AH1N1 Vaccine Trials
Begin In Costa Rica;
Three More Deaths
Recorded
A total of sixty Costa
Ricans where the first
to participate in the
AH1N1 vaccine trials at
the Instituto de
Atención Pediátrica on
Paseo Colón. The centre
will be testing a total
of 784 people during the
coming weeks.
Court
Overturns Decision Obligating The Caja To
Perform In Vitro Fertilization
The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)
decision to perform in vitro fertilization
of a woman who had requested the procedure
was overturned by the Sala Primera.
Supermarket War Heats Up
With Gag Order
Mega Super has been
using bold television
commercials against
rival supermarkets,
targeting the Wal-Mart
chain of supermarkets in
particular, which forced
Wal-mart to seek relief
of the courts, filing a
"recurso de amparo" to
protect its Palí
discount chain of
supermarkets, the target
of Mega Super.
Costa Rica To Withdraw Honduran Diplomats'
Accreditation
The Costa Rican government announced on
Tuesday that it would disavow Honduran
ambassadress Koritza Suazo, as it was
requested by ousted Honduran president
Manuel Zelaya.
Costa Rican
Legislature "Demon Free"
Legislators yesterday got an unusual visit
at the Asemblea Legislativa, an exorcist, in
the name of Padre José Antonio Fortea, one
of the best known demonologist and exorcist
in the world. The Spanish priest visited the
Asamblea to rid it of demonic spirits.
Book About Guanacaste
Abounds With Stories and
Landscapes
(InfoWebPress) – The
province of Guanacaste
in once again the source
of inspiration for a new
book.
The new volume,
available in both
Spanish and English, is
titled Guanacaste Rutas
de viaje (Guanacaste
Travel Routes).
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Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, surrounded by his bodyguards, arrives to inaugurate the National Centre for Biotechnology Innovations in San José. This was the first appearance for the Prez after a week of self imposed quarantine of the AH1N1 infection. ]Foto: Juan Carlos Ulate] |
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Argentine FM Shows Concern Over
U.S.-Colombia Military Deal
Visiting
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana has
expressed concern over the military defense
pact signed recently between the United
States and Colombia, saying the pact does
not help ease tensions in the region, media
reports said Wednesday.
Colombia Meets USA on Military Pact
Bogota - The
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez
will meet with US State Secretary Hillary
Clinton in Washington on Tuesday, to tackle
a controversial military agreement between
the two countries and other issues.
Peruvian President, U.S. Legislators Discuss FTA
Lima - Peruvian President Alan Garcia and visiting U.S. legislators on Tuesday discussed ways to implement the free trade agreement (FTA) the two countries signed last year.
Paraguay Nixes Simplistic View of Democracy
Asuncion - Paraguay president Fernando Lugo, criticized today party leaders who reduce the concept of democracy to citizen participation in elections. |
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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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