
thanks to the
new traffic
signals that are
being installed
at all
intersections.
There are so
high,
higher that the
old ones they
are replacing,
that it takes
almost two card
lengths from the
intersection to
be visible by a
stopped vehicle
at a red light.
The new signals
will definitely
increase honk
horning, as it
is one way to
let the vehicle
ahead know that
the light has
turned to green.
What were the
traffic
engineers
thinking on this
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New
Zona Franca Opened in Cartago
Zeta Group yesterday announced a new Zona Franca
(free trade zone) to be located in Cartago, east
of San José, that it hopes it will attract some
us$60 million dollars in investment and create
thousands of new jobs.
Moto
Sales On The Increase
The escalating price of gasoline if forcing many
Costa Ricans to trade in their four wheels for
two.
Frontier Airlines Plans 2 Costa Rica
Destinations
The
Denver Post reports that Frontier Airlines said
in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing
that its application to the Department of
Transportation for Costa Rica service was to
provide scheduled air service from Denver and
Los Angeles to two destinations in Costa Rica.
First Five-Star Resort On Costa Rica's Atlantic
Coast Announced
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At the Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat in Key
Biscayne, Fla. Yalile Alpízar, the president and
owner of Costa Rica Luxury Estates presented an
innovative project along Costa Rica's Atlantic
coast.
Panama Investigates Drug Disappearance
The Panamanian justice system continued delving
into the complicated investigation on Tuesday,
of important National Marine Service (SMN)
officials allegedly connected with drug
trafficking.
Central America, CARICOM Talk Free Trade
Representatives from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
and Central America will begin a two-day meeting
in Panama Tuesday to foster a free trade
agreement.
Chavez Again Warns Opposition
President Hugo Chavez warned on Tuesday that
"the State will not tolerate, right under its
nose, any instigation for people to violate the
law, ignore authorities and kill the president
in order to generate chaos."
US
Traders Knock Bans on Cuba
US business representatives at a session Tuesday
in Havana censured Washington´s trade
restrictions on Cuba.
Andean Summit to Build
Cooperation
The 17th Summit of
Member Nations in the
Andean Community of
Nations (CAN), foreseen
for June 14 in the
southern department of
Tarija, will fight for
more cooperation,
assured an official
source on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT:
Earth, Inc. Sliding Into
Bankruptcy
Build a shrimp farm in
Thailand by cutting down
mangrove forests and you
will net about 8,000
dollars per hectare.
Meanwhile, the
destruction of the
forest and pollution
from the farm will
result in a loss of
ecosystems worth 35,000
dollars/ha per year.
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