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- Dhumal visiting Costa Rica to study environment management
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is visiting Costa Rica to get lessons in environment management, an official said here Tuesday. 'A high-level delegation, comprising Dhumal and Forest Minister J.P. Nadda, is leaving
- Gilat Wins in Costa Rica
PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced that it has received new orders from Costa Rica's national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), for the deployment of Gilat's VSAT
- Costa Rica elects first woman president, inspiring the region
Center-right politician Laura Chinchilla is set to become Costa Rica's first woman president after a landslide victory Sunday that is invigorating women in the tiny Central American nation and beyond. Ms. Chinchilla received 46.8 percent of the votes,
- Costa Rica Elects Jewish VP
VP Elect, Luis Lieberman (lubavitch.com) Along with their country’s first female President elect, Costa Ricans will now have a Jewish VP as well. Luis Lieberman, a former banker and well known financier, is to become the country’s VP. He ran with
- First woman leader for Costa Rica
Laura Chinchilla, from the centrist ruling party, won 47 per cent of the vote in a crowded field in Sunday's poll, further eroding the region's reputation as a bastion of machismo and patriarchy. ''Wives and working women continue overcoming barriers to
- Costa Rica could strike free-trade deal with China by Wednesday
(The Tico Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Chinese Vice Minister of Trade Yi Xioazhun said he has a special wish for the Chinese New Year, which will be celebrated Saturday, Feb. 14. "I think the signing of a Free-Trade
- For new Costa Rican leader, a lifetime of preparation
Costa Rica's first female president is pledging to continue the work of outgoing President Oscar Arias. Special to The Miami Herald SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Laura Chinchilla has been called tough, intelligent, funny and honest. Late Sunday, Costa Ricans
- Costa Rica Elects Its First Female President
(Feb. 8) Costa Rica elected Laura Chinchilla as its first female president today in a landslide victory, making her the fifth woman in Latin America to hold such a post. Chinchilla, 50, a graduate of Georgetown University, gained 47 percent of the vote,
- What's on agenda of Costa Rican president-elect?
by Adam Williams Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday and will become the first woman head of state in the country's history There had been some speculations that Libertarian Movement candidate Otto Guevara or Citizen Action
- ArthroCare Receives Extension of Costa Rica Tax Holiday
AUSTIN, Texas-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that the Costa Rican government has granted an extension of the Company’s current tax
- Chinchilla Costa Rica's first female president
AFP/San Jose Costa Rica?s ruling National Liberation Party presidential candidate, Laura Chinchilla, waves to supporters as she celebrates after winning the general elections in San Jose late on SundayLaura Chinchilla, a social conservative who opposes
- S.Africa weekly white maize exports rise to 14,055 tonnes
Guatemalan white corn is ready for sale at a distribution center in Guatemala City. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa exported 14,055 tonnes of white maize in the week to February 5, compared with 11,556 tonnes in the week before, the South African
- Canadians finding investment in Costa Rica property is smart
Posted by Costa Rica Property Site Canadians are becoming more and more frequent in Costa Rica. Why? Well simply put, wealth savvy Canadians see the opportunity it presents. Any one will tell you that throughout Canada it is becoming increasingly
- Jewish politician may become Costa Rica's VP
If polls are accurate, elections in Central American country to result in first female president in country's history. In this case, vice president position to be filled by Luis Lieberman, son of Polish immigrants, who is to become most senior Jewish
- Official from Panama visits Port Manatee
Port Manatee hosted a high-ranking Panamanian official Monday, the latest in a series of exchanges that local officials hope leads to more cargo going through the port. Jaime Eduardo Aleman Healy, Panama's ambassador to the United States, met with port
- Costa Rica: Female Leader Elected
MEXICO CITY - Costa Ricans elected a former vice president, Laura Chinchilla, as the country's first female president, giving the ruling party a resounding victory. Laura Chinchilla, who won 47 percent of the vote, with supporters Sunday after voting in
- Costa Rica elects Laura Chinchilla as first woman president
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- Porfirio Lobo sworn in as new president in Honduras
Despite substantial evidence of election fraud and repression of mass mobilization against the coup last June, Canada and the United States have recognized the new president. Independent journalist Dawn Paley just returned from Honduras and she reports
- Mexico's Pemex awards Saipem $345 mln refinery deal
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb 8 - Mexico's state oil company Pemex [PEMX.UL] said on Monday it awarded contracts valued at $345 million to Italy's Saipem SPMI.MI SpA to construct clean gasoline units at two of its refineries. Pemex said the present value of
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