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Álvaro
Saborío
dashed
the
hopes of
the
thousands
of
Salvadorans
that
made the
trip to
see last
nights
soccer
match
between
Costa
Rica and
El
Salvador
at the
Ricardo
Saprissa
staiidum,
with a
penalty
kick
that
gave the
Ticos a
1-0
victory.
Costa
Rica now
advances
in
CONCACAF
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Costa Rica: Mud, Monkeys
And Macho Men
It was one of those
things I was glad to
have done, even if I did
watch most of it through
my fingers. It was
fiesta season in Santa
Cruz, Costa Rica, and
the whole town was out
in force to celebrate
its culture and its
cowboys.
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GBM Looks To Bill US$200
Million This Year
Costa Rican IT
integrator General
Business Machines (GBM)
is expecting to bill
US$200 million this
year, the company's
marketing & operations
manager Francisco
Montesinos told Business
News Americas.
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Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
Click here for
more tips |
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A
New Cold War in the
Caribbean?
Ever since the Monroe
Doctrine, the U.S. has
seen the Caribbean in
the way that the Romans
viewed the
Mediterranean: Mare
Nostrum, Our Sea.The bad
news: it ain't our sea
anymore, gringos.? |
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Thursday 21 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Calderon Guardia
Hospital Workers On
Indefinite Strike
The workers of the
hospital Calderón
Guardia yesterday
morning began a four
hour work stoppage that
escalated to an
indefinite strike,
pressuring the Caja
Costarricense de Seguro
Social (CCSS) to
reinstate the three
fired hospital
administration
officials.
President Arias Admits
Asking His Friend The Dalai Lama To
Postpone Visit
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, admitted
yesterday that he wrote
a letter to the Dalai
Lama asking him to
cancel his visit to
Costa Rica on September
10.
ICE Acquires Additional
Broadband Internet
Connection
Costa Rica now has an
added internet
connection, guaranteeing
fast and continued
connectivity to the rest
of the world.
How It Cost!
Costa Rica beats El
Salvador 1 - 0 On
Penalty
Forward Alvaro Saborio
scored on penalty in the
first minute of the
second half Wednesday to
give Costa Rica a 1-0
victory over El Salvador
in the semifinal round
of CONCACAF World Cup
qualifying.
Alleged Fraudster Living
Large in Costa Rica
With the Absolute Poker
and UltimateBet cheating
scandals still very much
centre stage for the
online poker player
community, it's perhaps
not surprising that
characters allegedly
involved in the scandal
attract media coverage
whenever they surface.
Panama, Colombia Explore
Relations
PANAMA - The 13th
Meeting of the
Bi-national Commission
to be held on September
1-2 will focus on
relations between Panama
and Colombia.
Venezuela, Argentina
Begin Construction of
Railway Linking Their
Capitals
CARACAS - The
governments of Venezuela
and Argentina Wednesday
launched a project to
construct a railway that
will connect Caracas
with Buenos Aires at a
ceremony in Caracas.
Colombian Government
Says FARC Victims Apply
For Reparation
BOGOTA - Most victims
who have applied for
reparation are those
affected by the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
the governmental
Committee of the Armed
Conflict Victim's
Reparation in Colombia
said Wednesday.
Brazil Authorizes
Extradition of Colombian
Drug Dealer To U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's Minister of
Justice Tarso Genro
approved Tuesday night
the extradition of
Colombian drug dealer
Juan Carlos Ramirez
Abadia to the United
States, local media
reported Wednesday.
Demonstrators Block
Highways In Bolivia
LIMA - Demonstrators
opposing the government
of Bolivian President
Evo Morales Wednesday
blocked three highways
connecting the east and
west of the country.
NICARAGUA:
US
Fourth Fleet Treads Fine
Line
he newly reactivated
U.S. Fourth Fleet began
its operations in Latin
American waters with a
humanitarian mission
that made its first stop
in Nicaragua, before
heading on to six other
countries of the
Caribbean and Central
and South America.
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