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Bulevar Street Vendor Free on Friday
It was 4:13pm on Friday and the Avenida Central (the Bulevar) in downtown San José was packed with people shopping for Christmas, window shoppers and passersby.  The stores were brimmed with customers, especially the shoe stores, that for some reasons where the one with the biggest lines at the checkout.

Gasoline Prices Going Up In Time For Christmas Holiday
While Costa Ricans are euphoric with their wallets full of cash with their aguinaldo, the euphoria will soon pass when they have to shell out more for gasoline with the latest round of price hikes approved by the Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (Aresep).
 
 

 

Arias Criticized Those Who Say Costa Rica Is Unsafe During Police Raise Signing Ceremony
Members of Costa Rica's four police forces will be getting a raise in their salaries in the coming year.

Road to Caldera and Costanera Sur To be Completed Ahead of Schedule
Guillermo Matamoros, viceministro de Concesiones for the MOPT, the new road to Caldera and the last 40 kilometres of the Costanera Sur, said on Friday that the two roads should be ready earlier than expected, in the first months of 2010, as the projects are about 90% complete.

3G Available On Monday
The much awaited 950.000 3G cellular lines will be on sale starting Monday says the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).

INS Insurances Services Now Online
The Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) is now offering its insurance services online, eliminating the need to visit a local INS office of authorized agent to get a quote and buy an insurance policy for your home, auto or life.

Another Blow To Traffickers Of Cocaine

 
 
 
 

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  CENTRAL AMERICA

NICARAGUA
Nicaragua Lawmakers Resist President's Re-Election
MANAGUA - President Daniel Ortega's attempt to run for re-election has run into a setback in congress. Lawmakers are refusing to recognize a Supreme Court decision that would allow Ortega to run again in 2011 by overturning bans on consecutive re-election and serving more than two terms.



HONDURAS
Zelaya Criticizes Countries Supporting Elections
TEGUCIGALPA - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Friday blasted the countries that supported Sunday's general elections in Honduras, saying their approval had "bleached" the coup against him.



HONDURAS
President-Elect Lobo “Best Positioned” To Return Democratic Rule To Honduras
WASHINGTON - Washington based Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said on Friday that Honduras president –elect Porfirio Lobo is the person “best positioned” to boost the restoration of democratic rule in the Central American country.



PARLATINO Suspends Honduran Congress
PANAMA  - The 25th Ordinary Assembly of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) decided on Friday to suspend the Honduran Congress from it, for supporting the coup against ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

  LATIN AMERICA

URUGUAY
President-Elect Mujica Calls On Uruguayans “To Talk Less And Work More”
MONTEVIDEO - President elect Jose Pepe Mujica said that Uruguay has a strategic position in the region with a great future and he conceives the country not as a “wedge” but as a “bridge”.



VENEZUALA
Destabilizing Plan in Venezuela Border Denounced
CARACAS - Venezuelan deputies denounced Friday the intention of political destabilization in the border with Colombia due to riots registered this week in the state of Tachira, termed an essay for greater actions in the country.



COLOMBIA
China Ousts Venezuela As Colombia's No. 2 Trading Partner
BOGOTA - China has replaced Venezuela as Colombia's second-largest trading partner, as Colombia's oil exports to China have multiplied more than 50-fold over the last year.



COLOMBIA
Uribe Says Venezuela Has ‘Berlin Wall’ With Colombia
BOGOTA - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Venezuela has put up an illegal trade embargo that is becoming a “Berlin Wall,” cutting off the South American neighbors.

 
 
 
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NICARAGUA: A Month of Free Fun and Games for Poor Children
More than one million poor children in Nicaragua will enjoy a massive Christmas celebration this month, complete with recreational activities and presents, organised by the government of President Daniel Ortega. But the opposition is criticising the project as populist and eccentric.
 

 

 


 
   
   

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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
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  TECHNOLOGY
So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?
By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network.
 
 
 

 

 
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