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Daily Archives: April 26, 2012
Arson blamed in fire at Tránsito impound yard
In what appears to be arson, a fire destroyed 25 impounded vehicles and damaged five others in Parrita midday Wednesday. The blaze was at the impound yard operated by the Policía de Tránsito. The Cuerpo de Bomberos said that the … Continue reading
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New budget plan shows there was still plenty to cut
Although the government of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda contended for months that the only solution to the country’s financial crisis was a value-added tax, subsequent developments show that this was not the case. When the Sala IV constitutional court ruled … Continue reading
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Balanced lifestyle is now replacing older machismo
RE: Desmond McReynolds An opinion. Work degrades people? A man must support his family on one income or be degraded? You’d better lay off the cane juice buster, and get with the 21st century. Some people have dual income families, … Continue reading
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Cocoa growers seeking international certification of their trees
Cocoa growers in Costa Rica want the nation to join the International Cocoa Council. Some 300 growers, technicians and other interested parties are meeting today and tomorrow in Upala to discuss that and other items of importance to the industry. … Continue reading
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Taxi fares going up again, but the increase is less than 2 percent
If there is anything as equally certain as death and taxes, it is that taxi fares will continue to increase along with the price of petroleum. The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos, as expected, announced higher fares Wednesday based … Continue reading
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President challenges Intel to invest more millions in Costa Rica
Intel celebrated its 15 years of business in Costa Rica at the Museos del Banco Central underneath the Plaza de la Cultura in downtown San José Wednesday. President Laura Chinchilla joined the festivities. During her speech she challenged the company … Continue reading
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U.N. chief calls for more effort and money in fighting malaria
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called on countries to intensify their efforts to combat malaria, stressing that despite remarkable progress in recent years, much more needs to be done to end the “monumental tragedy” of one child dying every … Continue reading
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Panette faces old scandal over prostitutes in Brazil
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is dealing with another controversy involving U.S. servicemen and prostitutes in South America. This time the country was Brazil. Tuesday Panetta arrived in the capital, Brasilia, aiming to discuss defense cooperation, trade, cybersecurity and other … Continue reading
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U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on immigration
The issue of illegal immigration took center stage Wednesday in Washington as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for and against a controversial immigration law in the state of Arizona. Whichever way the high court rules in the Arizona case … Continue reading
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Marine being discharged for criticizing Obama
The U.S. Marine Corps is discharging a nine-year veteran for criticizing President Barack Obama on the Facebook social network. The sergeant, Gary Stein, will get an other-than-honorable discharge for violating Marine Corps policy, meaning he will lose benefits. Stein wrote … Continue reading
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Britain in recession, based on new decline
Britain has slipped back into recession. The Office for National Statistics on Wednesday said the country’s economy shrank by two-tenths of a percent for the first three months of the year. That drop follows a three-tenths-of-a-percent decline over the last … Continue reading
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Costa Rica ranked high in U.N. connectivity index
Costa Rica is in 34th place among 132 countries in a new index of connectivity, according to a report released Wednesday at the Expo PYME 2012 exposition in the Antigua Aduana in San José. The ranking was praised by the … Continue reading
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Sala IV throws out two traffic penalties
The Sala IV constitutional court threw out two more stiff traffic penalties in a decision announced Wednesday. In both cases the penalty was a fine of 277,500 colons or about $555. The court found the fines to be unconstitutionally disproportional. … Continue reading
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Mad cow no problem here, animal health agency say
Animal health officials here said Wednesday that a case of mad cow disease at a California dairy farm has no effect here. The Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal said that U.S. officials reported that meat from the animal did not … Continue reading
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