Crucitas mining projects continues on hold. The Tribunal Cuantioso Administrativo made the announcement of the decision at 4:30pm Tuesday, saying that precautionary measures will be maintained for the open pit gold mining project at Crucistas. [Foto.Costaricatoday.info] |
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Costa Rica's
Central Bank To
Move To A
Floating
Exchange Rate To
Stabilize The US
Dollar
The exchange
rate band system
that is used to
the fix the
price of the
dollar will
cease to apply
in the country
as the Banco
Central de Costa
Rica (BCCR) -
the Central Bank
- moves to a
"managed float"
system.
Salud
Strengthens
Measures Against
AH1N1 Outbreak
In Costa Rica's
Northern Zone
The breakout of
the AH1N1 flu
virus in the
northern zone
has Salud
(Health)
authorities
beefing up
measures in the
area to control
the spread of
the virus.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Salud To Evict
450 From
Legislative
Assembly Complex
Come 2pm today
(Wednesday, June
16) a group of
legislative
employees and
executives will
be on the
street,
literally, as
the ministerio
de Saud (Health
Ministry) will
carry out its
eviction order
of three
buildings that
make up the
Legislative
Assembly complex
in downtown San
José.
Indigenous
Demand Share Of
ICE Profits On
Diquis Hydro
Electric Project
Costa Rica's
Terraba
indigenous claim
that the
Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad
(ICE) should
give the
community 10% of
the profits from
the "El Diquis"
hydro electric
project.
Porteadores
Threaten Traffic
Chaos
The next round
of protests by
the Porteadores
(informal taxi
operators) is
expected to be
very aggressive
and cause
tremendous
headaches for
drivers around
the Central
Valley. More
than 10.000
porteadores are
expected to take
action against
the government's
inaction to
resolve their
complaints.
Falkland Islands
Defeat Costa
Rica on Day 2 at
the Americas
Division 4
Championship
A devastating
spell of medium
pace bowling
from Falkland
Island's Elliott
Taylforth caused
all the damage
in today's
match. He took 6
wickets for 14
runs including a
hat trick and
completed the
overs by taking
another wicket
for a four
wicket maiden.
Ads In Mall Now
Sent By Way Of
Bluetooth
When visiting
the Mall San
Pedro on San
José east side,
best is to turn
off you "bluetooth",
for the the
Radiográfica
Costarricense (Racsa)
is trying out a
new marketing
technique,
sending out
commercial
messages to
cellular phones.
Residents Strike At State Hospitals
Indefinite
The strike by
more than 500 medical residents at state
hospitals that began on Monday has no end in
sight. Alexis Castillo, president of the
Unión Médica Nacional, said the strike
action is indefinite, lasting until CCSS
authorities make changes to or eliminate the
"Contrato de Aprendizaje".
Heavy Rains Hamper Work Progress On The San
José - Caldera
How long will
closure and the the work on the San José -
Caldera last? Much longer if the rains keep
pounding the area, according to the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT).
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
COLOMBIA
Future Holds More of the Same
Few doubt that former defence minister Juan
Manuel Santos will be the next president of
Colombia, and that he will continue the
policies of President Álvaro Uribe. Santos,
as Uribe's heir, will basically be more of
the same.
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So,
What
Are
We
To
Do
Now?
Closing
the
San
José
-
Caldera
is
perhaps
a
prudent
move
on
the
part
of
transport
officials,
but
what
are
now
to
do,
go
back
to
the
old
road,
the
monte
de
Aguacate
or
the
Cambronero?
No
way,
I
think
I
will
stay
home
until
they
re-open
ruta
27
completely. |
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On
the
heels
of
Sprint's
announced
last
week
of
its
4G
smarphone,
Steve
Jobs,
the
CEO
of
Apple,
made
the
announcement
of
iPhone
4G
on
Tuesday.
However,
as
in
typical
Apple
marketing
strategy,
the
actual
phone
won't
be
available
to
consumers
for
a
while.
The
new
iPhone
4G
Cannot
Be
Used
in
Costa
Rica |
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