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It's a
dirty
job, as
San Jose
municipal
works
clean
out the
storm
sewers
with the
beginning
of the
rainy
season.
Crews of
two,
alternating
their
tasks,
were out
in full
force in
the area
of
Rohrmoser
and
Pavas,
west
side of
San
Jose,
during
the past
week. |
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Costa Rica Now
With 7 Confirmed H1N1 Cases
The Ministerio de Salud has confirmed that
Costa Rica has seven confirmed cases of the
H1N1 virus, after receiving results of eight
samples sent to the the Centers For Disease
Control (CDC) in Atlanta. Only one case was
discarted by US health officials.
Presidential
Hopeful Araya Denouncing Dirty Politics By
the Chinchilla Camp
The campaign for the leadership of the
Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) is heating
as the June 7 convention nears, where San
Jose former mayor, Johnny Araya; former
Costa Rican vice-president, Laura
Chinchilla; and former Seguridad minister,
Fernando Berrocal, all vie for the shot at
being president next year.
Gasoline Price
Ups and Downs
Get ready to shell out more for a litre of
gasoline, as the Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) is analyzing the
latest request by the state refinery for a
hike of ¢20 colones for a litre of super;
¢15 for regular or plus; and ¢5 for diesel.
Crashed
Helicopter GPS Unit Stolen
Jorge Rojas, director of the Organismo de
Investigacion Judicial (OIJ), confirmed on
Friday that someone stole the GPS unit of
the helicopter carrying 395 kilos of cocaine
that crashed in the Cerro de la Muerte on
May 1.
Costa Rica
Taking Considerable Steps To Improve
Position In The Export Market
The ‘banana wars’ have long dogged the
import industry into the EU, with Latin
America at the heart of the debate. Costa
Rica, the world’s third-largest banana
exporter, is taking considerable steps to
improve its position in the export market,
implement biological control and achieve its
ambitious plans to become carbon neutral.
Alex Lawson reports from the country.
ICT Unveils Regional
Office in Guanacaste
(InfoWebPress)
– Starting on April 20, the province of
Guanacaste has two regional offices of the
Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). They
are located in Liberia and Nicoya, and their
goal is to facilitate and expedite paperwork
and other procedures for tourism businesses
in the region, so that they don’t have to go
to San Jose to take care of them. |
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Earthquake Shakes Panama's Border With
Costa Rica
Panama - An earthquake
measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook the
Panamanian province of Chiriqui, which
borders Costa Rica, on Friday, but no
damages or victims were reported so far.
First Case of H1N1 Virus in Panama
Panama - Panamanian health
authorities confirmed on Friday the first
case of A/H1N1 flu after screening
nearly three dozen people who had the
symptoms of the disease.
Cuban Eye Surgeons Help Nicaraguans
Managua - Cuban ophthalmologists of the Operation Miracle mission in Nicaragua have completed over 50,000 eye surgeries, coordinator Doctor Mercedes Argote said.
Guatemalan Closing Indigenous Gap
Guatemala - The
Guatemalan government is working to close
the gap of marginalizalition the country has
generated for indigenous peoples, affirmed
vice president Rafael Espada.
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Venezuelan Government Takes Control Of
Goods, Service Of Oil Industry
Caracas - The Venezuelan
government began the transfer process on
Friday to control goods and services of the
oil industry with a special vent in
Maracaibo Lake, west of the country, the
biggest and richest on oil beds from Latin
America.
Cuban Literacy Program in Canada
Kingston, Canada - The
Cuban Yo Si Puedo (Yes I Can) basic literacy
teaching program, successfully runs in 23
other countries and is used in Canada to
fight functional illiteracy.
ALBA Nations to Meet in Caracas
Caracas - The Culture Ministers of ALBA countries and from other nations will meet on May 22-23 in Caracas, Venezuela, with a large program of cooperation high on the agenda of the encounter.
Earthquake of 5.5 Magnitude Shakes
Central Chile
Santiago - A 5.5 magnitude
earthquake shook the central Chile on Friday
without causing casualties or material
damages, the National Office of Emergencies
(ONEMI) said. |
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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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