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A
doctor,
wearing
protective
clothing
and mask
as a
precaution
against
swine
flu,
stands
outside
an
trauma
area set
up to
treat
cases of
suspected
AH1N1
(swine)
flu at
the
Calderon
Guardia
hospital
in San
Jose. [Foto:
Kent
Gilbert] |
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Canuck Day
Announced For June 27
Canadians and Friends of Canadians are
invited to join in the celebration of
Canada’s 142nd birthday organized by the
Canadian Club of Costa Rica at the end of
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Number of AH1N1 Flu
Cases in Costa Rica Climbs To Nine
Costa Rica has confirmed one additional case
of the AH1N1 flu. The new case is linked to
contact with the 53 year old man who did
last Saturday at Calderón Guardia hospital,
following complications with pneumonia and
being diabetic.
Santa Ana, Cuidad
Colon Residents Object To Excessive Tolls
While a group of residents in Santa Ana and
Ciudad Colon are opposed to payment of the
toll maby consider too expensive, MOPT
authorities say there will be no turning
back.
Catholic Church
Prohibits Use of Condom and Birth Control By
Adolescents In New Church Sex Guide
The Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica (Cecor)
- Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica - has a
approved a new "sex guide" that prohibits
youths the use of a condom, anti
contraceptive pills and other "artificial"
methods of anti-conception.
Spirit
Airlines Opens Reservation Desk in Costa
Rica
Beginning today, Spirit Airlines will have a
reservation centre in San Jose, providing
travel services to Spirit and new customers.
Costa Rica
2008-09 Coffee Sales Fall 18% To May 1
Costa Rica's coffee industry has logged
sales contracts for 1.36 million
(60-kilogram) bags of coffee from the
2008-09 crop as of May 1, the official Costa
Rican Institute, or Icafe, said Thursday.
EDITORIAL
Costa Rica Is
Definitely Part Of What Is Known As North
America
AP reporter,
Marianela Jimenez, should go back to school
and so should her editors for allowing the
report “Costa Rica reported the death
of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on
Saturday, the first death from the epidemic
outside a North American nation” to be
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Nicaraguan
Journalist Granted Political Asylum in US
The United States has granted asylum to
journalist and writer Georgina Lupiac, the
first action of its type since the return to
power of President Daniel Ortega, La Prensa
reports.
Light Aircraft Crash in Guatemala City Kills Six
Guatelama - Six people died in Guatemala City on Thursday when a Piper Azteca light aircraft, owned by Aeroservicios Company and heading for Belize, crashed upon its departure from Guatemala City's La Aurora airport, according to news reaching here.
ALBA Helps Honduras Handle Hardship
Tegucigalpa - Honduran earnings have dropped 10 percent
this year but local producers expect aid
through the Bolivarian Alternative for the
Peoples of our America (ALBA). Financial
officials said it was impossible to reach
goals set for June due to a $79.4 million
fall in tax revenue, reported La Tribuna
daily.
ALBA Calls for Crisis Debates
Prague - The countries member
of the Bolivarian Alternatives of the
Americas plus Ecuador demanded in Prague on
Wednesday a deep and extensive debate over
the world economic crisis. ALBA lauded the
strengthening of links between the EU and GRIO at the 14th Ministerial Conference of
EU-G Rio, during which a Joint Declaration
was adopted on Wednesday.
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Bachelet, Obama to Meet in June
Santiago de Chile - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
is to hold talks with Barack Obama in
Washington on June 23, during Bachelet´s
upcoming official visit to the United
States. Bachelet made the announcement
yesterday in Santiago de Chile, while noting
the appointment of Chilean-born Arturo
Valenzuela as the new US undersecretary of
state for hemispheric affairs.
Hugo Chavez to Argentina for Talks
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez travels to Argentina Thursday to continue a three-month talk cycle with his peer Cristina Fernandez. He said the meeting will foster strategic relations between both nations.
No Change in US-Cuba Policy
Buenos Aires - Spanish
musician Luis Eduardo Aute affirmed in
Buenos Aires Thursday there is little change
in US policy towards Cuba and condemned the
travel restrictions imposed by Washington on
Cuban artists.
Ecuador To Increase Troops On Border With Colombia
Quito - Ecuador announced on Thursday a military reinforcement on the northern border with Colombia to prevent incursions by rebel groups. |
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VENEZUELA:
"Express" Kidnappings
All the Rage
Rosa M. was about to
blow out the candles on
her cake when the phone
rang. Instead of another
birthday greeting, she
heard her coworker
Gladys sobbing and
asking her for financial
help, because on her way
to the party in the
Venezuelan capital she
had fallen prey to an
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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
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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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