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Daily Archives: August 31, 2011
Rice producers planning new system for pricing
Rice producers plan a press conference this afternoon to announce a new method for establishing the retail price of their product. The price of rice is controlled by the government. The rice producers said they were trying to come up … Continue reading
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Workers continue the job on the Río Virilla bridge
To no one’s surprise, workmen did not finish the job at the Río Virilla bridge on the General Cañas highway Tuesday morning. The Consejo Nacional de Vialidad, the road agency, announced Tuesday afternoon that the workers would be back at … Continue reading
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Nervous Chinese officials seek to ban Internet critics
China’s state news agency has called for a crackdown on what it calls the spread of toxic rumors over the Internet. In an article Tuesday, published only in Chinese, Xinhua criticized the increasingly popular social networking sites for spreading rumors … Continue reading
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U.S. study says research in Guatemala was unethical
A U.S. commission says researchers involved with a 1940s U.S.-funded study in Guatemala deliberately exposed vulnerable individuals to sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea without their consent or knowledge. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues … Continue reading
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Chile’s top cop gets boot after shooting of student
Chile has ordered the resignation of a police general following massive protests last week in which a teenager was shot dead. Officials made the announcement Tuesday in discussing Gen. Sergio Gajardo. The French news agency cites a government official as … Continue reading
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Three workers suffer burns in accident at Limón refinery
Three workmen at a Limón refinery were injured early Tuesday when a volatile petroleum product escaped and was ignited. Two men are hospitalized in serious condition. The Cuerpo de Bomberos identified them as Fabio Castillo Fernández, 55, with burns over … Continue reading
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U.S. Navy boat with prisoners does not have OK to dock
A U.S. Navy guided missile frigate is heading to Puntarenas with five captured Costa Ricans, but the legislature has not acted to give the boat permission to dock. The vessel, the USS Boone is believed to have in tow a … Continue reading
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President signs contract for Moín container terminal
President Laura Chinchilla and other officials finally signed the concession contract with APM Terminals for a $1 billion container port in Moín. The signing was Tuesday. The central government sees the project as the cornerstone for a redevelopment of the … Continue reading
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It was a two-horsepower smuggling operation
The Policía de Fronteras reported two men tried to smuggle 10 kilos of marijuana into Panamá in broad daylight Monday with the help of horses. Police said that the men leaped from the horses and abandoned them and the sacks … Continue reading
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Country is getting decked out in the patriotic colors
Public buildings and some private ones are being decked out in Costa Rican flags and bunting because September is the patriotic month. This is the month that the anniversary of the country’s independence is celebrated. This is the 190th. Some … Continue reading
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