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Daily Archives: November 18, 2011
Helping the community also includes your entertainment
Last week I wrote about taking the opportunity to help your community and your country (your extended community) by buying locally, either locally made goods or services provided by local people. This is a reminder that you can include entertainment … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News, Friday Column
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Expat acupuncturist dies after month in hospital
Eugene Harold Mc Donald, 70, a well known expat who practiced acupuncture and auriculartherapy, died Wednesday morning in Hospital San Juan de Dios where he had been fighting a gastrointestinal infection and pneumonia since Oct. 17. Mc Donald was born … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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More complexity develops in Crucitas blame game
The Crucitas case became even more complex Thursday when an untraceable email with wide distribution accused another Sala Primera magistrate of having leaked a draft of a proposed decision on the northern Costa Rica open pit mine project. The magistrate, … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Mexican officials report arrest of top Zeta leader
Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected leader of the country’s Zetas drug cartel. Officials said Thursday that Alfredo Aleman Narvaez, known as “The German Commander,” was arrested at a horse race he organized in the northern state of Zacatecas. He … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Venezuela detains suspects in baseballer’s abduction
Venezuelan officials say eight suspects have been charged in the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos in his native country, less than a week after he was rescued. Officials say six suspects directly involved in Ramos kidnapping face weapons … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Cholera in Haiti called worst in recent history
The United States’ most prominent public health agency is calling the cholera epidemic in Haiti the worst cholera outbreak in recent history. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cholera continues to spread across Haiti a year after … Continue reading
Posted in World News
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UCR academic will help Kansas mark 50 years of Latin ties
The nationally recognized University of Kansas Center of Latin American Studies this week will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a conference Saturday on the Lawrence campus. Panelists will discuss topics that include career choices in Latin American studies, the field … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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President creates jobs program for 5,000 unemployed persons
The president created by decree Thursday a jobs program that will benefit some 5,000 unemployed persons over the next year by putting them to work in what officials said were community projects, training programs and other socially productive jobs. The … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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U.S. woman among those held in marijuana-growing operation
Judicial Investigating Organization agents said they caught a U.S. citizen in the middle of a large-scale marijuana-growing operation when they raided her boyfriend’s house in southern San José province Wednesday. The law enforcement operation nabbed more than 427 plants, ranging … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Trans-Atlantic racing boat winner closes in on Limón
With a little over 100 miles of Atlantic blue between the front running sailing ship and Puerto Limón Thursday night, team Virbac-Paprec 3 is expected to win the transatlantic sailing race called the Transat Jacques Vabre. The 4,500 mile race … Continue reading
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Expat accident victim languished during Caja doctors strike
A quick trip to the AM/PM left Ed Hansen, a former policeman from Atlanta, stranded for days without necessary medical attention in Hospital Calderón Guardia while Caja Costarricense medical staff members were on strike. Last Saturday morning Hansen was struck … Continue reading
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Final judgment on mine rests with policy makers
Your Crucitas editorial is interesting on several levels. First, you reflexively supported the project because approval had been granted but then rescinded. You find this a breach of fair contract, but that’s flawed policy making. Public officials have an interest in safeguarding … Continue reading
Posted in Reader Opinion
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Costa Rica does not have a monopoly on the tamal
As the end-of-the-year holidays approach, different countries begin to prepare their comida tipica, and for Central America the popular dish is the tamal. It is usually served as the main course for Christmas. A tamal is made out of masa … Continue reading
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