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Daily Archives: February 16, 2011
Postal service providing texts for school kids
Correos de Costa Rica is selling books that children must have for the 2011 school year. The sales are an agreement with Editorial Costa Rica. In addition, the postal service will deliver the books where needed, it said. The books … Continue reading
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Panamá extradition treaty approved by lawmakers
Lawmakers have approved for the second and final time an extradition treaty with Panamá. One of the aspects is that Costa Ricans or Panamanians serving time in the other country can finish their sentence in their homeland. Lawmakers spoke of … Continue reading
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Transnational crime cited as $650 billion market
Illicit trade in goods, guns, people, and natural resources is a $650 billion enterprise, which most negatively impacts the developing world, finds a new report released by Global Financial Integrity. “Transnational Crime in the Developing World” evaluates the overall size … Continue reading
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Plastic trash in oceans becomes research topic
During the past half-century, a growing portion of what humans eat, drink or use has come in plastic packaging – petroleum-based containers that are sturdy and long-lasting, yet are used only briefly and then thrown away. Daily, billions of plastic … Continue reading
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Argentina says U.S. plane held drugs, weapons
A diplomatic dispute has erupted between the United States and Argentina over Argentine allegations that the U.S. military flew undeclared weapons, drugs and other items into the South American country last Thursday. Officials in Buenos Aires say a U.S. Air … Continue reading
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Yet another Olmec archaeological enigma described
A University of Wisconsin-Madison doctoral candidate has described an early Mexican carving that came from a site near the Pacific coast of what is now the State of Chiapas. The location, Ojo de Agua, is not far from the boundary … Continue reading
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Venezuelan students carry protest to door of Tico embassy
A trio of Venezuelan students unhappy with the administration of Hugo Chávez has begun a hunger strike at the door to the Costa Rican embassy in Caracas. The Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto here reported on the developments and … Continue reading
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Tourism chamber urged more planning for highways
The nation’s tourism chamber said that the country needs better planning particularly with road projects. The comments from the Cámara Nacional de Turismo was directed at a current problem at an access road to the new Caldera highway in Atenas. … Continue reading
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Short circuits are not the problem in wiring
Your article on electrical wiring in Costa Rica was of great interest to me. I am an electrical engineer and am somewhat fascinated by the fact that most Costa Rican’s seem to consider themselves experts in electrical wiring. This can … Continue reading
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State should not contradict the eternal laws of God
Re: Duggo Hix’s letter of Feb. 15. The problem is not church and state; the problem is a misapplication of the concept. We’ll specifically speak about the Catholic Church, since I am quite sure this is what your reference was … Continue reading
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‘MOPT is killing us!’ Escazú reader reports
New pipes to bring water to Escazú are being installed along the old San José to Santa Ana road. This has been in progress for weeks. I live in San Rafael de Escazú about 800 meters west of PACO. The … Continue reading
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Puntarenas fiesta is another source of drunk drivers
Anyone who complains about paperwork and seeking permits in Costa Rica probably ought not drive drunk. Under the new traffic law, being arrested drunk behind the wheel marks the beginning of a complex and expensive process. Having more than .75 … Continue reading
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TDMA cell service saved by the bell, it seems
The ownership of a TDMA telephone line has been elevated to a human right. Just as the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad began Tuesday what it called a gradual elimination of the obsolete cell telephone system, the regulators stepped in and … Continue reading
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Animal adoptions planned
The organization Animales de Asis plans an adoption fair Saturday in Escazú from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Automercado. Puppies, dogs, kittens and cats will be available. The organization requests a donation of 10,000 colons for dogs and … Continue reading
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