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Daily Archives: January 17, 2012
Bandits picked wrong car
Six bandits tried to hijack a vehicle in Dos Cercas de Desamparados Monday. The vehicle containing two men was in a parking lot. The bandits approached with firearms, but they did not know that the men inside were judicial agents … Continue reading
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Chemical blows up fumigation tanker
The driver and a companion suffered injuries Monday when a fumigation tanker exploded on the Autopista General Cañas in Heredia. The Cuerpo de Bomberos said the explosion was caused by a buildup of gas in the rear of the vehicle. … Continue reading
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Socialist International plans council session here
Costa Rica’s Partido Liberación Nacional will host the Socialist International council meeting from Jan. 23 and 24 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Escazú. More than 162 delegations from socialist and labor party organizations around the world will attend the council … Continue reading
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Non-communicable diseases targeted by World Health
The director general of the World Health Organization says non-communicable diseases are among the most pressing public-health challenges of the future. Obesity, diabetes, heart attacks, cancers and other chronic diseases are growing globally. Once considered as diseases of the wealthy, … Continue reading
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Venezuela pulls diplomats from Miami consulate
Venezuela says it is withdrawing its personnel from its consulate in the U.S. city of Miami because the staff members there have been threatened. The move comes shortly after Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez ordered the closure of the consulate in … Continue reading
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Press group says Ecuador seeks to limit coverage
The Inter American Press Association has voiced concern at proposed amendments to the electoral law introduced by the government of Ecuador that would limit press coverage and the people’s right to be duly informed during the period leading up to … Continue reading
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U.N. chief praises accord that ended Salvadoran war
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday on El Salvador to address its socio-economic inequalities and advance rule of law reform to ensure its citizens can experience positive and tangible results from the peace process that was initiated 20 years ago … Continue reading
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Lawmakers split over plan to eliminate newspaper subscriptions
Lawmakers are upset about a plan to cut newspapers from the legislative assembly budget. Last year Juan Carlos Mendoza García, president of the Asamblea Legislativa, vowed to reduce the budget. Legislative deputies receive daily national newspapers every morning, and now … Continue reading
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Costa Rican firms in Spain courting potential Spanish tourists
Some 57 Costa Rican firms are participating in the Feria Internacional de Turismo that will open Wednesday in Madrid, Spain. The Cámera Nacional de Turismo said that it hopes that the promotion of Costa Rica there will result in added … Continue reading
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Readers have some suggestions to reduce property frauds
Readers have responded to an editorial Monday that suggested legal fixes to reduce property fraud in Costa Rica. Phil Baker, who successfully survived a legal effort to take his beach property, said “the problem is that an attorney can transfer your property … Continue reading
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The time has come to pray Baby Jesús asleep for another year
Christmas 2011 has gone, and the time has come to remove the decorations and discard or put away the tree. But there is special handling required for those ubiquitous nativity scenes. One cannot just dump Baby Jesús in a box … Continue reading
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Breast implant removals begins at Caja hospitals
Surgeons at Hospital México removed possibly faulty breast implants from two patients Monday. The two women were the first of some 29 who are scheduled to have the implants removed. According to the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Three Caja … Continue reading
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Bandits intercept worker going to downtown job
There was another robbery of a store in San José Centro Monday, but investigators released very little information. Agents said bandits intercepted an employee as the individual was going to work at 2 a.m. The bandits had firearms and threatened … Continue reading
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Road agency announces nine more resurfacing jobs
The high season is also the asphalt season. The Consejo Nacional de Vialidad, the road agency, Monday listed nine more routes that would be resurfaced under an $8.3 million plan. The roadways are in Alajuelita, San Sebastian, Paso Ancho, Zapote, … Continue reading
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Tax agency’s computer system crashes for a time
The nation’s tax collecting computer system, Tributación Direct@, crashed Monday, the last day to pay the luxury home tax and also to create forms for monthly sales tax payments. Francisco Villalobos Brenes, the head of the Dirección General de Tributación, … Continue reading
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High pressure generating high winds and high seas
High pressure in the Caribbean has generated strong winds across Costa Rica and also threatens to cause high seas along the Caribbean coast. A small boat warning was issued. A weather station at the Irazú volcano east of San José … Continue reading
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