Racsa To
Continue With Internet Services Without Its
Very Own Network
Racsa - the Radiográfica Costarricense (Racsa)
- has been the provide of internet services
in Costa Rica for more than ten years and
now faces a unique problem with the opening
of the telecommunication sector - it has no
internet network of its own and will have to
rent space on competing networks to be able
to survive.
Now 86, She Raised 23
Children, 20 of Her Own
And Three Adopted
Saturday was Mother's
Day in Costa Rica, when
all mothers were
honoured on their
special day. But, there
is one mother in special
that stands out from the
rest, it is the case of
82 year old Elodia Rubí
Artavia.
Chicago Man Missing in Costa Rica
A 28-year-old doctoral
student from Chicago has gone missing while
hiking in Costa Rica and his parents, a
Highland Park couple, have gone to the
Central American country to search for him,
a family friend said today.
Liberia
Airport To Welcome Charter Flights From
Brussels
(InfoWebPress ) – The Costa Rican Tourism
Institute (ICT) announced that a new charter
flight originating in Brussels will soon be
arriving in Liberia, promising to bring at
least 2,655 European tourists to Costa Rican
in a four-month period.
World Surfing
Championship Puts CR On
The Global Sports Map
(InfoWebPress) – The
recent World Surfing
Games that took place in
the Central Pacific
beaches of Jacó captured
the attention of fans of
this popular sport from
all around the world.
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Soccer and Politics! Soldiers stand guard next to soccer fans before the 2010 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Honduras and Costa Rica at the Olimpic Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras last Wednesday.August 12, 2009. [Foto; Juan Carlos Ulate] |
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Resistance Continues in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Tough
repression by special riot forces and vast
military deployment in Honduras have failed
to stop people's resistance, according to
opposition leaders.
Nicaragua Abortion Ban A Violation, Rights
Group Says
Nicaragua's
total ban on abortion is a violation of
human rights and is killing a growing number
of women and children, Amnesty International
said Monday in launching a campaign to have
the measure repealed.
Opposition Lawmakers May Stall Canada-Panama Free Trade Accord
(Bloomberg) -- The free trade agreement between Canada and Panama signed Aug. 11 may be stalled or even defeated in Canada’s Parliament unless Prime Minister Stephen Harper can convince at least one opposition party to overcome concerns about Panama’s tax policies.
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Hilary Duff Brings Her Charity Work to
Colombia
Bogota - Singer-actress Hilary Duff brought
her Blessings in a Backpack program to
Colombia Friday to distribute 3,000
knapsacks of food to poor children in a
school district south of the capital city.
Venezuela Shops In Argentina After Colombia
Spat
CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) -
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has turned
to South American allies to replace imports
from Colombia after vowing to reduce trade
with his neighbor over its plan to open
bases to U.S. troops.
Mexico Should Seek Free Trade With Brazil: Calderon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and Brazil should negotiate a free trade agreement to boost commercial ties, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday. |
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Q&A: "Obama's Agenda
Hasn't Arrived in
Colombia Yet"
An agreement between
Bogotá and
Washington for the
U.S. to use seven
military bases in
Colombia points to
the lingering
effects of the
agenda of former
President George W.
Bush (2001-2009),
because the agenda
of his successor,
Barack Obama,
"hasn't arrived here
yet," says Colombian
Senator Cecilia
López. |
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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