Turrialba is all set to host the ninth "Expoferia del Queso" that starts on July 3 and run to July 11. This year the fair will be held at the Paradero Turístico San Buenaventura in Turrialba, located near the hydroelectric project, Reventazón-Angostura, with the entrace in front of the CATIE. The Expoferia is a family event. [Foto: Costaricahoy.info] |
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AH1N1 Claims
Another Life:
Total 13 For The
Year
The number of
deaths due to
the AH1N1 virus
this year is now
at thirteen, the
latest victim of
the killer virus
is a 57 year
woman from Los
Chiles in the
northern zone.
The woman, whose
identity was not
released to the
public, died
last Friday.
Doctors Join 10
Day Old
Residents Strike
At State
Hospitals
Patients of the
Caja Seguro
Social
Costarricense (CCSS)
or Caja will
find getting
medical
attention more
difficult today
as 350 doctors
last night
joined the
strike by
medical
residents of the
state hospitals.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
30% Of Workers
In Costa Rica
Earn Less Than
Minimum Salary
According to the
Ministra de
Trabajo (Labour
ministry) three
out every 10
employees in
Costa Rica work
for less than
minimum salary.
The worrisome
situation was
confirmed by the
Ministra de
Trabajo, Sandra
Piszk.
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Road Closures
Today
Ruta 32, San
José - Limón, is
closed this
morning and will
be for most of
the day due to a
major landslide
yesterday
afternoon.
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Costa Ricans
Victims of
Global Pandemic
Tens of
thousands of
Costa Rican
adults and
children are
victims of the
global pandemic,
obesity.
Costa Rica: No
Longer A
Destination For
Stem Cell
Tourists?
Doctors and
patients claim
it's a miracle
cure, and one
not yet
available in the
United States.
They say it can
be used to treat
multiple
sclerosis,
strokes and
diabetes.
AMIGOS Educates
Youth In Costa
Rica
A group of 56
volunteers,
including five
Aggies, will
stay in Costa
Rica for six
weeks to help a
community
increase
educational and
environmental
knowledge by
creating
programs,
beginning on
June 25.
Unfashionably
Late in Costa
Rica
Last weekend
here in Costa
Rica, I went to
a sleepover at a
guy’s house from
school, not
really knowing
what to expect.
I showed up 15
minutes late,
knowing that
it’s never cool
to be the first
one there.
Costa Rican
Medical Care To
Exhibit at
NAHU’s Annual
Conference In
Chicago
Costa Rican
Medical Care, a
medical tourism
facilitator
specializing in
the country of
Costa Rica, will
be exhibiting at
the National
Association of
Health
Underwriters’
Annual
Convention and
Exhibition in
Chicago from
June 27th-29th.
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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
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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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