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Daily Archives: January 16, 2012
Urgent changes can help protect expats and their properties
A news story Friday shined the spotlight again on the complexities of property ownership here. The uncertainties of keeping a property represent a drag on the expat real estate market. An investment in Costa Rica can lead to years of … Continue reading
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Caribbean volcanic vents yield new marine species
A team of British scientists has published new details of the world’s deepest volcanic vents, discovered in 2010 in a canyon on the Caribbean sea floor. Although the vents are gushing liquid minerals estimated to be hotter than 450 degrees … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Non-official media track diseases faster than official
Public health systems may be losing their monopoly on data about outbreaks of disease. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston found that news reports and social media can also collect accurate data, and deliver those results faster … Continue reading
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Figure in Holloway case gets 28 years in Perú
A Dutchman suspected in the disappearance of an American woman has received a 28-year prison sentence from a Lima court for the killing of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman. The court sentenced Joran van der Sloot Friday, two days after he … Continue reading
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Guyana Muslim gets life for role in New York plot
A United States judge has sentenced a Guyana man to life in prison for his role in an unsuccessful plot to set off a bomb at a New York airport. Prosecutors say Kareem Ibrahim provided operational support for the plot … Continue reading
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Police do a land office business at the fiestas de Palmares
Police continue to rack up the arrests at the Fiestas de Palmares. The number now is at 138 persons, most of them on drug and theft. There also were arrests for putting their hands on women. The Fuerza Pública has … Continue reading
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New Guatemalan president seeks U.S. help in drug fight
The new Guatemalan president asked the United States to help him and the country fight against drug trafficking on Saturday. He was sworn into office that day. During his inaugural speech as president, Otto Pérez Molina, 61, vowed to reduce … Continue reading
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First round of negotiations with vehicle inspection firm ends
The transport minister said that the first round of negotiations with the company that inspects vehicles here has concluded. The central government and the Spanish firm Sociedad Española Supervisión y Control are trying to reach an agreement over how much … Continue reading
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Young vounteeer comes to help build a home in Heredia
The hardest job James Getz has ever had has been washing the dishes. That was until this month. He has been helping build a house in Costa Rica since last Monday. The 10 year old said he decided to join … Continue reading
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Nostalgia for old terminal at airport in Liberia
It is nice that the new terminal is open at Liberia. But, I will miss the old terminal. It made landing in Liberia unique. So many places have the standard large concrete, glass and steel terminals. When you got off … Continue reading
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Limón court will handle its cases electronically
Bill collecting cases and other small scale civil cases are being handled in Limón electronically. The Poder Judicial said that the Juzgado de Cobro y Civil de Menor Cuantía de Limón will have files available for litigants and their lawyers … Continue reading
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Geologists have their eyes on three trouble spots
Police have set up a roadblock at the community of La Central to prevent visitors to the area around the Turrialba volcano and the national park of the same name. But all geologists can do is wait and speculate on … Continue reading
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Despite new systems, lines and crowds continue
The Registro Nacional is flooded with customers, in part because the agency has suspended part of its online service. Meanwhile, there are crowds in the street at the offices of the foreign ministry where overseas documents are certified. The Registro … Continue reading
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