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Daily Archives: February 24, 2011
Contract drivers fizzle in effort at blockades
Despite their threats, the blockades by the porteadores were limited Wednesday. Traffic police were out in force and kept a lot of the unlicensed taxi drivers from reaching key points. The Federación Nacional de Porteadores is one group of contract … Continue reading
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Employer chamber urges quick action on Moín
The employers chamber urged officials Wednesday to quickly make a decision on the Limón Ciudad Puerto project which would put out for a concession a new terminal for containers at the port of Moín. The Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y … Continue reading
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Symphonic orchestra in Jacó for two concert programs
The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional plans a concert tonight in Jacó and another Friday. The concerts will include the participation of the Banda Infantil-juvenil de Garabito. The concert tonight is at 7 p.m. in the Parque de Jacó. Friday the concert … Continue reading
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Calderón blames rivalry for failing to stop drugs
Mexican President Felipe Calderón has rejected accusations that a lack of coordination in Mexico is undermining the fight against drug cartels, saying rivalry within U.S. intelligence agencies is to blame. President Calderón made the comments in an interview published Tuesday … Continue reading
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U.S. says it cracked down on Sinaloa cartel figures
The United States says it has imposed sanctions on a six-nation network of drug traffickers linked to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa Cartel. The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it has designated as drug traffickers Colombian native Jorge Milton Cifuentes Villa … Continue reading
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Ministry goes high tech to put identification marks on guns
The security ministry now has a device that can cut numbers into its inventory of weapons. The device is from Schmidt Marking Systems in Niles, Illinois. The machine uses a tungsten pin to deeply etch metal and then it stores … Continue reading
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Judicial agents investigate an unusual case of identity theft
A man has been using a fake identity since 2002, agents alleged Wednesday when they detained him in Siquirres. The man, identified by the Poder Judicial by the last names of Belli Espinoza, is a 35-year-old Nicaraguan, who managed to … Continue reading
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New study supports idea that lauguages keep mind working
Another reason has emerged for retirees to choose Costa Rica for a home. A new study reports that people who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems. That study from Luxembourg adds weight to … Continue reading
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President fights to salvage her ridiculed security proposal
President Laura Chinchilla took to the television again Wednesday night in an effort to save her much ridiculed security plan. The president took her cue from her new minister of communications, Roberto Gallardo, who said he wanted to clarify the … Continue reading
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Layman asks some questions that may provoke debate
Being a writer without benefit of scientific education, training, background, or any other evidence of knowledge in the area of global warming, I have followed the “letters” page with interest as the various “experts” checked in. Since none gave education … Continue reading
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Environmental scientist seeks clean sources of energy
The only thing that came to mind when I read the editorial by Axel Marquardt is that “ignorance is bliss.” The editorial by Clifford Dukes has some relevant information, but his statement about “current means of determining temperature” gives me … Continue reading
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Mixing science and religion reminds us of Galileo
Is Global Warming A Religious Belief? Why is it that the believers in the human causes of global warming are threatened by science and scientific facts to the contrary, such as presented by Mr. Clifford Dukes in his letter to … Continue reading
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Recording industry wants to shame Costa Rica
A trade organization dedicated to protecting copyrights and other intellectual property has asked U.S. officials to place Costa Rica on a priority watch list, the so-called list of shame. It would share the list with Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, … Continue reading
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