Access
Closure Could Mean 150
Lost Jobs, Says Santa Ana
Mayor
For
some 20 years commercial centres along the
autopista Próspero Fernández between Santa
Ana and Escazú have popped up and flourished
due to the increased traffic and commercial
activity of the area. Now, that the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
has deemed the majority of those accesses
illegal, many face closure and layoff of
employees.
Environment
Minister Resigns Amid Allegations Of Wrong
Doing
Costa Rica's
Ministerio del Ambiente, Energía y
Telecomunicaciones (MINAET) minister,
Roberto Dobles, resigned on Friday following
reports he granted mining concessions to
companies owned by relatives.
PAC Today To Decide On
Open Convention
The Partido Acción
Ciudadana (PAC) will
meet today to decide if
they will continue under
the leader of its
founder, Ottón Solís, in
the 2010 presidential
elections or open up the
leadership of the party
to a race between Solís,
Epsy Campbell, Román
Macaya and Luis
Hernández.
Airplane Parking Space
at Liberia Airport
Expanded
(InfoWebPress) – Costa
Rica’s summer, which
coincides with the high
tourism season, demands
for parking space for
airplanes arriving at
the country’s
international airport,
including Daniel Oduber
in Liberia. For this
reason, the airport’s
parking area has been
expanded by 34,000
square meters.
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Job
seekers
listens
to a
recruiter
from
Bank of
America
during
the
Expoempleo
job fair
at the
Herradura
hotel.
Some 48
employers
are
seeking
to fill
some
2.500
jobs
positions.
The fair
is open
today
and
tomorrow
from
10am to
6pm. For
more
info got
to the
expoempleo
website.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Ulate] |
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Free Gallo
Pinto Tomorrow in
Paseo Colón
Looking for a free breakfast? Well, tomorrow
is your day, as everyone is invited for the
"fiesta de Gallo Pinto" that will be held
beginning at 9am on Paseo Colón. |
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Fire Destroys More
Than 1,500 Hectares of Forest in Nicaragua
Managua
- A total of 1,540 hectares of forest have
been destroyed by a fire, which erupted two
days ago in Nicaragua's western Pilas de
Hoyo Hill and Cosiguina Volcano, the
Forestall National Institute (Inafor) said
on Friday.
Murders Cloud Guatemala Women´s Day
Guatemala - Different Guatemalan
social sectors said to be concerned about
the increased registered on Friday in women
murders, few hours ahead of the
International Women's Day.
Cuba for 2nd World Baseball Classic Title
Havana - The Cuban baseball team to
participate in the 2nd World Baseball
Classic keeps walking on to the dispute of
the title, now installed in the capital of
Mexico to recognize the Foro Sol Stadium and
practice before its match against South
Africa on Sunday.
Venezuelan President:
Capitalist System Failed
Caracas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
affirmed Capitalist
model failed and led us
to the economic crisis
hitting the most
affluent capitalist
nations.
Brazilian President to Meet With Obama
Rio de Janeiro
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
Friday he will urge U.S. President Barack
Obama to see Latin America in the light of
its development during their upcoming
meeting.
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US-COLOMBIA:
"Drug Lords" Getting Free Pass on Worse
Crimes?
Yet another of Colombia’s top paramilitary
leaders was extradited to the U.S. Thursday
to be brought up on drug trafficking charges
despite the objections of some rights groups
and questions raised by Colombian
politicians visiting Washington.
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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
known as 3G. |
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