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While
more
than a
million
students
took
advantage
of the
mid year
school
break
than
began
yesterday,
Joselyn
Alvares
and her
other
1.299
schoolmates
marched
to
Ministerio
de
Educación
Pública
to
demand
that the
Education
minister
not
close
down
their
school,
the
Buenaventura
Corrales,
more
known as
the
Metal
School.
The MEP
decided
to
closed
the
building
after
major
faults
were
found in
the
structure.
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Couple Escapes To An
Exotic Life
Four years ago,
just as the city's
economic boom gained
steam and sent house
prices skyward, Dave
Dolezsar and his wife
Monica quit their
lucrative oilpatch jobs,
sold everything and left
Calgary in search of
paradise.
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Fernando Prospero, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightnare especially
around the bridge before the Escazú exit,
Multiplaza, Guachipelin and Santa Ana. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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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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Buses And Taxis May
Strike On Tuesday
Beginning on Tuesday
many may have to get
used to walking to and
from work as a the
public transportation
union is calling a
strike action that would
effectively park a large
number of public
transport buses,
protesting the high
price of diesel fuel.
Loosen The Purse Strings
As Gasoline Prices Shoot
Through The Roof
Another Round Of
Gasoline Prices
Approved, Diesel To Cost
More Than Super
In a little more than a
week - Tuesday 15 July -
the country will set
another record for high
gasoline prices, this
time diesel fuel will
cost more than gasoline,
as the Autoridad
Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep),
announced the latest
gasoline price hike
approval.
School Is Out For Mid
Year Break
Yesterday afternoon some
one million students
began their "mid year"
school break that will
last for 15 days. School
begins again on July 21.
TACA Blames Pilot Error
As Cause of Honduras
Crash
The Central American
airline TACA has said
that human error was the
cause of the fatal crash
in Honduras that killed
five people.
Costa Rica's New Coach
Promises Happiness And
Spice
Costa Rica's national
soccer team "la
Selección" new
coach Rodrigo Kenton has
promised to bring
happiness and spice to
the team as they attempt
to qualify for their
third successive World
Cup.
No Water Until Today For
Some 400.000 In San José
and Cartago
Some 400.000 people in
San José and Cartago are
still without water
since Friday morning
affected by a break in a
water main that was
caused by a private
company moving earth in
the area of Coris,
Cartago, according to
the water and sewer
utility, Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA).
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Panama to Seek Posada's
Extradition
A team of Panamanian
lawyers said they would
file a lawsuit to demand
the extradition of four
Cuban-born terrorists
from the United States.
Cuba Willing To Hold
Talks With U.S. On Equal
Footing
Cuban Foreign Minister
Felipe Perez said Friday
that the Cuban
government is willing to
negotiate with the
United States on equal
footing without
compromising its
principles.
America Forum for Food
Autonomy
The need to achieve food
sovereignty to face the
current hike in prices
of basic grains and fuel
will center the America
Social Forum to take
place October 7-12 in
Guatemala.
Cuban Journalists Defend
their Revolution
Tubal Paez, president of
the Cuban Union of
Journalists(UPEC) stated
on Friday that defending
the Cuban Revolution is
the only guarantee to
improve the entire
country and the world.
Brazil To Supervise
Action Of Foreign NGOs
Brazilian Ministry of
Justice issued a decree
on Friday ordering the
re-registration of all
foreign non-governmental
organizations that
operate in the country.
COLOMBIA:
Betancourt Freed in
Military Intelligence
Operation
Former Colombian
presidential candidate
Ingrid Betancourt, three
U.S. military
contractors and 11
Colombian police
officers and soldiers
held hostage by the
guerrillas were rescued
Wednesday in a military
intelligence operation.
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05 July 2008 |
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