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Daily Archives: February 1, 2012
Prison inmates get blame for new telephone scam
Inmates in the Costa Rican prison system continue to defraud from their cells. The Judicial Investigating Organization said Tuesday that a new scam involves rechargeable cell telephones. The prison system has been unable to keep inmates from making calls from … Continue reading
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Feline exhibit highlighted plight of endangered cats
The Museos del Banco Central under the Plaza de la Cultura has highlighted the artistic and natural history of one of Costa Rica’s oldest and most effective predators on a recent exhibit. Costa Rica’s felines migrated from Eurasia over the … Continue reading
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Winter death toll now 50 as mercury dives in Europe
Cold weather blanketing much of eastern and central Europe has killed more than 50 people in the last five days. Emergency services authorities in Ukraine said Tuesday that 30 people died, mostly the homeless, as a result of the cold … Continue reading
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U.S. consumer confidence takes a dip over holidays
U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January. A private research group, the Conference Board, says its monthly survey of consumer sentiment showed people increasingly think jobs are more difficult to find. The group’s closely watched index fell from 65 in December … Continue reading
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Major campaign sets goal to check tropical diseases
A global initiative to control or eradicate 10 neglected tropical diseases within the decade was officially launched this week in London. Experts say the initiative is the largest coordinated effort ever undertaken to combat diseases, including sleeping sickness and guinea … Continue reading
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Pursuit in Gulfo Dulce near Golfito leads to capture of drugs
Information from a U.S. Coast guard aircraft allowed Costa Rican patrol vessels to chase ashore a boat load of cocaine and two gasoline supply craft. The action took place Tuesday starting about 8 a.m. in the Gulfo Dulce. The Ministerio … Continue reading
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Not everyone on the street has a substance problem
For the past seven years Cyntia María has asked for change on the streets working mainly Calle 7, just north of Parque Morazán in San José. She is not homeless, hooked on drugs, or an alcoholic. She simply prefers to … Continue reading
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Part of the culture for some is the right to nap anywhere
Freedom in Costa Rica also means the right to lay down and take a nap in a doorway or even on a busy street. There are sections of town where the presumed homeless gather to sleep under cardboard boxes or … Continue reading
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The news has two sides: Good news and bad news
The good news / bad news. Talk about good news bad news: “The Good News,” no illegal cheese for Costa Rica. ”The Bad News,” The bandits got away with 215 Glock pistols. “The Good News,” majority of Costa Rican citizens … Continue reading
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Hospital de San Carlos takes steps to divert lightning
Who has not lost a computer, a telephone or even a television set to the fierce lightning that sometimes accompanies storms here? Consider the plight of the hospitals with all that sensitive diagnostic equipment. That is why the Hospital de … Continue reading
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Country will be represented at competitive bake off
Costa Rica has a special team of bakers ready to compete in the World Cup of Baking 2012 in Paris from March 3 to March 7, said the director of the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje during a press conference Tuesday. … Continue reading
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Public employee unions call general strike for Feb. 15
Public employee unions have designated Feb. 15 as the day for a general strike to protest what they said is an insulting pay hike decreed by the central government. The day is a Wednesday. At the same time motorcycle organizations … Continue reading
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