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Daily Archives: March 26, 2012
Tax treaties in the works
The legislature is considering tax treaties with Island, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, according to the Comisión Permanente Especial de Relaciones Internacionales.
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Tropical chicken firm opens San José location
Miami-based Pollo Tropical has opened its first franchised restaurant in Costa Rica, in San Jose’s Parque Central. The opening marks the first of what it hopes will be at least five Pollo Tropical locations of the Latin grilled chicken brand … Continue reading
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Canadian foundation helps youngsters in Guanacaste
A Canadian foundation has provided toys and clothing to 55 children in Guanacaste. The foundation is Kids Explore, based in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The items were carried by a sponsor, Jet Blue, the foundation said. The Hotel Iguanazul in … Continue reading
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U.N. official praises progress in Haiti’s recovery
The United Nations development chief has commended Haiti’s progress in rebuilding its capital, Port-au-Prince, two years after a devastating earthquake rocked the country killing 200,000 people. “I saw a huge difference from the desolation I saw four days after the … Continue reading
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Pope Benedict says Mass for thousands of Mexicans
Pope Benedict has celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of faithful Catholics in the central Mexican city of Silao. Cheering onlookers waved balloons, flags and banners Sunday as the pope arrived at Bicentennial Park in Mexico’s Guanajuato state. He urged … Continue reading
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Obamacare gets its day in Supreme Court today
Two years after it was signed into law, President Barack Obama’s divisive health care law comes before the U.S. Supreme Court today. The court will hear a challenge by attorneys general representing 26 states who argue that the health care … Continue reading
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Two quakes take place 10 minutes apart in the Pacific Ocean
Two earthquakes 10 minutes apart took place at midday Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off Guanacaste. The first at 12:23 p.m. was estimated at 4.2 magnitude by the Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica at the Universidad de Costa Rica. The second … Continue reading
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Costa Rica enters the U.S. pepper market after big effort
After a three-year effort the first container of Costa Rican peppers is on its way to the United States. The opening of the new market for products from here follows an extensive effort to comply with sanitation rules mainly directed … Continue reading
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Ransom now is extended to all types of stolen items
The car thieves learned long ago that the best customer for the stolen vehicle was the victim. What emerged was a long tradition of stealing cars and then ransoming the vehicle back to the owner. That was an imperfect system … Continue reading
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Ms. Chinchilla seeks to take debate on drugs to United Nations
President Laura Chinchilla wants to bring the issue of narcotics control before the U.N. General Assembly. That was her proposal when she met with two of Central America’s presidents in Antiqua, Guatemala, Saturday. Ms. Chinchilla called upon Central American officials … Continue reading
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Why are there problems with credit cards and ATMs?
I have just read a discussion list account of the experience of a couple visiting southern Nicoya. They said that very few businesses take debit or credit cards in that area. They commented that in two days, they found only … Continue reading
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Action by lawmakers freezes increase in public bus fares
The legislators of the Partido Acción Ciudadana have challenged in the constitutional court four increases in bus fares. The party in a release posted to its Web page says that the increases are illegal because they were characterized as emergency … Continue reading
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There’s just a few public workdays before vacation
Expats who have business to conduct with government agencies have just four days to do so. The Semana Santa vacation period for many public employees starts officially Monday, April 2, but typically such employees stack up vacation days to begin … Continue reading
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Feathery alarm clock begins the annual songfest
The weather experts predict the arrival of the rainy season in the Central Valley a few days later this year about May 13. But that prediction is lost on the national bird, the yigüirro, which has taken upon itself since … Continue reading
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