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The
Heredia
- San
Jose
commuter
service
could
begin
soon now
that the
trains
bought
from
Spain
have
arrived
in Costa
Rica and
are in
the
process
of being
retrofitted
to run
on the
local
railway
system.
The four
locomotives
and
eight
passengers
cars
were
offloaded
the ship
at the
port of
Limon on
Monday. |
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Editor's Note
Samana Santa is a
vacation period for many
Costa Ricans and
includes two legal
holidays, Thursday and
Friday. This year the
April 11 holiday of Juan
Santamaria falls within
Semana Santa, was well.
Banks will be closed
from Thursday to Sunday,
re-opening for regular
business on Monday,
April 13. |
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15 Drunk Drivers Surprised By Traffic Cops
During First Days of Semana Santa
Semana Santa for 15 drivers began with a
visit to the local jail for driving under
the influence of alcohol. The sub-director
of Tránsito, Huanelge Gutiérrez, confirmed
that the drivers were surprised by spot
checks in Limón, Jacó, Guanacaste and Pérez
Zeledón.
Costa Rica
Taken Off Blacklist Of Haven For Tax
Evaders
Costa Rica, along with Uruguay, Malaysia and
the Phillipines, have pledged to commit to
an exchange of information with the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
(OECD).
Women's Prison
Without A Gynecologist
The women's advocacy group have their hands
up in the air at the thought the women's
prison, El Buen Pasto, does not count with a
gynecologist for more than 18 months.
Incofer Takes
Delivery of Heredia Commuter Trains
As promised by the Instituto Costarricense
de Ferrocarriles (Incofer), the commuter
trains purchased from Spain's, Ferrocarriles
de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), are in Costa Rica
and will soon be outfitted to run on the
tracks in Costa Rica, providing commuter
service between San Jose and Heredia.
Cañas Joins Effort To
Fight Dengue
(InfoWebPress)
– Last March 29, more than 130 volunteers
came together in Cañas to go house by house
in the neighborhoods of Barrio Chorotega 1
and 2 and INVU Las Brisas, in an effort to
collect solid waste (possible breeding
grounds for dengue virus-carrying
mosquitoes) and encourage people to clean up
their yards and common areas to combat this
dangerous disease.
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Nicaragua Persists With Canal Plan
Managua - Nicaraguan finance minister Alberto
Guevara tells LatinFinance. “We continue with the plan of building a canal. Russia has recently presented the possibility of getting involved strategically,” says Guevara. The minister adds that interest is from private Russian companies and that the project is estimated to cost $20 billion.
Central America Integration Benefits Panama
Panama - Integration
process in Central America constitutes an
opportunity to Panama, based on the
country's competitive advantages and
logistics platform, official sources said.
Gunman Wounds Nicaragua Attorney
General
Managua - A gunman shot
and lightly wounded Nicaragua's attorney
general while he was exercising near his
home in the capital on Monday, police said.
Hernan Estrada, a close ally of leftist
President Daniel Ortega, was grazed by
bullets when a man on a motorcycle fired at
him, said Nicaragua's police chief Aminta
Granera.
Lack of U.S. Remittances Stagnates Guatemalan Economy
Guatemala - The financial crisis in the United States seems to be having a direct effect on Guatemala’s economy. Remittances from Guatemalan migrants in the United States to their native country in Central America have dropped dramatically in the past year.
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Cuban Leader Meets U.S. Lawmakers
Havana - Cuban President
Raul Castro met here Monday with a
delegation of U.S. lawmakers, his first such
direct contact since he replaced his elder
brother as the country's new top leader last
year.
Fidel Castro: Cuba Is Not Afraid To
Talk With U.S.
Havana - Cuban former
Leader Fidel Castro said that Havana is not
afraid to talk with Washington and he hailed
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's proposal to
reshape U.S.- Cuba relations, local press
said on Monday.
Majority of Americans Favour Normal Relations With Cuba
Havana - A majority of
the Americans are in favour of dialogues
between their country and Cuba in order to
put an end to the long-lasting differences
between both nations, visiting U.S.
lawmakers said Monday.
10,000 Peruvian Policemen On Alert
Ahead of Fujimori's Sentence
Lima - A total of 10,000
Peruvian policemen were put on a three-day
alert in Lima Monday, a day before a court
in Lima rules on the trial of former
Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, police
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ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR:
Passing the Poisoned
Chalice
Warnings about the dire
state of the Salvadoran
economy and its weak
position for coping with
the global recession
were ignored by outgoing
President Antonio Saca
for political reasons in
an election year,
analysts say, as they
point out the
difficulties that lie
ahead for the new
government.
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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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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
known as 3G. |
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