AH1N1 Virus Cases Begin
To Drop
The number of new
cases of infection of
the AH1N1 flu virus has
begun to decrease,
although there may be an
increase number of cases
in the provinces of
Limón, Guanacaste and
Puntarenas, the
provinces least affected
by the virus, according
to the ministra de Salud,
María Luisa Ávila.
How Much Does It Cost
Not To Be Assaulted In
Costa Rica?
A group of delinquents
that make up the gangs
in barrio Chino in the
Pital district of San
Carlos have decided it
is ¢5.000 colones,
charging the local
residents the "toll" for
not becoming a victim of
an assault.
New Transit Law Requires
A First Aid Kit In Every
Vehicle
With over a little than
a month before the new
Ley de Tránsito takes
effect, Transportation
officials are scurrying
to make last minute
adjustments to the law
that has, according to
critics and experts,
inherent flaws that will
be challenged and
possibly struck down by
the Sala Constitucional.
StarTek Plans Costa Rica Call Centre
StarTek Inc. plans to open its second
overseas call centre a year after launching
its first location outside North America.
The Denver-based company will open a call
centre in the America Free Trade Zone Centre
in Heredia, with as many as 400
employees in early 2010.
Life Lessons in Costa Rica's Rainforest
Classroom
The food was "amazing," the research
"interesting" and the scenery
"breathtaking." All helped make the
experience "life-changing." Eight students
from Mound-Westonka High School recently
returned from a 10-day scientific trek deep
in the rain forests of Costa Rica.
Scare On the Heredia Train
It was shortly before 5:30pm when some 200
passengers of the San José - Heredia
commuter train got the scare of their lives
when one of the train cars left the tracks
in Cinco Esquinas de Tibás.
Efforts
Increased To Find Chicago
Man
Costa Rican Cruz Roja (Red Cross) officials
are expected to beef up the number of people
searching for a Chicago doctoral student who
disappeared in a national park there, U.S.
officials said today.
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The San José - Heredia commuter train gave some 200 passengers the scare of their lives when it derailed Monday afternoon. The train began running last Monday and has already been the scene of one traffic accident, as Costa Ricans are not accustomed to seeing the train at crossings. The Pavas - San José train has also been involved in a number of accidents and deaths.
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OAS Human Rights Commission Meets In
Honduras
Tegucigalpa - - The Inter
American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR)
began a meeting in Honduras on Monday,
according to news reaching here.
Panama Seizes More Than 650 Kg Of
Cocaine
Panama - The
Panamanian authorities seized more than 650
kg of cocaine during two operations by
anti-drug agents during the weekend, the
Drugs Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.
Guatemala At Food Shortage Risk After
Drought
Guatemala
- Guatemala is at risk of a food shortage because a
drought has reduced more than 60 percent of
the production of corns and beans in five
key provinces, the Food Security Ministry
said on Monday.
Nicaragua Honors Fidel Castro in His 83rd Birthday
Managua - Fidel Castro’s 83rd birthday has found him fighting tirelessly for Cuba, Latin America and the rest of the world, reported the La Voz del Sandinismo website, the official organ of the Sandinista Party of Nicaragua.
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BRAZIL: Italian
Immigrants Helped
Forge Local Identity
in the South
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1875 a handful of
families from the
Veneto region of
northern Italy,
fleeing hardship and
hunger, took ship
for the Empire of
Brazil. Disembarking
in Porto Alegre in
the southeast, they
hacked their way for
over 100 kilometres
through densely
wooded country into
the Serra Gaúcha
hills, up to 800
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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
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