Johannesburg (AFP). Some sixty miners are locked underground in a platinum mine in Zvishavane in southern Zimbabwe, said the miners’ union. “A conveyor belt was broken and triggered a fire, leaving initially…
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Paris, France – When in San Jose, Costa Rica was 1 am, President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, was having breakfast in Paris at 9 am and in the luxurious lounge…
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The deputy judge of the Second Division of the Supreme Court, Fernando Bolaños Cespedes, who was investigated for his offer for a pension contract, resigned last week. The decision was communicated…
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Good news aspiring immigrants! Amendments made to the Costa Rican residency laws have significantly lowered the requirements to qualify for rentista status.The status is given to foreigners who have a…
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Without receiving help, Alicia Zuniga, 99, would probably be sitting in a chair, looking out the window of a nursing home, away from her family and community. This poor, elderly…
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San Jose, Costa Rica – Ester Maria Arias Jimenez, 40, drowned yesterday while trying to rescue her eight year old. The tragedy occurred at about 2 pm, at the mouth…
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San Jose, Costa Rica – Companies engaged in the sale of cars, fast food, airline tickets, English lessons and tourist services and banking, are among those found on the internet…
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San Jose, Costa Rica – Disorders in rainfall caused by climate change are bringing the country to doubt hydropower as the basis for supplying electricity for Costa Rica. The concern…