Written by Erin R
The Future of the Dollar Exchange Rate Not so Bleek.
It’s good news for some, disappointing news for others: Paula Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica’s Central Bank, believes that the U.S. dollar will not continue to lose value against the Costa Rican colón. Gutiérrez’s claim is backed by several facts, including fewer speculative capitals, a smaller increase in national exports, and larger purchases in dollars by Recope (the Costa Rica Petroleum Refiner). With less pressure for colón appreciation and a weaker economic situation in the United States, it would be very difficult to allow the dollar to continue its fall against Costa Rica’s currency.
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Written by Erin R
The Education Ministry finally appeased teachers in Costa Rica.
Almost four weeks after the strike began, many teachers return to their classrooms today. An agreement between MEP (the Ministry of Education) and APSE ( the Association of Secondary Education Teachers) was reached at 3am on Thursday April 24, after weeks of striking.
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Written by Erin R
Pre-paid Cell Service for Costa Rica.
ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electicidad or the Costa Rican Electricity Institute), the government institution currently with monopoly control over Costa Rica’s telecommunications, announced that today, 2,000 never-activated GSM lines will go back into the pool of available phone lines.
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Written by Mireille
Monkey Populations have declined in Costa Rica over the past decade.
The Christian Science Monitor has revealed Costa Rica’s scandals to the U.S. readers, including the closure of the Allegro Papagayo Hotel and the contamination of the beach of Tamarindo, as well as the removal of the Ecological Blue Flag in a handful of the country’s other beaches. Further more it questionably states that in 2006 most of the country’s sewage went into the ocean untreated! Unfortunately, the Tamarindo story has hit the country hard and the following inspections of other beaches tell a sad story!
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Written by Mireille
May Bugs Preparing their Invasion of Costa Rica.
They are here, the May Bugs have come back again, invading our gardens, our homes and landing in our hair! These brown beetles, seemingly harmless, automatically react to the beginning of the rainy season by coming out of their dormant state. This happens every year around May when the bugs suddenly appear out of nowhere, hence the name. I was actually introduced to them under the name of Tontos, meaning silly or stupid, as they do seem to lack intelligence, flying aimlessly, getting stuck in things (or hair), getting knocked out on walls and windows. They are of course attracted to light and nothing, not even certain death, will stop them. What we see are actually the males looking for mates.
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Filed under: Costa Rican Wildlife on April 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Written by Erin R
Arias Denies Political Asylum to Mario Uribe.
Accused of seeking the support of right-wing paramilitaries in the 2002 elections, former Colombian senator Mario Uribe sought asylum from the Costa Rican government. On April 22, his request was denied. Mario Uribe is the cousin of current Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Along with about one third of the Colombian Congress, Uribe is accused of having colluded with paramilitary gunmen, as well as purchasing lands obtained illegally by the right-wing group.
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Written by Thomas Ross
First Leg of Face Off Between Saprissa and Pachuca Ends in a Tie.
The Pachuca soccer team will go back to Mexico as the firm favorites to win the CONCACAF tournament next week after an impressive display from the visiting side resulted in a 1-1 tie with Deportiva Saprissa at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, in Costa Rica, despite a last minute equalizer from Saprissa’s Cordero.
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Written by JohnK
Free Software Festival to Fight Piracy and Teach Public About Open Source Alternatives.
This Saturday, April 26th the Latin American Free Software Festival (FLISoL in Spanish) will be in full swing and everyone is invited to attend and receive free software for their computers. In this case “free” means exactly what we all know it to be and there’s no trick to it. The software being provided is created using open source code. Free open source software (OSS) is usually built and maintained by a network of volunteer programmers. OSS software is a great solution if you don’t want to pay a lot of money for software or don’t support illegal pirated programs.
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Written by Mireille
Chinese experts visited the National Stadium earlier this month.
The construction of a new stadium in La Sabana park, San Jose is causing more disappointment than joy. The new $72 million stadium, a gift from China, was supposed to seat 45,000. However, after a month of surveying the land and finalizing plans, a team of 11 Chinese representatives announced that the end result will only seat 35,000, 20,000 more than the current stadium.
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Written by Mireille
Costa Rica Government Delays Issuing New IDs to Foreign Residents.
If you have had the bad luck of loosing your Cedula or having it stolen, or if it simply needs renewing, all you will get is a stamp in your passport. There are, in effect, no cedulas, as the actual cards have not yet been processed. When asked to present your ID for a transaction, you may be told that this stamp you have in your passport is not good enough!
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