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Daily Archives: January 27, 2012
New Registro building houses intellectual property
The president and other officials get a look Thursday at the new $9 million addition to the Registro Nacional in Zapote where information about authorship and other intellectual property data is stored. The Registro, said President Laura Chinchilla Miranda, is … Continue reading
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Experts warn that Haiti many see more quakes
Experts are warning Haiti to brace for more strong earthquakes over the next several decades. A study by the Seismological Society of America says the magnitude 7 quake that wrecked much of Port-au-Prince two years ago was centered in the … Continue reading
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Three buildings collapse in downtown Rio de Janeiro
Rescue workers in Brazil have pulled at least five bodies from the rubble of three collapsed buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro. At least six people were injured and 15 others are still missing. Emergency crews found the five bodies … Continue reading
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Lobo in Honduras moves to regulate journalism
The Inter American Press Association Thursday voiced concern and surprise at an announcement by President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras that he plans to send to congress a bill to regulate the practice of journalism and news media. Lobo made the … Continue reading
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Long wall used to salvage Puriscal route that washed away
Heavy rains sometimes wash roadways downhill. That happens frequently in Costa Rica. One example is on Ruta 239, the road from San José to Puriscal at the Alto de Quitirrisí. Here the highway lane closest to a steep grade into … Continue reading
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Nation’s 2011 exports estimated at a successful $15.4 billion
Exporters and officials are declaring 2011 a successful year for international business conducted from Costa Rica. According to the annual report of Promotora del Comercio Exterior, or PROCOMER, the country as a whole achieved $15.4 billion in total exports in … Continue reading
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High rise mania plays havoc on those mountain views
There is almost no way to stop change. Isolated societies have managed to slow change as far as their environments are concerned, but those of us who live in the city are overruled by forces beyond our control. Sometimes those … Continue reading
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BBG continues to rack up the caller complaints
A U. S. telecommunications firm continues to generate complaints from customers who make international phone calls. Some of the unhappy customers placed calls from Costa Rica and were charged up to $50 for a five-second call abroad. The country’s main … Continue reading
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U.N. rights chief criticizes Guantanamo’s jail facility
U. N. human rights chief Navi Pillay is voicing deep disappointment that the U.S. government has failed to close its detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as President Barack Obama pledged on taking office three years ago. Ms. Pillay, in … Continue reading
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Pawn shop sweep nets 11 persons but few stolen items
The Fuerza Pública inspected 41 stores, mostly what could be called pawn shops, but all they came up with were 10 possibile stolen cell telephones, 50 pairs of sneakers and what they said were big quantities of tools. In all … Continue reading
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