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Daily Archives: July 6, 2011
Last space shuttle launch is big Florida tourist draw
The astronauts who make up the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have arrived at Kennedy Space Center, and tourists who are eager to witness the historic final shuttle launch are not far behind. Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift … Continue reading
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Dalai Lama in Washington in new non-political role
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in Washington D.C. to celebrate his birthday and guide followers of Tibetan Buddhism in a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual. The Dalai Lama’s visit, which is likely to upset China, is his … Continue reading
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U.S. Coast Guard returns Haitian and Cuban migrants
The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated more than 120 Cuban and Haitian migrants picked up at sea. The Coast Guard says it intercepted 82 Haitians aboard a sailing vessel northwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas, on Friday and returned them on … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Chávez ducks parade but talks on television
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has marked the nation’s independence by addressing troops in a televised address, one day after returning from Cuba, where he had a cancerous tumor removed. Chávez delivered his comments Tuesday from the Miraflores presidential palace in … Continue reading
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Former Californian replies to illegal alien claim
Jim Barbian, from Wisconsin not California, tries to explain the decline of the education system in California from an article he read about today’s problems. He berates Henry Kantrowitz for his so called liberal paradigm assertion of the fall of the California … Continue reading
Posted in Reader Opinion
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Web link can clarify the salary adjustment for rest of year
The Consejo de Salarios decreed a 2.55 percent hike in the minimum wages this year, but it also decreed a 3.5 percent wage hike for low-income earners. Expats are having trouble figuring out how they should adjust the salaries of … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Puriscal bus passengers among those with storm problems
Local emergency committees reported 25 incidents that stemmed from the heavy rain that fell Monday afternoon. The regions of Desamparados, Tibás, Moravia, Heredia and Santo Domingo were among those with problems. At Salitral de Puriscal a bus with 50 persons … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Shop yields a big selection of parts from dismantled cars
Investigators raided what turned out to be a chop shop Tuesday and found a smorgasbord of car parts. They said they believe that the parts come from vehicles that were stolen and then dismantled at the location. Detained nearby was … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Quake rattles Dominical
An earthquake estimated at magnitude of 4.2 took place at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica placed the epicenter some 5 kilometers north of Dominical on the central Pacific coast. The quake was felt in … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Taxis OKs for disabled
The Consejo de Transporte Público has awarded tentatively 1,034 taxi permits for special vehicles for the disabled. The Consejo said that 1,124 persons sought the special permits. and that those who did not win one have eight days to contest … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Desamparados man dies from blaze in his apartment
A 57-year-old man died Monday night when fire flashed through his apartment. Firemen identified the dead man as Rolando Corella Corrales, He was alone in his apartment when the fire was reported about 10 p.m., firemen said. The location was … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Some would put the Caja into the critical care unit
When a company gets behind on paying the social security tax for its employees, government collectors sometimes come and drape yellow tape around the exits and entrances. The tape stays until the debt is paid. That even happened to some … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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