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Archives for November 7, 2016

Poor people support Daniel Ortega

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Rodolfo Gaitán, a Sandinista veteran who sells desserts in a basket in a crowded market in the capital, declared that he would vote to defend the benefits that poor people have obtained thanks to Ortega’s government. Gaitán lives in a region near the capital, where, according to him, many people have received “chickens, pigs, zinc […]

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A new mistake caused another nightmare at Juan Santamaría Airport

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Last week, Dr. Marcelo Cháves was a new victim of the problems with the SOAP system of the Judiciary Force. Cháves, who is the coordinator of the graduate program of anesthesia at the University of Costa Rica, was heading to Santiago de Chile for a medical training. Everything seemed normal until 20 minutes before the […]

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New campaign aims to show the new face of Costa Rican tourism

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The objectives of “Nuestro Impulso” campaign, by the Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels, are to create awareness of the impact of tourism on the national economy and the need to preserve it. The idea is to create new and better channels of communication between the agents of the national tourism. For the Chamber, Costa Rica […]

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Metallica filled La Sabana with music, its followers filled it with trash

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Headbangers had their night on Saturday during the concert of the legendary band Metallica, at the National Stadium. However, there’s a negative side to it: La Sabana was filled with trash. Early risers and joggers had to exercise amid beer cans, bags, boxes, cups, plastic bottles and anything else you can imagine. The press went […]

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225 buses will be monitored through GPS

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

In order to verify compliance with schedules, routes, amount of complete trips, authorized stops and the use of appropriate units, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) began placing geolocators (GPS) in buses. The first phase of the project to be held for three months, includes the installation of 225 GPS devices, which will monitor […]

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National Science and Technology Fair will open its doors

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The National Fair of Science and Technology will open on November 9th , with projects from the 27 regional education directorates around the country. Students in schools are making the final touches to their projects, which will be presented in the competition. In 2016, the fair celebrates its 30th anniversary. Over the years the activity […]

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