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A vendor
sells
his
wares on
a
Avenida
Cental
in
downtown
San
Jose.
Costa
Rica's
President
Oscar
Arias
said the
global
financial
crisis
will
strike
the
working
class,
and made
a call
to
private
companies
to save
and to
avoid
laying
off
workers.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Ulate] |
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Legal & Wedding Services in Guanacaste
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Quálitas
Eyes Expansion to Costa Rica,
Panama - Central America
Mexico's largest automobile
insurance company Quálitas,
which launched operations in El
Salvador earlier this month, is
analyzing an expansion to Costa
Rica and Panama as part of its
internationalization strategy,
top executives from Quálitas
told BNamericas.
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Management Moment
While meant to be humorous, I
recently saw a bumper sticker
that read, “I’m on my way to
work, just kill me”
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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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
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Saturday 20 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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SUTEL Board Members
Appointed
The legislative
assembly, in a late
Friday afternoon vote,
ratified the naming of
the 2 Superintendencia
de Telecomunicaciones (SUTEL)
board members,
eliminating all
obstacles for the
government to ratify the
Tratado Libre de
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States and
Central America - by the
December 31 deadline.
Zapote Fair Is A Go!
The doubt surrouding the
holding of the annual
fair in Zapote, east of
San Jose, was lifted
yesterday as the final
Ministerio de Salud
(Health ministry)
inspectors gave the fair
grounds and the redondel
"bull ring" and clean
bill of health.
Legislators Ask Banks To
Use Funds Wisely
At 11:36am Friday,
legislators approved in
second reading the Ley
de Capitilizacion that
will infuse us$117.5
million dollars to state
banks to provide credit
for small and medium
sized business to spur
the economy.
Rodriguez
Loses His Freedom Again
Legal troubles for
former president, Miguel
Ángel Rodríguez
(1998-2002) never seem
to end, as the Juzgado
Penal de Hacienda del
Segundo Circuito
Judicial, has ordered
preventive measures
against the former
president for his
alleged role in
kickbacks received from
British insurer, PWS.
Spain donates €35,000
Euro to prevent spread
of disease in Costa Rica
To fight the spread of
illness in the Caribbean
region, Spain last week
announced it would be
donating €35,000 Euro
(US$47,900) through the
Spanish International
Cooperation Agency.
4.000 Cowboys To Invade
San José Next Friday
4.000 cowboys will take
part in this year's
"Tope Nacional" held in
San José on December 26,
all proceeds going to
the Hospicio de
Huérfanos de San José
(Orphanage), said the
municipality which
organizes the annual
event.
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Great Progress in
Nicaraguan Literacy
Campaign
Managua - The Nicaraguan
authorities got
important achievements
in their thirst for
declaring Nicaragua free
of illiterate people on
July 19, 2009, said
Mario Rivera, president
of the Sandinista Young
People League Friday.
Colombia Destroys Drug
Trafficking Network
Bogota - The Colombian
Prosecutor's Office said
Friday it had dismantled
a drug trafficking
network believed to be
linked to a Mexican drug
trafficking cartel
Sinaloa.
Russian Naval Vessels
Visit Cuba
Havana - Vessels from
the Northern Fleet of
the Russian Navy arrived
in Cuba's Havana Bay on
Friday for a visit.
Chileans Asked To Remain
Calm After Quakes
Santiago - The Chilean
government has called on
citizens to remain calm
in the wake of a series
of earthquakes that has
hit central regions of
the country since
Thursday evening.
Peruvian President Urges
Unity in Face of
Financial Crisis
Lima - Peruvian
President Alan Garcia
announced on Friday that
2009 would be called the
"year of unity toward
the external crisis" for
the South American
country.
CUBA: "I’m a Man and I
Cry"
"I was ashamed to cry,"
confesses Alejandro López, a burly Cuban man
who a year ago decided
to break away from
violence and leave
behind the "macho"
stereotypes that
prevented him from
expressing his feelings
and sensibility.
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B.C.C.R.
20 December 2008 |
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