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Court Upholds Drunk Driving
Law in Costa Rica
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) has upheld the
sanctions contained in the new Ley de Tránsito against drunk and
reckless drivers, saying the provisions in the law passed on
December 23, 2008, does not infringe on the principles of
proportionality and prejudice.
World Bank Offers Costa Rica
us$500 Million To Face Economic Crisis
The World Bank has offered to give Costa Rica a us$500 line of
credit to face the economic downtown to be used to aid those
affected by the international financial crisis.
Banco Central Reports
Economy Shrinking;
Raises Interest Rates
The Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) -
Central Bank - informed
yesterday that the Costa
Rican economy during the
last quarter of 2008
showed the greatest
decrease of the last
almost 20 years.
Costa Rica To Join Earth
Hour
In a couple of weeks the
lights in the Plaza de
la Democracia will go
dark, in a blackout to
save the environment, as
San José
is one of 377 cities
already signed to for
Earth Hour 2009.
Steven Seagal Wants To Bring
Hollywood to Costa Rica
Action movie star Steven
Seagal told Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on Wednesday he wants
to help the Costa Rica build a filmmaking industry to put its
dramatic landscapes to use.
PLN Race Now Down To Three
Candidates
Carlos Francisco Echeverría officially dropped out of the nomination
race for the 2010 president candidate of the artido Liberación
Nacional (PLN).
Fill Up Today, Because
Gasoline Prices Up
Tomorrow
A reminder that the
price of gasoline goes
up ¢16 colones for a
litre of super; ¢16 for
regular and ¢3 for
diesel, at 12:01am
Friday, when the new
prices at the pump will
be ¢432 for a litre of
super; ¢426 for regular
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Costa
Rica's
Andy
Furtado
celebrates
with his
team
mates
after
scoring
against
Honduras
during
the 2010
FIFA
World
Cup
qualifying
soccer
match at
Ricardo
Saprissa
stadium
in San
Jose
last
night.
Furtado
scored
twice in
the
space of
11
minutes
- in the
48th and
59th -
to lift
Costa
Rica to
a 2-0
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Fill Up Today, Because
Gasoline Prices Up
Tomorrow
A reminder that the
price of gasoline goes
up ¢16 colones for a
litre of super; ¢16 for
regular and ¢3 for
diesel, at 12:01am
Friday, when the new
prices at the pump will
be ¢432 for a litre of
super; ¢426 for regular
and ¢430 for diesel. |
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Crisis Affects Panama Real
Estate
Panama - The Panamanian real estate sector shows the effects caused
by the international financial crisis, with a fall in sales and
housing construction during the 2008 fiscal year.
Panama, EU Set Co-op
Program
Panama - Panama and the
European Union set a 25
million dollar- program
of special cooperation,
as part of the agenda of
Foreign Minister of
Panama Samuel Lewis in
Brussels (Belgic).
Earthquake
Shakes Colombia-Venezuela Border Region
Caracas - An earthquake measuring 5.1
on the Richter scale on Wednesday rocked the Colombian region of
Norte de Santander, which borders Venezuela, the seismological
authorities reported.
Chavez Set To
Close Constitutional Amendment Campaign
Caracas - The Venezuelan government
will on Friday close its constitutional amendment campaign aimed at
paving the way for unlimited presidential terms, President Hugo
Chavez announced here Wednesday.
Overcrowding
in Brazilian Plane Crash
Rio de Janeiro - The owner of a plane that crashed last
Saturday in an Amazon jungle river, killing 24 people, had
previously been accused of overloading his aircraft, the local daily
O Globo reported Wednesday.
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Cuba Passes U.N. Review with Flying Colours
The United Nations Human Rights Council report on the status of human rights in Cuba reflected solid support for Havana from an ample majority of countries, but also took note of objections raised by a smaller number of governments.
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Reno
Wind-Turbine Maker Expands to
Costa Rica
Reno-based wind turbine
manufacturer Mariah Power has
expanded onto the international
stage with its first Windspire
installation in Latin America.
ASI Power & Telemetry, a Mariah
Power dealer based in
northwestern Costa Rica, has
installed one of the company’s
propeller-free vertical axis
wind turbines, called a
Windspire, in a
biodiversity-educational park
near Costa Rica’s capital, San
Jose.
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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
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