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Nicaraguan
amateur
"torero"
Milton
Daniel
Treviño
Urbina
was sure
to have
felt
force of
the 500
kg bull
known as
"Zetillero",
all as
part of
the year
fun at
the
Zapote
Fair. [Foto:
Randall
Sandoval] |
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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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Wednesday 31 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
See the Toros
a la Tica here!
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Appeal Against
Drunk Driving Law Filed;
Swiss Tourist Given
Probation
The habit of filing a "recurso
de amparo" (writ of
habeas corpus) against
laws that do not sit
well has not escaped the
newly passed Ley de
Tránsito, in particular
the article that sends
drunk drivers to jail.
The Sala Constitucional
yesterday received its
first filing by a man
accused of drunk
driving.
TLC With The US Goes
Into Effect Tomorrow
Tomorrow, January 1,
2009, is a new day for
Costa Rica as the long
and costly debate of the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - the
free trade deal with the
United States and
Central America - goes
into effect.
2009 Begins With Minimum
Salary Increase
Mininum salaried private
sector workers will wake
tomorrow morning to a
new year and a salary
raise, as all minimum
private sector salaries
increase by 7% as
approved by the Consejo
Nacional de Salarios
last October.
SEC Settles With Rica
Foods
The U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission has
settled civil claims
against Rica Foods and
its former CEO Calixto
Chaves, who now lives in
Costa Rica, according to
a press release.
Destination Weddings
Keep Guest List Down
Cameron Bradley had
always dreamed of a big
church wedding. She
wanted a couple hundred
guests and a reception
at a country club with a
band.
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Plane Disappears
Over
Panama
Panama City - A Cessna
152 aircraft with two
crew members on board
disappeared on Tuesday
over a mountainous area
of Madden Lake.
Cold Kills More than 20
People in Mexico
Mexico City - Near 20
people have died in
Mexico because of the
drops of temperature of
the current winter
season, official reports
reported Monday.
Bolivian President
Defends Expulsion of
U.S. Ambassador
La Paz - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
said Tuesday that the
September expulsion of
U.S. Ambassador Philip
Goldberg was "a success
and not a mistake
because it "thwarted "
an opposition coup plot.
Traffic Accidents Kill
875 People In Peru In
2008
Lima - A total of 875
people were killed and
5,397 others injured in
traffic accidents from
Jan. 1 to Dec. 25, 2008
in Peru, the National
Police's Highway
Protection Unit said
Tuesday.
CUBA-LATAM:
From Isolation to
Reinsertion
Cuba’s
reintegration into Latin
America means that the
government of Raúl
Castro will be
celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the
Revolution in a wholly
different regional
context than the one
that prevailed in the
1960s, when this
Caribbean island nation
was marginalized by
practically all of Latin
America.
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B.C.C.R.
31 December 2008 |
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