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Daily Archives: June 28, 2012
A faulty pipe fails and creates a gigantic mess
A unique series of circumstances Wednesday turned the Central Valley road network into a parking lot, made tourists miss their flights home and led to the cancellation of classes today and tomorrow at many schools. The initial cause was a … Continue reading
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Area schools closed
Public schools in the following areas have no classes today or tomorrow, and students, staff and teachers get to start the mid-year vacation two days early. Classes resume July 16 for all public schools. In San Jose’s central canton: Merced, … Continue reading
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President defends officials who wrote recommendations
President Laura Chinchilla Miranda has come to the defense of a minister and a vice president who have been accused of ethical lapses. Ms. Chinchilla, in a statement, said Wednesday that Vice Presdient Luis Liberman and Leonardo Garnier, minister of … Continue reading
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Those who attend July 4 picnic will have a parking option nearby
To overcome the problem of traffic jams and lack of parking spaces, the American Colony Committee has set up an off-site parking area and a bus shuttle for those who attend the July 4 picnic west of San José. The … Continue reading
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Investigators say cocaine ring was led by a Caja physician
When anti-drug agents detained a woman in Río Claro de Golfito June 17, they got the information they needed to roll up an extensive cocaine smuggling operation. The investigation culminated Wednesday with the arrest of 23 persons all over western … Continue reading
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The basic rule of dancing salsa: Never forget to be happy
The palm of my hands were already moist when I stepped onto the dance floor Monday night for my first salsa lesson in years. Arriving on Tico-time, I walked into a weekly dance lesson at a language school to find … Continue reading
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New York Times begins to challenge Chinese wall
The New York Times has launched a Chinese-language news Web site aimed at China’s massive online population. The paper said in a statement the site, which went active Thursday, it hopes to draw readers from China’s growing number of educated, … Continue reading
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California city seeking protection with bankruptcy
Stockton, California will be the latest and largest U.S. city to seek federal bankruptcy protection. The city council voted 6 to 1 to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, under which a judge would decide … Continue reading
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Ban urges peaceful end to situation in Paraguay
U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging all sides in Paraguay to peacefully settle their political differences which led to the ouster of the country’s president. A spokesperson for Ban said Wednesday the U.N. chief has been concerned about … Continue reading
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U.N. agency asks for repairs to Panama’s historic forts
Citing environmental factors, lack of maintenance and uncontrollable urban developments, the World Heritage Committee Wednesday placed an historic Panamanian property on its list of endangered world heritage. The site, Portobelo-San Lorenzo, is made up of a group of fortifications and … Continue reading
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Press group deplores pressure against newspeople in Cuba
The Inter American Press Association has condemned a new wave of detentions and threats against Cuban independent journalists, as well as the lack of press freedom and freedom of assembly persisting in the country. The independent news agency Centro de … Continue reading
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