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The
glass
between
the
public
gallery
and the
legislative
floor
has bee
polarized,
reducing
greatly
the
public's
view of
the
proceedings,
blocking
the
numerous
placards
that the
public
has
posted
on the
window,
offending
legislators.
One
legislator
has the
Constitutional
Court to
rule the
polarization
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PIG-POWERED Eco Lodge in
Costa Rica
While you may not
naturally associate pig
feces with ‘clean’
energy, the Lapa Rios
Ecolodge in Costa Rica
manages to makes pig poo
power seem smart, sexy
and super sustainable
with their
environmentally friendly
resort.
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With Costa Rica's mail,
it's address unknown
Pity the poor Costa
Rican postman. Sure, he
doesn't have to deal
with sleet or snow. But
consider what passes for
an address here: From
the Tibas cemetery, 200
meters south, 300 meters
west, cross the train
tracks, white two-story
house.
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Wednesday 07 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Ticos To Receive
us$600 Million Dollars in Remittances
This Year
Some 300.000 Costa Ricans are expected
to receive us$600 million dollars this
year from family living and working a
abroad, according to the Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) in
its report released yesterday.
Gas Hike on Friday
Get ready for another round of gasoline
price increases, that is expected to go
into effect Friday after notice being
published Thursday in the official
government publication, La Gaceta.
CCSS Provides Solar
Powered Refrigerators To
Indigenous Communities
The Caja Costarricense
del Seguro Social (CCSS)
announced Tuesday that
it will be providing
solar powered
refrigerators to various
indigenous communities,
the main purpose to
store vaccines for a
number of illnesses.
Emergency Commission
Lifts All Alerts
As the rainy season
winds down, the Comisión
Nacional de Emergencias
(CNE) - national
emergency commission -
has lifted all alerts in
the country, saying that
there are no pressure
systems or major storms
headed our way to pose
any threats.
Job Options in
Abundance For End of Year
For those looking for a
job, Manpower says it will be holding a
job fair this weekend in an attempt to
fill a number vacancies. In addition,
the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje
(INA) - national technical training
institute - is looking for professionals
to fill a number of teaching vacancies.
Constitutional Court
Asked To Decide on
Polarized Windows in
Legislature
One legislator is not
happy with the decision
to polarize the windows
that separate the public
gallery from the
legislative assembly
floor and has appealed
to the Sala IV
(Constitutional Court).
Nicaraguans Awarded $3.2
Million Over Pesticides
Six Nicaraguan farm
workers have won $3.2
million dollars in
damages after a Los
Angeles jury agreed that
they had been rendered
sterile by the use of a
banned pesticide by the
US company Dole Food.
Panama Medics
Paralyze Public
Hospitals
Panama polyclinics and
public hospitals linked
to the Health Ministry
and Social Security are
only treating
emergencies Tuesday due
to a medical staff
protest for higher pay.
Gas Hike on Friday
According to United
Nations estimates,
24,000 people have been
affected and close to
2000 homes damaged in
Nicaragua as a result of
the extreme rainfall and
flooding that occurred
across Central America
in October.
Guatemala
President-Elect Names
Cabinet
While the complete
Guatemalan Cabinet will
be announced December
1st, President-elect
Alvaro Colom advanced
some names on Monday,
including that of the
future foreign minister,
Haroldo Rodas.
Chavez Highlights
Venezuelan Economic
Achievements
President of Venezuela
Hugo Chavez highlighted
on Tuesday his country's
foreign policy
achievements at the end
of a signing ceremony of
an agreement for the
creation of a binational
development fund worth
$6 billion with China.
CUBA:
Churches Tackle
Divisions by Discussing
Ethics, Not Doctrine
A group of
Christian denominations
and ecumenical
organisations in Cuba
have launched an ethical
dialogue aimed at
smoothing over their
historical differences
and fomenting mutual
understanding,
knowledge, and openness
to debate.
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07 November 2007 |
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