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Striking
APSE
teachers
taking
in the
sun
outside
of Casa
Presidencial
in
Zapote
on
Wednesday.
Yesterday,
80% of
the
teachers
ratified
an
agreement
reached
between
union
representatives
and the
ministerio
de
Educación
Pública
and will
be back
in the
classroom
today
after
missing
23
school
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Stay Green ... 10 Ways
Hotel Guests Can Make A
Difference
You don't have to trot
the globe to be an
eco-friendly traveler.
While green travel
usually is associated
with visits to tropical
retreats in places like
Costa Rica or Belize,
it's possible to be a
responsible guest much
closer to home.
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Inside
Tip:
Driving The General Cañas
Keep clear of the
right hand lane of the General Cañas, the so
called highway between La Sabana and the airport
and the busiest in the country.
Click here for
more tips |
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Long-Lived Costa Ricans
Offer Secrets to
Reaching 100
At the age of 101,
Abuela Panchita is still
a social butterfly. The
centenarian, who lives
on Costa Rica's Nicoya
Peninsula, has a solid
support network of
friends and family,
which includes a son in
his eighties who visits
her every morning on his
bicycle. |
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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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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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Friday 25 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Legislators Vote in Favour Of Ending
Insurance Monopoly
The Legislative Assembly last night made
away with the 84 year monopoly on
insurance in the country held by the
state institution - the Instituto
Nacional de Seguros (INS) - and set
regulations for the operation of private
insurers.
Teachers Strike Finally
At An End
Beginning this morning
students can begin to go
back to classes now that
the APSE teachers strike
is finally over almost
four weeks after it
began.
China Alters New Stadium
Plans
Construction on the new
us$72 million dollar
national stadium, a gift
from China, should begin
in July after the
demolition of the
current stadium, a group
of Chinese
representatives said
after their inspection
of the site.
Central Bank Says Dollar
Won't Keep Falling
The president of the
Banco Central de Costa
Rica (BCCR), Francisco
de Paula Gutiérrez, says
he sees indicators that
the price of the U.S.
dollar will not keep
falling.
Last 2.000 GSM
Lines To Go Today
Today is the last day to
activate the 2.000 GSM cellular lines
that were offered by ICE and have yet to
have an owner.
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Central America Tunes
Food, Climate
The Third
Inter-Ministerial
Meeting of Central
American Agriculture,
Environment and Health
Ministers starts Friday
in Panama to analyze
climate change and food
security in the
subregion.
Central America to Meet
in Solidarity with Cuba
Panamanian humanitarian
organizations on
Thursday convoked the
First Central American
Meeting of Solidarity
with Cuba, to be held
October 10-12 in the
Panamanian city of
Santiago de Veraguas.
Herrera, Martinelli
Still Popular in Panama
One-in-four Panamanian
adults would cast a
ballot for housing
minister Balbina Herrera
in next year’s
presidential election,
according to a poll by
Dichter & Neira
published in La Prensa.
25.1 per cent of
respondents would vote
for the ruling
Revolutionary Democratic
Party (PRD) member.
260 Arrested During
Student Protests in
Chile
Some 260 people were
arrested Thursday during
protests in Chile
convoked by a student
organization, police
said.
South America Tackling
Food Crisis
Ecuador and other South
American nations are
currently preparing a
regional strategy to
face a possible world
food crisis.
NICARAGUA:
A
Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall
Having been hit by three
hurricanes and 25
tropical storms in less
than 10 years, Nicaragua
is looking ahead to the
next rainy season, due
to begin in May, with
wariness and
trepidation.
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