Ticos To Pay
ข120 Per Litre More For Gasoline by July;
First Increase Due On Saturday
The director de Energํa of the Aresep,
มlvaro Barrantes, price of a litre of
gasoline could be as much as ข100 colones or
more by July, the first increase due this
Saturday.
President
Arias Calls Opposition Accusations
Hypocritical, Foolish and Stupid
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, called
foolish, stupid and hypocritical the
accusations by opposition parties accusing
him of meddling in party politics and is
asking the country's legislators for a
change in the C๓digo Electoral (Electoral
Code) to eliminate the legal impediment,
which he described as an "aberration".
ICE Cracks
Down on Late Payers; Switches GSM Service
From Alcatel To Ericsson
"El ICE le infoma que su servicio sera
suspendido...." is a message known well to
late payers of their cellular telephone
service by the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) - the state telecom, as
it attempts to reduce the number of late
payments and bad debt.
iPhone Coming
To Costa Rica Soon, Very Soon, ICE Assures
Earlier this week Apple introduced the new
iPhone 3G S, some calling it the mother of
all phones, but it won't be in Costa Rica
any time soon. At least not until
competition in telecommunications comes to
Costa Rica.
AH1N1 Confirmed Cases
Now At 104
The number of
cases of AH1N1 flu virus in Costa Rica has
reached 104, according to the ministerio de
Salud, which point out there are no serious
cases, and that the majority have already
concluded their quarantine period and are no
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Costa
Rica's
Foreign
Trade
Marco
Vinicio
Ruiz
Gutierrez,
attends
the 33rd
Cairns
Group
Ministerial
Meeting
in Nusa
Dua,
Bali,
Indonesia.
Nineteen
leading
agricultural
exporting
nations
including
Australia,
Brazil
and
South
Africa,
are
scheduled
to have
three-day
talks in
Bali.
[AP
Photo/Firdia
Lisnawati] |
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US Cuts Aid To
Nicaragua
WASHINGTON (AP) The United States on
Wednesday canceled more than $60 million in
assistance to Nicaragua, citing concerns
about democracy, rule of law and a free
market economy in the Latin American nation
now led by a former Marxist guerrilla
leader.
Barter Economy Back in Panama
Panama Star, Panama - With the current global financial crisis, bartering, a practice that predates any modern form of currency, reemerges as a possible solution to the credit crunch.
Fossil Horse Teeth Found At Panama Canal
U.S. paleontologists have discovered a set of fossil teeth in the Panama Canal earthworks that belonged to a horse living 15 to 18 million years ago.
Nicaragua A(H1N1) Flu in 45 Cases
Managua - Nicaragua is concerned with
the raising number of human cases of A(H1N1)
Flu, which have reached 45. |
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Globovision Violates Venezuelan Rights
Caracas - The National Council of Socialist
Communicators on Wednesday accused the private
channel Globovision of repeatedly violating
Venezuelan citizens'' human rights.
Chavez Hit Would Spark Outbreak
Caracas - If a murder attempt against Venezuelan President Hugo were executed, there would be a social outbreak, Iris Varela, vice president of the parliamentary Interior Policy Commission, warned Wednesday.
Brazil Decries Anti Cuba Media Campaigns
Rio de Janeiro - The campaigns of mass media against Cuba,
qualified as media terrorism, were denounced by
panelists in the 4th State Convention of Rio of
Janeiro in Solidarity with Cuba.
Argentina Stresses Integration
Buenos Aires - Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Triana
said regional integration, with unity in their
positions, is essential to move forward great
discussions in the world.
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LATIN AMERICA:
"Sexuality Is an
Essential Part of
Humanity"
In an effort to
promote the free
enjoyment of human
sexuality, separate
from reproduction,
the International
Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF)
launched the world's
first declaration of
sexual rights in the
Argentine capital on
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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of
planning, start and stop
and then start again,
last week the expansion
of the autopista
Fernando Prospero and
the highway to Caldera,
was officially
inaugurated, although
there still remains
entire sections of first
phase of the highway to
be completed. |
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