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Independence Day
Today!
Today, September 15, with the sounds of
drums, Costa Rica celebrates it's 188th
anniversary of Independence. The day is
filled with civic activities that include
parades of marching student bands in all
cantones and barrios.
Cellular Phone Connection Problems Continue
The unification of the GSM cellular networks
of Saturday still has thousands without
cellular service and the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
scrambling to restore their connection.
ICE Being Asked To
Reimburse ¢1.1 Billion Colones To Customers
The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) - regulator of public
services - is looking for the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - the
state monopoly on electrical services - to
give back electricity customers some ¢1.1
billion colones for the nine days it stalled
the rate decrease.
Costa Rica's Arias To Continue Efforts For
Peace In Honduras
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, has not
given up on a peace plan for Honduras. As
the chief mediator in the Honduran political
crisis, Arias, said on Monday that he will
meet with the Honduras presidential
candidates to emphasize that the upcoming
elections will not be recognized if held
under the government of Roberto Micheletti.
Property Registry
Continues Vulnerable
Looking for that notary that signed off on
the property deed now in question? Can't
find him or her? Probability he or she is
dead.
Coach Kenton Fired
The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Costa Rica
Soccer Federation) fired national coach
Rodrigo Kenton on Monday. |
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The flame of
independence and peace. Costa Rica
president, Oscar Arias, lights the
cauldron with
the independence torch that arrived in
Cartago last night after making its way
through Central America. Arias is credited
for the peace in Central America and is not
hoping to solve the latest conflict in
honduras. [Foto: Adolfo Alvarado] |
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Honduras Resistance Continues on Streets
Tegucigalpa -
The Honduran popular forces will go back to
the street to demand for the constitutional
order broken by last June 28 military coup,
confirmed the leaders of the movement.
Pope to visit Panama in 2013
Panama - Pope Benedict XVI will visit
Panama in 2013 to celebrate the 500th
anniversary of the establishment of the
first Catholic Church in the Americas, the
Panamanian government announced.
Slayings Of 4 Guatemalan Prison Officials Blamed On Drug Trade
(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse.
Moody's Puts El Salvador Ratings On Watch
For Downgrade
San Salvador -
Moody's Investors Service put El Salvador's
ratings on watch for possible downgrade to
junk territory, citing the country's
worsening economy and its limited policy
response along with its restricted access to
international capital markets. |
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Ecuador Ready To Resume Ties With Colombia
Quito - Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander Falconi has expressed readiness to meet with his Colombian counterpart, Jaime Bermudez, during his US visit scheduled for later in September on the margin of a UN General Assembly in New York, AP reported.
UNASUR Delegates Seeking Consensus
Quito - Representatives from the 12 member nations
of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
are meeting there Monday to try to reach
consensus on the resolution that the foreign
and defense ministers are to approve on
Tuesday.
Argentine President Says Media Law
Reform Concerns All
Buenos Aires - Argentine
President Cristina Fernandez said on Monday
that the bill on media law reform, which is
being hotly debated in Congress, concerns
"all the people" in the country. |
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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