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A woman
wearing
a mask
as a
precaution
against
swine
flu is
helped
by
medics
out of
an
ambulance
at the
Calderon
Guardia
Hospital
in San
Jose.
The
death of
a
53-year-old
man in
Costa
Rica on
Saturday
was the
first
involving
swine
flu
outside
North
America.
He also
suffered
from
diabetes
and
chronic
lung
disease,
the
Health
Ministry
said. [Foto:
Kent
Gilbert] |
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OIJ Tries To
Fill Missing Fives Hours Of Crashed
Helicopter
With the theft of the GPS unit from the
crashed helicopter, the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ), is faced with
the task of filling in the five hours since
the helicopter left the Tobías Bolaños
airport in Pavas and crashed in the Cerro de
la Muerte, with 395 kilos of cocaine on
board.
Costa Rican Health
Officials Fear That Boston Chorus May Have
Infected In Costa Rica
Costa Rican health authorities are looking
for students of a private college and anyone
who came into contact with a chorus from
Boston, who were in Costa Rica, as they of
the chorus members are infected with the
A/H1N1 virus.
Costa Rica's
Credit Crunch
Property prices are falling and real estate
developments are being delayed as the market
in some parts of Costa Rica are affected by
the global downturn. In Guanacaste province
where the real estate market has surged
since 2006 the tide has turned.
Free Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
For the first
time in Costa Rica, those needing plastic or
reconstructive surgery, but do not have the
funds to cover the expense, will have an
opportunity and at no or reduced cost
ICE Objects To Internet Cafes
If the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) had its way there would
be no "internet cafes" in Costa Rica, unless
they are operated by ICE.
Don't Forget The
Umbrella
The
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) -
national weather service - is predicting
heavy rains, more than usual, in the coming
days, for the Central Valley and Pacific. |
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Panama President-Elect Presents Key
Ministers
Panama - Panama's
President-elect Ricardo Martinelli Sunday
announced 14 cabinet ministers and warned
them of not committing corruption.
Jaguar Swims Panama Canal, Then Takes Own
Picture
A jaguar recently swam onto an island
located in the Panama Canal. It then
triggered a hidden camera that took its
picture. This is the first time a jaguar has
been photographed in the 86 year history of
3,707 acre Barro Colorado Island – one of the
most well-researched tropical ecosystems in
the world.
International Women's Meeting in Guatemala
Guatemala - Women Redefining Democracy for
Peace, Justice and Equality Conference
begins in Antigua, Guatemala Sunday, with
some 130 women delegates attending, four of
them Nobel Prize winners.
Drug Plane Crashes In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - small plane carrying drugs has crashed on one of Honduras' Caribbean islands, killing one man and injuring two others. |
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Seven Colombian Soldiers Killed In
Rebel Attack
Bogota -- At least seven
Colombian soldiers were killed on Sunday in
an attack by the Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC) near its border with
Ecuador, the army said.
Chavez Lauds PSUV Role in Venezuela
Caracas -
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez affirmed
Sunday that the Bolivarian Revolution has
begun a real and true transformation of the
political culture of the country.
Academic Conference on Cuba ends in Canada
Kingston, Canada - The
academic conference on the 50th anniversary
of the Cuban Revolution closed Saturday
after three days of debates on a wide
variety of topics concerning the Cuban
political system and the Caribbean island
reality.
EU, Rio Group Ministerial Meeting in Prague
Prague - Top officials will begin Monday a two-day debate at Prague Congress Centre, before the 14th Ministerial Meeting of Rio Group member countries and the European Union. |
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Campaign Against School
of the Americas Lobbies
El Salvador
Representatives of
School of the Americas
Watch visited El
Salvador to ask the
incoming government of
the leftwing FMLN, which
will take office in
June, to stop sending
military officers to the
U.S. army academy, which
has long been accused of
teaching torture
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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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