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Daily Archives: February 15, 2011
Down home Indiana food trade mission centerpiece
U.S. food producers will be promoting wines, meats, cheeses and other foods at a public event Thursday in the Hotel Real Intercontinental in Escazú from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., said a U.S. Embassy release. The idea is to get … Continue reading
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Fuel prices going up when new rates published
Motor fuel is going up again. The Authoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos said that super gasoline will go to 621 colons ($1.24) per liter, an increase of 13 colons. Plus gasoline is going to 605 colons ($1.21), an increase of … Continue reading
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Home invading crooks met well-armed surprise
The central Pacific coast from Parrita to Mata Palo has been plagued by a band of robbers who, among other crimes, would smash their way into homes and tie up the occupants. This has been going on since September. Judicial … Continue reading
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Colombian rebels free just one of promised three
Colombian officials say rebels who had announced plans to release three hostages Sunday have released only one so far. Authorities say the Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, released police officer Carlos Ocampo, who was kidnapped in December. However, … Continue reading
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Jazz king George Shearing dies in New York at 91
Famed jazz pianist and composer George Shearing, 91, died Monday of heart failure in New York City. Shearing was born in England but settled in the United States in 1947. His recording career lasted more than six decades and included … Continue reading
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Tributación list of those owing luxury tax this year
The number below the name is the cédula. ACTIVOS INMOBILIARIOS UNO Q A S.A. 3101238737 AGRICOLA GANADERA JABUEY S A 3101077670 AKYRA SA 3101019792 ALEJANDRA FLORES ARROYO 108670152 ALVARADO ROJAS OLMAN GERARDO 105860941 AMNEZIA S A 3101274622 ARMANDO CAJAS SOCIEDAD … Continue reading
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Tax collectors release list of 100 who did not pay luxury tax
The Dirección General de Tributación, the tax collecting agency, has published a list of 100 entities that did not pay the luxury home tax this year even though they paid last year. The list is mainly corporations, although some individuals … Continue reading
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Initial response from readers is limited skepticism of plan
The Chinchilla administration security proposal was greeted with some skepticism Monday by those who read an early afternoon update. “She’s forming another committee,” said a Costa Rican woman who lives in the United States. Others said they were surprised that … Continue reading
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Security plan calls for balanced, humane intervention
The Integrated security plan outlined Monday by President Laura Chinchilla calls for a balanced intervention for prevention, attention and protection, control, reparation and reintegration in accordance with human development and democratic values of Costa Rica. The responsibility for fighting crime … Continue reading
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Country did not keep up with trends to violence
I’ve been reading with much interest the letters of resident’s suggestions to reduce crime. All are very good, although there are some draconian offerings that are very telling of the frustration expats have. Through the 1960s, Costa Rica was a … Continue reading
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Taxes are misplaced and prices reflect greed
Costa Rica has the highest taxes of any country that I have been in (11) and the highest prices because of the taxes and greed. Case in point. I recently bought a new refrigerator. I could have bought it in … Continue reading
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Separation of church, state is key to successful nation
To all Egyptians living in Costa Rica and all others who see their “people power” revolution as a new beginning for democracy and freedom. Take it from a very experienced man who is 71, lived in nine countries and spent … Continue reading
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Capital punishment should be considered for some
To expand on Robert Nahrgang’s great suggestion to use corporal punishment as a crime deterrent; I would add capital punishment. Should the recent rapist of a 3-year-old girl be merely incarcerated for a dozen years? I have had extensive experience … Continue reading
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Water rates are certain to go up, regulator says
A consumer group has lost a Sala IV constitutional court case against higher water rates, and the price is going up. The appeal came from the Asociación de Consumidores, which said that the rate-setting agency, the Authoridad Reguladora de Servicios … Continue reading
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Sometimes the electrical system can be exciting
Visiting electricians frequently are in awe of the creative methods used here to bring power into homes. The electric company, mostly the Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz in the Central Valley, specifies where the meter goes. Anything beyond that … Continue reading
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