Street Food Found
Highly Contaminated With Fecal Matter
Food purchased from street vendors has been
found to have a high level of fecal
contamination, according to a study by the
Laboratorio de Microbiología de Alimentos de
la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).
Goodbye To
Spam Text Messages in Costa Rica
The new Ley General de Telecomunicaciones
that eliminated the telecommunications
monopoly in the country also will eliminate
unwanted text messages over the cellular
telephone network and email messages over
the internet, messages known as "junk" mail
or "spam".
Regulator Processing
Reduction In Electrical Rates
The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) is processing a drop in
electrical rates of between 10% and 14%, a
reduction that will be applied to all
electricity customers in the country.
ICE Offers More
Cellular Lines Beginning Today
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) will begin offering this morning
65.000 GSM cellular telephone lines to new
customers who are already on the waiting
list.
Only One Ferry
Providing Service Between Puntarenas and
Paquera
Only one ferry is currently operating
between Puntarenas y Paquera following an
incident on the Tambor II when an preventive
alarm went off Saturday night.
Stephen
Baldwin quits ‘I’m a Celebrity’
Get me out of Here
Stephen Baldwin has quit “I’m A Celebrity…
Get Me Out Of Here!,” Access Hollywood has
confirmed. Baldwin had been a strong
contender in the Costa Rican jungle and many
- including recent evictee Janice Dickinson
- considered him a frontrunner to win the
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A man, completely naked, attempted to cross the Interamerican Norte highway and was run over, not once, but five times, by five different vehicles. The accident occurred in front of the palenque Garabito, in Miramar de Montes de Oro, Puntarenas. The reason for the man's behaviour was not known. [Foto: Marvin Contreras]
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IMPORTANT
ROAD
CLOSURES
A
reminder
of the
road
closures
around
the La
Sabana
beginning
today.
Calle
Morenos,
connecting
Hatillos
and La
Sabana
and the
section
between
the MAG
and
Universal,
will be
closed
for
about 4
weeks,
Costa
Rican
time.
Best to
avoid
the area
completely
or plan
out a
different
route to
and from
your
destination. |
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Venezuelan President Hails ALBA's Expansion
Caracas - Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez stressed on Sunday the importance of the
expansion of the Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA), with the formal accession of
Ecuador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and
Antigua and Barbuda to the regional bloc.
Venezuela Detains Italian Drug Lord
Caracas - Venezuela has detained
an Italian drug lord, one of the five most wanted
men by the Interpol in Europe, Venezuela's Interior
and Justice Ministry said on Sunday.
Kirchner Favorite for Elections
Buenos Aires - The Frente Justicialista para
la Victoria headed by ex President Nestor Kirchner
is seen today by several surveys as possible winner
in Buenos Aires parliament elections slated for next
Sunday, June 28.
Cubans Protected from Crisis
Havana - All Cubans will be protected from the impact of the world economic crisis on the country, Economy and Planning Minister Marino Murillo affirmed. |
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NICARAGUA:
Women Bear the Brunt
of the Crisis
Don’t worry, your
job will be here
when you come back,"
Lorena Castillo’s
supervisor reassured
her when she asked
to take a day off
for a gynaecologist
appointment. She had
been working at the
textile factory for
the past six months
and it was the first
time she asked for a
day off. It turned
out to be her last. |
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Some Beach
Finding the right beach in Costa Rica is
like naming your favorite Halle Berry body
part, with so many choices you can’t quite
make up your mind. This being said,
sometimes you wake up with a
pounding headache and just
need to find a beach,
anything with sand and warm
water will do the trick.
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10
words you will hear in
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary
Here are some words that
you are sure to hear
during your visit to
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary.
Balboa: (ball-bo-a) ,
Interior: (in-tear-e-or)
, Chiva: (che-va),
Diablo Rojo: (dee-ah-blo
row-ho) and many more. I
would be surprised if
you did not hear (and
perhaps wonder about) at
least one of these words
during your trip to
Panama! |
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