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Media Advisory: Governor General Delivers a Speech at the Costa Rican Congress

Marketwire - Mon Dec 14, 4:13 pm ET

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and her husband Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond arrived in the Republic of Costa Rica on December 12 to conduct a three-day State visit. Today, the Governor General will deliver an address to the Costa Rican Congress in San Jose, at 4:30 p.m. (local time) During a plenary ...

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Solar power forum highlights shining benefits and sheds light on bureaucratic foot dragging
Bellona Foundation - Fri Dec 11, 1:03 pm ET
COPENHAGEN – Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres told a Bellona hosted forum on solar energy in Copenhagen that solar power empowers individuals, as a solar panel on your own roof automatically means you are producing your own energy and do not require power from outside sources.
Chinchilla Still First in Costa Rica
Angus Reid - Sun Dec 6, 11:09 pm ET
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Former vice-president Laura Chinchilla remains ahead of her rivals in Costa Rica’s presidential race, according to a poll by Unimer published in La Nación. 43 per cent of respondents would support the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN) candidate in next year’s ballot.
Detained Costa Rican woman sues Hudson County jail claiming cancer went undetected
The Jersey Journal - Sat Dec 5, 11:27 am ET
NEWARK — A Costa Rican woman awaiting extradition from New Jersey on a 12-year-old murder charge is suing her jailers, claiming a lack of health care so severe that her advanced-stage breast cancer went undetected. A lawyer for Maria Magdalena...
NYC man gets 6 years in $33M Ponzi scheme
MalaysiaNews.net - Fri Dec 11, 8:28 pm ET
An investment fund manager drew a reduced six-year prison sentence Friday in a $33 million Ponzi scheme that cheated 27 investors in the United States, Germany and Costa Rica. John Montana, 57, of St...
Comercio en Costa Rica crecerá 4,0% en 2010
Semanario Tiempos del Mundo - Wed Dec 9, 9:11 pm ET
La actividad comercial del país crecerá un 4,0% durante el próximo año 2010.
Rodents Ransacking Packages at Post Office
Gothamist - Fri Dec 11, 12:28 pm ET
A trip to the post office just became even more dreadful than usual! NY1 reports that residents of Brevoort East in Greenwich Village are complaining about rodent bites in their packages coming from their local Cooper Station Post Office on 4th Avenue. One woman had her Costa Rican coffee beans noshed on by the critters, and says "twice it’s happened that I’ve gotten a call from the front desk ...
A Retiring Life on the Beach in Nicaragua, Despite Risks
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 5:42 pm ET
The impression that Nicaragua is inherently unstable has made an investment in “the New Costa Rica” more affordable and appealing to the adventurous segment of aspiring second-home owners.
OAS court condemns Mexico's investigations into killings of women in violent border city
Sun-Sentinel - Fri Dec 11, 12:04 am ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Interamerican Court of Human Rights has criticized Mexico for a lack of diligence in investigating the slayings of three young women in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez.
OAS court condemns Mexico probes of women slayings
MalaysiaNews.net - Fri Dec 11, 1:35 am ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- The Interamerican Court of Human Rights has criticized Mexico for a lack of diligence in investigating the slayings of three young women in the violent border city of Ciudad J...
Ford Motor Company's Quick Lane(R) Fastest-Growing Service Brand in the Industry
The Auto Channel - Fri Dec 11, 12:22 am ET
Ford Motor Company's Quick Lane® Tire and Auto Center business is thriving. Quick Lane remains the fastest-growing service brand in the business and is on track to reach 600 stores nationwide in early 2010. Quick Lane is also expanding globally, recently opening stores in Singapore and Costa Rica.
DJ Currency Rates Of Coffee Producing, Consuming Countries
The Forex Market - Fri Dec 11, 4:23 am ET
Current Prior Producers Angola (Readj Kwanza) AOA 85.8 85.8 Bolivia (Boliviano) BOB 7.02 7.02 Brazil (Real) BRL 1.7569 1.7626 Burundi (Franc) BIF 1240.5 1240 Central African States XAF 444.5 445.5 Central Bank of West AfriXOF 445.5 445.5 Colombia (Peso) COP 2019.7 2018.4 Costa Rica (Colon) CRC 569.5 567.7 Cuba (Peso) CUP 1 1 Dominican Rep (Peso) DOP 35.975 35.975 Ecuador (USD) USD 1 1 El ...
Tenn. man gets 14 years in $33M Ponzi scheme
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 4:04 pm ET
An investment fund manager from Tennessee drew a 14-year prison sentence Wednesday in a $33 million Ponzi scheme that cheated more than two dozen investors in the United States, Germany and Costa Rica.
Travel reading: Great detail in new Costa Rica handbook
The Salt Lake Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 3:58 pm ET
Moon has recently updated its Costa Rica Handbook providing details on traveling to the popular Central American destination that draws 1.5 million visitors each year.
Peres hosts Costa Rican president at partition fete
JTA - Fri Dec 4, 11:13 am ET
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) -- The presidents of Israel and Costa Rica, both Nobel Peace Prize winners, celebrated together the anniversary of the partition of Palestine.
Costa Rica: developed nations must cut emissions
FOX 11 Tucson - Tue Dec 1, 3:34 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican officials are asking developed nations to reduce emissions by 45 percent by 2020.

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Media Advisory: Governor General Delivers a Speech at the Costa Rican Congress

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Solar power forum highlights shining benefits and sheds light on bureaucratic foot dragging

Chinchilla Still First in Costa Rica

Detained Costa Rican woman sues Hudson County jail claiming cancer went undetected

NYC man gets 6 years in $33M Ponzi scheme

Comercio en Costa Rica crecerá 4,0% en 2010

Rodents Ransacking Packages at Post Office

A Retiring Life on the Beach in Nicaragua, Despite Risks

OAS court condemns Mexico's investigations into killings of women in violent border city

OAS court condemns Mexico probes of women slayings

Ford Motor Company's Quick Lane(R) Fastest-Growing Service Brand in the Industry

DJ Currency Rates Of Coffee Producing, Consuming Countries

Tenn. man gets 14 years in $33M Ponzi scheme

Travel reading: Great detail in new Costa Rica handbook

Peres hosts Costa Rican president at partition fete

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