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Costa
Rican
and
Nicaraguan
authorities
jointly
patrol
the San
Juan
river,
in what
is being
called
an
historic
event by
Seguridad
officials.
The two
countries
have
been
involved
in a
controversy
over the
patrol
of the
river
that
divides
the two
countries.
Costa
Rica
filed a
complaint
with the
International
Court at
the
Hague,
after a
series
of
hearing
earlier
this
year,
are
waiting
on a
decision
by the
court.
Both
countries
say they
will
respect
the
decision,
meanwhile
detailes
to
strengthen
ties in
the
patrol
the
river
are
being
mutually
worked
out by
both
sides. [Foto:
Guillermo
Solano,
MSP] |
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501 "Suspected", 8 "Probables"
and 1 "Confirmed" Infected Of The Of H1N1
Virus in Costa Rica
The number of
"suspected" cases of the H1N1 or swine flu
reached 501, according to the Ministerio de
Salud, with 389 have bee discarded
Reforms To The
Newly Reformed Ley De Tránsito Being Discussed
In less than four months, the full weight of
the Ley de Tránsito will bear upon drivers
in the same way it has impacted drunk and
reckless drivers when the partial
implementation of the law went into effect
last December. However, it may not be as
heavy as it was first envisioned by
legislators.
US Bans Shrimp
From Costa Rica To Protect Sea Turtles
The US Department of State's Bureau of
Oceans, Environment, and Science imposed a
trade embargo on all Costa Rican shrimp
exports to the US, effective as of May 1.
The embargo is due to Costa Rica’s failure
to enforce its laws that require commercial
shrimp fishers to protect sea turtles from
capture and death in trawl nets by using
Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs).
Frontier
Airlines Launches Two-Day Sale To Costa Rica
Frontier Airlines today launched a Twitter account at twitter.com/FrontierSale
to keep customers up to date on the latest
fare discounts. The carrier will use this
account to tweet about limited-time fare
sales and Weekend Web Fares.
Blue Zones’ Could Be
The Secret To Guanacastecans’ Longevity
(InfoWebPress)
– In the last issue of The Guanacaste
Journal, we reported about a study stating
that Nicoyans are among the people who reach
the highest lifespan in the world. To follow
up on this topic, several theories have been
proposed to try to explain this phenomenon;
one of them is the so-called “Blue Zones.”
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Unemployment Up in Central America
Central America
and the Dominican Republic will see their
average jobless rate up by three percent in
2009 due to the impact of the global
economic crisis, alerted today the
International Labor Organization (ILO). A
report of ILO's office for the region
indicates that unemployment will go up from
six percent in 2008 to nine percent this
year.
Torrijos for Exemplary Transition in Panama
Panama - President of Panama Martin Torrijos said on Tuesday that the opportunity has come for an exemplary government transition in the country. In remarks to journalist at the end of a meeting with president-elect Ricardo Martinelli, Torrijos said that the future administration will be informed of ongoing and future projects.
Salvadorian
president-elect begins meeting with int'l
financial bodies
El Salvador - Salvador's
President-elect Mauricio Funes began a
two-day meeting with international financial
institutions including the Inter-American
Development Bank (IADB), the World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund on
Wednesday, according to news reaching here.
Honduras
Must Fight Human Trafficking
United Nations - The International
Organization for Migrations (IOM)
recommended Honduran political and judicial
authorities reinforce the fight against
human trafficking.
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Eleven Latin American Journalists Murdered in
2009
Santiago de Chile - Eleven journalists
were murdered in six Latin American
countries with point blank shots during the
first quarter of this year, as reported
Wednesday by the Investigation Commission of
Attacks to Journalists (CIAP).
Latin American Parliaments Condemn US Aggression
Caracas - Presidents of Venezuelan chapters of Latin American parliaments condemned on Wednesday the continuous US aggressions against the regions peoples and governments.
Ecuador Cabinet Members Resign
Quito - Ecuador's cabinet
members announced their resignation on
Wednesday, a procedure which allows
reelected President Rafael Correa to
redesign his ruling team.
Argentine Movements Support Government
Buenos Aires - Argentina's recently created Central de Movimientos Populares (CMP) offered on Wednesday its full support to the government for the legislative elections of June 28. |
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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
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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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