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Janina
del
Vecchio,
the new
minister
of
Segurdiad.
[Ilustration
Byron
Moreno.
Al Dia] |
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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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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
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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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Sunday 27 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa
Rica Suspends Legal Cooperation With US
Costa Rica has suspended
legal cooperation with the United States
and filed a diplomatic protest over what
it called the "disrespectful" treatment
of its Fiscal General, Francisco
Dall'Anese, at the Miami International
Airport.
Bean Producers
Concerned
The food crisis that is affecting the
world is beginning to be evident in
Costa Rica as rice producers have asked
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, to
declare a state of emergency that would
reactivate national production.
Protest For Peace
Looking for justice,
family members and
friends of victims of
crime marched together
for peace on Saturday.
Parents who lost a child
and those who lost a
brother, sister,
husband, wife and friend
all gathered in a shared
pain.
Students To Attend
School After Hours and
Saturdays To Make Lost
Time Due To Strike
According to Ministerio
de Educación Pública (MEP),
public high school
students will be
required to make up the
22 lost school days by
putting extra hours
during the week and
Saturdays, all caused by
almost four weeks of the
teachers strike.
35 Years Later, Father
of Cell Phone Looks
Back, Ahead
Martin Cooper, 79,
recalls the rush to
build the cell phone
back in the early 1970s.
As a general manager at
a small wireless
communication company
called Motorola, he
remembers hearing that
AT&T was pursuing
cellular technology for
car phones.
Road To Limón
Closed Today As Work Crews Continue
Paving Lines
Work on ruta 32
continues this weekend, forcing the
entire closing the highway that leads to
Limón between 9:00am and 3:00pm, as work
crews continue to paint lines and
install reflectors.
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Nicaragua Plans Cuba
Solidarity
The Nicaraguan
Solidarity with Cuba
Coordinator meets today
to plan the 50th
celebration of strength,
struggles and victories
of the Cuban people
against the empire,
informed Edgardo Garcia,
president of the
organization.
9 Killed In Honduras
Prison Riot
Nine prisoners were
killed during a riot at
a prison in northern
Honduras Saturday,
according to news
reaching here from
Tegucigalpa.
36 Prisoners Tunnel Out
Of Brazilian Jail
A group of 36 prisoners
tunneled their way out
of a prison in northeast
Brazil Saturday morning,
said Brazilian
officials.
U.S. Ex-UN Ambassador
Seeks Help From
Venezuela For Hostage
Release
U.S. former UN
ambassador Bill
Richardson met with
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez Saturday to
seek help for the
release of three U.S.
hostages held by
Colombia's largest rebel
group.
LATIN AMERICA:
Eliminating Poverty at
Low Cost
The success of
pioneering efforts to
reduce inequality and
poverty using relatively
few resources has led to
an expansion in Latin
America of direct aid,
targeting the most
vulnerable families,
especially in rural
areas.
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26 April 2008 |
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