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No To The
TLC, Riteve and Rising Prices
The protest march that had been
highly anticipated didn't get
the turn out support union
organizers had expected. The
thousands of that were supported
paralyze the country, take to
the streets and made their
situation known to the country's
leaders decided to let several
hundreds do their bidding.
60% of Ticos Are Fat
Sixty percent of adult Ticos
are "fat", while 6% of children
are also overweight and 25% of
adolescents have problem with
obesity.
President Pacheco Awarded
"International Shark Enemy of
the Year" Defends Himself
The international organization,
Shark Project, based
in Germany, has nominated Costa
Rican President, Abel Pacheco,
for their "International Shark
Enemy of the Year" award.
40% of Fire Hydrants Don't Work,
More Needed
According to the Instituto
Nacional de Seguros (INS) - the
national insurance company -
there 5.000 fire hydrants in
Costa Rica, however, 2.000 or
40% of them are in a bad state
of repair and another 4.800 are
needed to properly attend to
emergencies.
Passenger
Arrivals Exceed Expectations
Operations staff at Daniel
Oduber International Airport in
Guanacaste have been forced to
adjust their passenger forecasts
following another record month
at the country's second busiest
airport.
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