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Costa Rica.
Eco-friendly?
In 2003 an
international
project called
SIEPAC (Sistema
de Interconexión
Eléctrica Para
América Central)
was given the
green light in
Southern Costa
Rica and to be
completed by
2006. The
project
stretches from
Panama up to
Mexico and for
the Costa Rican
section of the
project, ICE has
been granted the
contract.
Costs Of Limón
Port Increases
The project to
build and
operate a new
port in Limón
has a new
price-tag of
us$950 million
dollars, the
president of
port authority
Japdeva, Allan
Hidalgo, told
BNamericas.
Dutch firm Royal
Haskonig carried
out a study and
found that the
original us$812
million budget
was not
realistic as it
dated back to
2004, said
Hidalgo.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Panama Set To
Sue Costa Rica
Online News
Website
The Panamanian
Secretaría de
Comunicación del
Estado said in
Wednesday that
it has hired a
group of lawyers
to prepare to
file a legal
suit against the
Costa Rican
online news
website, El
País.
Desamparados
Bridge Closed
Indefinitely
The Comisión
Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE)
has ordered the
closing of the
bridge between
Desamparados and
Acosta, Aserrí
and San Rafael
Arriba de
Desamparados.
"Platina"
Bridge To Be
Repaired, MOPT
Says
The Ministerio
de Obras
Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT)
announced on
Wednesday a plan
to repair the "platina"
bridge on the
General Cañas
following
several repair
attempts some
nine months ago.
13 Drivers Lose
Their License
For Points Under
The New Traffic
Law
Although there
are reforms
before the
legislature to,
in addition to
reducing fines,
the points from
the Ley de
Tránsito that
went into effect
on March 1,
2010, the point
system stands
and drivers who
accumulate 50
points
automatically
lose their
license for two
years on first
offence.
Fishman
"El Menos Malo"
To Vote Against
Raise In
Legislator's
Salaries
Legislator and
former
presidential
candidate for
the PUSC party,
Luis Fishman or
known "El Menos
Malo" from his
election
campaign, said
on Wednesday
that we would be
voting against
the raise in
salaries for
legislators when
the vote hits
the Legislative
Assembly floor
possibly on
Monday.
ICE To Improve
GSM Coverage On
The San José -
Caldera
Driving along
the San José -
Caldera can be
frustrating for
those on the GSM
cellular
network, as
calls are
dropped
regularly along
different
sections of the
highway.
Bad Roads. Our
Readers Write
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giving us a voice.
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
SPECIAL REPORTS
CUBA
New Agricultural Plan, But Few Real Reforms
Cuba's strategy to boost production and
reduce imports of food is intended to
untangle the bureaucratic knots that hinder
privately-run farms, responsible for 70
percent of the food on the country's dinner
tables.
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KEEPING IT SIMPLE
Two Motorbikes Become One Car In
India
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Kat Hannaford,
Gizmodo.com
Inspired by India's "buy
one get one free"
mentality, designer
Ramesh Gound has created
a concept where two
motorbike owners can
join them together,
creating a fancy sports
car for longer drives. |
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Undercover Report From
Foxconn's Hell Factory
Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly sent
20-year-old reporter Liu Zhi Yi undercover
in Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, China. For
28 days, he experienced dreadful conditions
that the factory's 400,000 employees endure,
churning out iPods, iPads, and iPhones for
Apple nonstop.
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In Costa Rica,
We Speak Spanish
The Arizona
immigration law
controversy is
spilling into
others states,
like Alabama
where
gubernatorial
candidate Tim
James, in an
attempt to boost
his ratings in
the polls, by
coming out with
a television ad
"we speak
English in
Alabama",
promising that
driver's license
testing in that
state will be
only in English
is he elected
governor. |
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Destined
for
our
European
friends,
the
Wildfire
is a
budget-friendly
Android
phone
from
HTC,
with
their
much-loved
Sense
interface
slicked
over
the
top.
What
separates
it
from
others
is
the
new
app-sharing
widget
that
works
on
Twitter,
texts
or
email. |
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