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Daily Archives: April 13, 2012
President’s husband hurt in minor traffic accident
José María Rico, the husband of President Laura Chinchilla, suffered an injured left arm about 10 a.m. Thursday when he was involved in a minor accident in Pozos de Santa Ana. The 77-year-old Rico lives in the vicinity. Casa Presidencial … Continue reading
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Closing Alajuela free zone puts 2,500 out of work
As expected, the health ministry closed the Zona Franca BES in El Coyol de Alajuela. There are some 40 firms and 2,500 workers in the location. The Tribunal Ambiental Administrativo reported two weeks ago that the nearby Río Siquiares was … Continue reading
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Bags full of iguanas quickly attract police
Fuerza Pública officers encountered a man in downtown San José Thursday, and the man was carrying three sacks filled with iguanas. It appears that the man just arrived by bus from Pérez Zeledón. The sacks attracted the attention of officers. … Continue reading
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U.N. seeks to curb fluctuations in the price of commodities
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday underscored the need to curb the volatility of global food prices through the strengthening of oversight and analysis of international commodities futures markets to discourage the speculation that leads to price fluctuations. “Food and nutritional security … Continue reading
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Space shuttle Discovery faces one last flight into history
The space shuttle Discovery has traveled more than 238 million kilometers (148 million miles) in space, and the now retired orbiter has roughly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) more to go before its final stop. It will leave the Kennedy Space … Continue reading
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Caja investing $20 million to improve San Juan de Dios
The Nation’s health agency is spending about $20 million to improve Hospital San Juan de Dios, one of the three San José public hospitals. In all there are 46 projects, and these include remodeling 15 operating rooms. Other projects involve … Continue reading
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U.S. adjusts rates of visa for foreigners to enter country
The cost of visas for non-immigrants to the United States has gone up, starting today. The U.S. Embassy has made two announcements that affect the visa application procedure. One is the price, and the the other is the process for … Continue reading
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A glance back at the apartment from Hell and deliverance
I have been trying to put my guest bedroom/office in order because my dear friend, Nina, from Norway, is stopping to see me on her way to the other San Jose. Nina was my resident adviser and later my assistant … Continue reading
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Payments for conserving trees to be pushed at Rio conference
Costa Rica has been successful in curbing rainforest destruction with its pago de servicios ambientales program, and it wants to urge other countries to do the same. According to a press release from the Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones, … Continue reading
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National insurance company has one speed: Very slow
How incompetent are these people. And I mean INS [The Instituto Nacional de Seguros], not just one person. Since the Feb. 13 earthquake, our water tank for my house water, was damage. I made a claim for repairs and to … Continue reading
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Despite possible more taxes, government cannot collect
The president thinks that by piling on more taxes the taxpayers who do pay will help bring the magic number of $500,000,000 into the treasury. Problem is there still is no avenue of collection. If there were, then the $500,000,000 … Continue reading
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10 beauties to compete tonight to be Miss Costa Rica
There are 10 finalists ready to compete for the title of Miss Costa Rica, tonight at 8 o’clock inside the Canal 7 Marco Picado studio in La Sabana. The live television show on Channel 7 will pick the winner who … Continue reading
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President searches for options after tax plan setback
President Laura Chinchilla met privately with financial experts Thursday night in an effort to map out a strategy because a proposed tax plan has been derailed. Casa Presidencial said that the president was meeting with economists, but most were politicians … Continue reading
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