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officer
opens
packages
of
cocaine
before
burning
them in
Panama
City. [Foto:
Arnulfo
Franco /
Associated
Press] |
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Lightning
Strikes Downtown San Jose
Lightning is a common occurrence during the
daily downpours in Costa Rica. And yesterday
a group of people waiting for a bus in
downtown San Jose got a close look and feel
a lightning strike, that touched down at the
south side of San Juan de Dios hospital.
How Safe Is
The Tobías Bolaños Airport in Pavas?
Constant ripples in the air above,
residences all around, obstacles on approach
and climate conditions, are some of the
risks facing pilots at the small
international airport on the west side of
San Jose.
Drivers Licenses With
More Information
Costa Rican drivers licenses now have more
information than the previous licenses.
Heredia - San José To Start Running Middle
of June
If you live and/or work in Heredia, good
news: the commuter train will start running
in a couple of weeks. At least that is the
plan by the Instituto Costarricense de
Ferrocarriles (Incofer) as announced
yesterday by its president, Miguel
Carabaguíaz.
Banco Popular To Sell
Off Jewellery on The Cheap
Looking to buy jewellery on the cheap? The
Banco Popular may be the answer, as the bank
will be selling off jewellery left as
security and not claimed by their owners, at
half or more of the their original value. |
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NGOs Unite Against Nicaragua Government Plan
to Control Them
Managua – A number of Nicaragua’s civil
society groups announced on Saturday that
they will fight the Daniel Ortega
administration’s plan to control
non-governmental organizations, or NGOs.
Panama Reports Economic Growth
Panama - The Monthly Index of
Economic Activity in Panama reported a
growth of 3.4 percent during the first
quarter of 2009 in relation to a similar
period last year, informed official sources.
Panama Could Become Next Narco Battleground
El Real, Panama -- The heavily armed rebels usually show up in groups of 20 or more, dressed in green fatigues and seeking food.El Salvador President Plans Locally
San Salvador - As of June 1st a new secretary in charge of Strategic Issues will be part of government announced by El Salvador president-elect Mauricio Funes.
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Concern for Colombia HR Workers
United Nations - The UN Refugee Agency has expressed deep concern over the wave of death threats against humanitarian workers and human rights organizations in Colombia.
Venezuela Is Free of AH1N1 Virus
Caracas - Venezuela is free of the AH1N1 virus, which has infected more than 11,000 people in 42 countries and has killed 85 patients.
Chavez to Quito Summit
Quito - Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez is to arrive in this capital
Saturday, for a meeting with his Ecuadorian
peer Rafael Correa, in which both leaders
will analyze the course of bilateral
accords.
Terrorists Tried Bolivia Divide
La Paz - Attorney Marcelo
Sosa, who is probing the case of a terrorist
cell neutralized in April in Santa Cruz,
revealed the intention of that network to
divide Bolivia with attacks on strategic
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ECONOMY-MEXICO:
Crisis Drives Up Poverty
Rate
Between 1994 and
1996, the poverty rate
in Mexico climbed from
52 to 69 percent due to
a deep but short-lived
global economic
recession that broke out
in this country. Now
this country is
experiencing another
depression, which
originated in its
northern neighbour, and
that will last at least
until 2010.
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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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