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Costa
Rica's
president,
Óscar
Arias,
lived
first
hand the
anguish
of the
Guardacostas
(Coast
Guard)
and the
inhabitants
of the
island
La
Islita
in the
Pacific,
when the
boat he
was
traveling
to the
site
stalled.
The
difference
here is
that
help
arrived
instantly.
[Foto:
Diana
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Legal & Wedding Services in Guanacaste
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No
Shoes Required
And that is why places
like Costa Rica are
adult playgrounds,
spawning a tremendous
boost in eco-tourism. A
trip to Costa Rica
brings a heartfelt
reminder of why we
should focus on saving
this amazing planet.
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How I made
It: Ricky Thomas,
Founder of Petmeds
After a couple of years heading
the IT department at the
spread-betting firm IG, Ricky
Thomas felt burnt out and
decided to quit. He was on
holiday when he spotted a
business opportunity.
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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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Buying Foreclosures in
Costa Rica
Property
foreclosures are just as
common in Costa Rica as
are anywhere else, and
as always, they are an
excellent option for a
serious investor. |
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Sunday 21 September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Only 311 Patrol Vehicles
To Cover 35.000 Kms Of
Roads
If you ever wondered why
it takes so long for a
Tránsito (traffic)
official to arrive at
the scene of an
accident, the answer is
simple. There are only
311 patrol vehicles
available to patrol some
35.000 kilometres of
paved and gravel roads.
Chinchilla Says Zuñiga
Decision Changes Nothing
Costa Rica's vice
president and ministra
de Justicia, Laura
Chinchilla, said that
the decision of ministro
de Hacienda, Guillermo
Zúñiga, to run for the
nomination for the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) for the
2010 presidential
elections, changes
nothing.
Program Urges Drivers To
Use Child Restraints
The Hospital Nacional de
Niños (Children's
hospital) was filled
with music and clowns to
bring the message home
to drivers to use child
restraints.
Floating Restaurant A
Treat For Visitors Of
San Lucas
Today the Isla San
Lucas, the island that
once held Costa Rica's
infamous prison, is
becoming a tourist
attraction. And one of
those attractions is
flotating restaurant.
Consumption Recedes
Costa Ricans are
starting to apply the
brakes on consumption.
Several cues to this
trend are evident.
Remittances Decelerate
The money that Costa
Ricans working abroad
send to their families
has been increasing at a
lower pace in recent
times.
Sandinista Priest
Presiding Over UN
UN - Miguel d'Escoto is
coming back to haunt
Washington. The foreign
affairs minister of
Nicaragua for eleven
years and a Sandinista
priest, d’Escoto is now
presiding over the
192-member body that is
the United Nations
General Assembly.
D’Escoto has found the
perfect pulpit from
which to point his
finger once again at the
United States.
Bush Meets Colombian
President On FTA
WASHINGTON - U.S.
President George W. Bush
met with his Colombian
counterpart Alvaro Uribe
at the White House on
Saturday.
El Salvador: FMLN
Favorite for Elections
SAN SALVADOR - The
opposition National
Farabundo Martí
Liberation Front (FMLN)
maintains Saturday the
sympathy of the
Salvadorans with an eye
toward the presidential
elections, while the
ruling party,
Nationalist Republican
Alliance (ARENA) still
looks for its formula.
Chavez for Socialist
Development Fund
CARACAS - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
proposed creation of a
Socialist Development
Fund to finance projects
designed by governors
and mayors to benefit
the people.
New Security Policy in
Ecuador
QUITO - Ecuador
began implementing a new
security policy on
Friday that for the
first time considers
citizens the main engine
to guarantee full
sovereignty and respect
for human rights.
CHILE:
Salvador Allende -
Greatest Chilean, by
Popular Acclaim
he late socialist
President Salvador Allende, who was
overthrown by the armed
forces on Sept. 11,
1973, was elected the
"greatest Chilean in
history" in a viewers'
poll organised by a
television programme
that stirred up
controversy.
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20 September 2008 |
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