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Wednesday 19 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Tourist Number 2.000.000
Expected in December
The first week in
December is when tourist
number 2.000.000 will
arrive, marking an
historic moment for the
country. To mark the
event, the Instituto
Costarricense de Turismo
(ICT) is preparing a
reception party worthy
of a hero.
Panama Quake Felt in San
José
An earthquake of 6.2
magnitude and depth of
25 kilometres struck
Panama near the Costa
Rican border 11 minutes
after midnight Wednesday
morning, that it was
felt in most parts of
Costa Rica including San
José.
Costa Rica, China Joint
Venture On Refinery
China's National
Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
has signed an agreement
with Costa Rica's
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petroleo (Recope) on
a joint venture to
upgrade a Costa Rica's
oil refinery.
ICE Has Three Suitors
For 3G
In the second try at
attracting bidders to
install the new 3G
cellular service in
Costa Rica, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
has three suitors,
Huawei Technologies, ZTE
and Ericsson.
Outsourcing Costa
Rica? It May Be A Wise
Move During A Recession.
In today’s highly
competitive outsourcing
market, a closer
proximity to the United
States , Central Time
Zone and Spanish
language capability as
an added value are now
considered almost basic
requirements when making
a decision on what call
center to use for your
important project.
Strong Winds And Cold
With Us Until Friday
A cold front from the
North has brought with
it strong winds, cold
temperatures and showers
in most parts of Costa
Rica, and will continue
to do so until Friday,
according to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weather
service.
Intel "Hecho En Costa
Rica"
The next time you
open the box of your new
Intel powered desktop
computer, take a closer
look at the label
processor label, it may
say "hecho en Costa
Rica" (made in Costa
Rica), as Intel rolled
out its new Core i7
processor on Monday.
US
Crisis Impacts Central
America
San Jose - The economic
catastrophe in the
United States has a
heavy impact on Central
America, due to the
close relations in
trade, investments and
remittances, according
to statements by
International Monetary
Fund (IMF) executives.
Nicaragua Sandinistas
Win in Cities
Managua - The Sandinista
Front of National
Liberation (FSLN) won
106 of 146 mayor offices
in the November 9th
election, according to
the final results made
public today by the
electoral power.
Thousands of Sandinistas
Mobilize in Managua
Managua - Thousands of
Sandinistas -followers
of the National
Sandinista Liberation
Front (FSLN)- were
mobilized Tuesday from
all Nicaragua to the
capital, to demand,
together with their
fellowmen in Managua,
the proclamation of
winners in the municipal
elections, which they
said to have won
according to preliminary
data.
Mercosur Announces End
of Double Tariff
Montevideo - Members of
the Common Market of the
South (Mercosur) have
agreed to end a double
tariff mechanism in
order to facilitate the
flow of goods within the
bloc, a Brazilian
official said Monday.
Venezuela Sends Honduras
Farm Tools
Tegucigalpa - Honduras
will receive within two
weeks the first 50
agricultural tractors
out of 100 donated by
the government of Hugo
Chavez, as part of the
program of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA).
EL SALVADOR:
FMLN Starts Out Ahead
As the campaign gets
underway, the left-wing Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front (FMLN)
is the favourite in the
polls for El Salvador’s
March 2009 presidential
elections.
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