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Daily Archives: September 28, 2011
Fair promotes disabled who make and sell crafts
Banco Nacional is holding an artisans’ fair in its downtown central offices today. All the participants have some form of physical disability, said the bank. The event is cosponsored by the Partido Accesibilidad sin Exclusión. Today is the second of … Continue reading
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Two Canadians jailed to await drug investigation
Two Canadians have been jailed for three months each to await investigation on drug smuggling charges. The pair, identified by the last names of Nigel and Nicholas, were detained at Juan Santamaría airport Monday. Anti-drug police said they were hiding … Continue reading
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Woman tricked trucker into bandits’ ambush
A trucker stopped to help a woman he believed to be in distress and died when bandits shot him seconds later. The crime happened about 10 p.m. Monday at a bridge over the Río Pacuare. The trucker, identified by the … Continue reading
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Four Latin countries seek economic and food reforms
Four Latin American countries have called for environmental and economic reforms to ensure growth in their region during the General Assembly’s annual general debate. Ecuadorian Ambassador Francisco Carrion Mena Tuesday stressed the need for an increase in regional economic cooperation … Continue reading
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Europe’s border-free travel joins euro as new concern
As Europe scrambles to contain the financial crisis in the eurozone, another effort to deepen European unity is also being challenged, the Schengen passport-free travel zone. Immigration, lax controls, corruption and sovereignty worries are undermining dreams of border-free travel. Europeans … Continue reading
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Cuban foreign minister says embargo is costly
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has criticized the longstanding U.S. trade embargo against his country, saying it has cost the Communist-led island $975 billion. Rodríguez made the comment Monday during an address before the United Nations General Assembly. Rodríguez, however, … Continue reading
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Bolivia’s Morales halts controversial road project
Bolivian President Evo Morales has suspended construction of a controversial highway through a rainforest as more government officials resign following a police crackdown on protesters opposed to the project. Officials say the deputy interior minister, Marcos Farfan, resigned Tuesday and … Continue reading
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More thunderstorms and downpours are predicted for today
Heavy rains lashed parts of the Central Valley Tuesday, and in some cases hail fell. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional predicted possible late afternoon thunderstorms, but the rain started in the morning. Early today some areas of the central mountains were … Continue reading
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There is one daily commodity that just can’t be replaced
Expats here know that utilities are sometimes unreliable. Electricity goes off unexpectedly. The Compañía de Fuerza y Luz has a continuing maintenance program that results in neighborhood blackouts. Fixed-line telephone service is better than it has been, but there still … Continue reading
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Panama offers itself as regional emergency hub
Panama has proposed setting up a regional logistics hub for the United Nations that will serve as a base to allow the quick distribution of humanitarian assistance to those in need across Latin America and the Caribbean. Deputy Foreign Minister … Continue reading
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Teatro Nacional will again join the breast cancer campaign
The Teatro Nacional will be bathed in pink light starting Thursday night in support of the Movimiento Rosa, which encourages early detection of breast cancer. This is a 4-year-old campaign by Auto Mercado. The historic theater now has lights of … Continue reading
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Legislature seeking a new $77 million office tower
The legislature is asking the Contraloría General de la República to approve a trust with Banco de Costa Rica to build an office tower and make repairs for $77 million. This is another effort to build or find space for … Continue reading
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Rapid legislative action sought for new tax plan
Legislators voted Tuesday to put the new tax plan presented that morning on a fast tract to passage. Some 43 lawmakers voted in favor of that plan which mainly limits the time each member of the Asamblea Legislativa can speak … Continue reading
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