Costa Rica's president, Laura Chinchilla (red dress) led the negotiation team that reached a free trade deal between Central America and the European Union. Costa Rica is to benefit most by the trade deal, as it is the Central American country with the most exports to Europe.
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Workers unload bananas from a truck in La Terminal market, Guatemala City. The European Union, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama completed discussions on the agreement that will open up trade in beef, bananas, rice and cars during the EU and Latin America summit in Madrid.
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Costa Rica's
Roads Are Death
Traps
The roads in
Costa Rica,
especially in
the Gran Area
Metropolitana (GAM)
or Central
Valley where the
majority of cars
transit, can
only be
described as a
"mortal trap".
The "Yo Yo Dollar"
Gains Almost ˘18.5 Colones In Two Days
The up and down of the dollar exchange took
a move up this week, gaining ˘18.5 colones
since Monday, the biggest single jump ˘11.78
was on Tuesday.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Group Files
Appeal With
Constitutional
Court To Stop
Legislator's Pay
Hike
Legislators
looking to vote
themselves a
hefty pay hike
will have to
heed to the
decision of the
Constitutional
Court on a
filing by a
group of
citizens
alleging
violation of
rights of
equality.
Costa Rica Offer
Travel Deals For
Those Traveling
To Europe
In response to
the latest
airline crisis
caused by the
volcano eruption
in Iceland,
Costa Rica’s
travel industry
is offering
travelers a
variety of
enticing
promotional
travel packages
that will allow
them to spend
their
hard-earned
vacation days in
an exciting
destination.
Poorest
Communities To
Be Priority Of
The New
Government
During a session
of the Consejo
de Gobierno
(Cabinet)
presided by
acting
president, Alfio
Piva, 10 of the
poorest cantones
were identified
and selected as
a priority of
the Chinchilla
government.
Could Costa
Rica's Debi Nova
Be The Next
Shakira?
Slowly but
surely Costa
Rica's Debi Nova
is making a name
for herself and
could hit the
top of the
charts with her
new album
Luna Nueva
released on
Tuesday.
ICE Offers New
Service:
“Kölbi
Messenger”
For those who
ant to connect
with your
hotmail (live)
or yahoo
messenger
contacts without
the cost of an
internet
connection or
wi-fi
capabilities of
the cell phone,
ICE now offers
its “Kölbi
Messenger”.
100.000 Users
Continue With
TDMA
Habits are hard
to change, or
perhaps it is
the cost of a
new phone. Or
simply fear of
the new
technology has
some 100.000
people still
connected to the
old TDMA
network.
400 Applications A Day For A US Visa
Neither the
economic crisis or the rising cost of the
application for visas to travel to the
United States has affected the demand for
Costa Ricans (Ticos) applying.
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