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San José
mayor,
Johnny
Araya
Monge,
officially
declared
last
night
his
candidacy
to seek
out the
Partido
Liberación
Nacional
for the
presidential
race in
2009.
Araya,
who
continues
as mayor
of San
José,
will
face,
among
the
candidates
for the
PLN
nomination,
former
security
minister,
Fernando
Berrocal,
and
former
Costa
Rican
vice-president,
Laura
Chinchilla,
who
still
has to
make her
declaration
official.
[Foto:
Luis
Morales] |
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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.
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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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Friday 14 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
President Arias Hails
Ties With China
The visit is of great
"importance" as the two
countries have great
potentials to further
enhance their bilateral
ties, Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias
said in a national wide
television address.
Arrival of Chinese
President Sunday Will Be
Chaotic For Traffic
Chinese President Hu
Jintao is set to visit
Costa Rica beginning
Sunday, as part of the
first visit by a Chinese
leader travels to
Central America. "It
will be a historic
visit," according to the
Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores y Culto de
Costa Rica
(Costa Rican Foreign
Ministry).
Protesters Impede
Arrival Of Cruise Ship
A cruise ship carrying
1,300 passengers that
was scheduled to arrive
at Costa Rica's Pacific
port of Puntarenas had
to be diverted to Panama
because of a protest by
fishermen that left
three people arrested
and caused an estimated
us$250,000 in losses,
Costa Rican authorities
said Thursday.
Recope To Request Drop
in Gasoline Prices
The state refinery will
be playing Santa Claus
today as it makes its
monthly request for a
change in gasoline
prices with an expected
drop of ¢160 per litre.
However, the Autoridad
Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep),
may play an even bigger
Santa, as it feels the
price drop should be
even higher.
Hotel Tax Out, Airfare
Tax In
Costa Rica will soon be
dropping the 3% hotel
sales tax with a us$15
tax on all airfares to
Costa Rica.
Rich Collection of Costa
Rican Flora Hits The
Web
(AFP) – Costa Rica's
National Herbarium
announced Thursday it
had launched a website
with information on 95
percent of the country's
plant species -- some
220,000 specimens
Nicaragua Waits for Vote
Recount
Managua - Nicaragua
waits on Thursday for a
vote recount, authorized
by the election council
in Managua to avert
violence in the nation
after regional elections
held on Sunday.
Guatemala Truckers
Demand Security
Guatemala - The
associations of
Guatemalan urban and
extra-urban truckers
demanded to increase
security measures to
protect workers and
users due to the wave of
violence gripping
Thursday this sector.
Fidel Castro Book Values
Principles
Havana - Fidel Castro's
book "La Paz en
Colombia" (Peace in
Colombia ), launched in
Havana Wednesday,
proclaims Cuba and its
leader's attachment to
ethics and principles to
politically solve the
conflict in that nation.
Chaos for Mass Fraud in
Colombia
Bogota - Chaos continued
on Thursday in over 15
Colombian cities, in the
wake of riots and
sacking following the
closing of 66 branches
of the DRFE illegal
financial pyramid, which
swindled dozens of
thousands of savers.
Venezuelan President
Calls On Active Voting
In Elections
Caracas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on
Thursday urged all his
supporters to vote in
the upcoming regional
elections for state
governors, city mayors
and state legislative
councils.
LATIN AMERICA:
Elusive Right to Land
Inflames Indigenous
Protests
In the past two decades
Latin America has made
advances in signing
international and
national instruments
that recognise and
protect the rights of
indigenous peoples. The
problem is that these
laws are not always
heeded by governments,
and the lack of
enforcement has fuelled
protests.
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14 November 2008 |
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