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04 Apr 2006 |
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Daily Edition: San José, Costa Rica, April 04, 2006
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Naked Man Detained
In
Front of The Tico Times
“Perhaps his shorts are too itchy,” said one observer yesterday as an unidentified man repeatedly removed his shorts, threw them at passers-by and wandered naked around the southwest intersection in downtown next to the Supreme Court and in front of The Tico Times office in downtown San José.
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Poás Volcano Opened
But Access Controlled
Authorities began to allow limited access to the Poás Volcano National Park, north of San José, Saturday, after a series of eruptions closed it down last week.
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Foreign Trade Ministry
Encourages Investment Projects
For every $100 that entered Costa Rica in 2005 from direct foreign investment, $87 came from reinvestments made by companies that have already invested in the country, while $13 came from new investments, according to a statement released yesterday by the Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX).
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$4.5 Million Hospital Inaugurated
President Abel Pacheco yesterday inaugurated the medical building of the San Juan de Dios public hospital in downtown San José, the product of a $4.5 million investment.
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Use of Ricardo Saprissa Stadium
Suspended for International Games
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) suspended the use of Ricardo Saprissa stadium in Tibás, north of San José, for international games as it investigates fights that broke out after a March 29 game between Costa Rica 's Saprissa and Mexico 's Toluca teams.
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April 04
Operas Primas
Features “Memento,” 6:30 p.m., Contemporary Art and Design Museum, CENAC, Ca. 11/15, San José.
Newcomers Club General Meeting
For English-speaking women, guest speaker Grace Woodman talks about the fruits of Costa Rica, 9:30 a.m. Info: 232-3999 or e-mail carol@pianopathway.com
Tuesday Night Concerts
Presents Raquel Ramírez (mezzo-soprano), 7 p.m., room 1007, School of Music, UCR, San Pedro, east of San José.
Edited By Amanda Roberson
Tico Times Staff
aroberson@ticotimes.net
Naked Man Detained
In
Front of The Tico Times
By Leland Baxter-Neal
Tico Times Staff
lbaxter@ticotimes.net
“Perhaps his shorts are too itchy,” said one observer yesterday as an unidentified man repeatedly removed his shorts, threw them at passers-by and wandered naked around the southwest intersection in downtown next to the Supreme Court and in front of The Tico Times office in downtown San José.
After nearly 30 minutes of antics – half of which were observed by a police officer who declined to be named and cited AIDS and the fear that the man could “throw himself on top of him” as reasons why he wouldn't detain the man – a police truck arrived to take the nudist away. Officials said they were unsure exactly where he would be taken and said they expected he would soon be back on the streets.
“The drug addicts and the crazies – in this country, nobody will take them,” said Gerardo Castro, the police officer driving the truck that whisked the partially clothed man away.
The man, who would only mumble unintelligibly when questioned, wore just a pair of dirty orange shorts and had a swollen left foot and various scrapes on his body. When the police arrived, he hurried into the back of the truck as requested, his shorts slipping back toward the ground.
Poás Volcano Opened
But Access Controlled
By Leland Baxter-Neal
Tico Times Staff
lbaxter@ticotimes.net
Authorities began to allow limited access to the Poás Volcano National Park, north of San José, Saturday, after a series of eruptions closed it down last week.
“The current status is fine. It's almost back to normal,” Eliécer Duarte, a researcher with the Volcanic and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), based at Universidad Nacional (UNA), told The Tico Times.
Visitors who wish to see the volcano, one of Costa Rica 's top tourist attractions, will be limited to groups of 50, accompanied by a park official and a vehicle, and can stay for only 45 minutes. The Red Cross has also installed a small station to attend to any emergencies that may arise, according to the National Emergency Commission (CNE). To facilitate evacuation in the case of an emergency, parents are advised against bringing children to the park, reported the daily La Nación, and are responsible for them if they choose to bring them.
The park was closed after Poás Volcano erupted multiple times March 24, launching sediment and rocks at least 150 meters in the air (TT, March 31, 2006). According to the CNE, Poás erupted 16 times, however OVSICORI confirmed only that material was launched from the crater in two of those eruptions.
Foreign Trade Ministry
Encourages Investment Projects
For every $100 that entered Costa Rica in 2005 from direct foreign investment, $87 came from reinvestments made by companies that have already invested in the country, while $13 came from new investments, according to a statement released yesterday by the Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX).
Reinvestments represented 87.2% of direct foreign investment in 2005, marking an increase over 2004, when reinvestments represented 82% of direct foreign investment.
Foreign Trade Minister Miguel González attributed Costa Rica 's success with investments to COMEX's Investment Division, which was created in June 2005 and generated $80.4 million in new investments in its first six months of operation.
“The creation of the COMEX Investment Division was an excellent decision that has resulted in new opportunities …the identification of difficulties and the elimination of obstacles,” González said, adding that reinvestments are important because “they demonstrate the confidence investors have in Costa Rica 's business climate and generate new and better jobs.”
EMC Technology, Gerber Ingredients and Firestone are a few of the foreign companies that have recently renewed investment plans in Costa Rica.
-Tico Times
$4.5 Million Hospital Inaugurated
President Abel Pacheco yesterday inaugurated the medical building of the San Juan de Dios public hospital in downtown San José, the product of a $4.5 million investment.
The building was constructed in the 1940s but has been abandoned since 1993 because of construction faults that were repaired through the investment, according to a statement from Casa Presidencial.
“This is a concrete work that shows our commitment to social security and our support dedicated to the consolidation of the Social Security System (Caja),” Pacheco said. The six-floor building will house an outpatient chemotherapy treatment center and a blood lab.
The building will also have inpatient facilities for cardiology, infectious diseases, dermatology, respiratory therapy and kidney transplants for almost a million patients served by the San Juan de Dios Hospital.
-ACAN-EFE
Use of Ricardo Saprissa
Stadium
Suspended for International Games
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) suspended the use of Ricardo Saprissa stadium in Tibás, north of San José, for international games as it investigates fights that broke out after a March 29 game between Costa Rica 's Saprissa and Mexico 's Toluca teams.
The Costa Rican Soccer Federation (FEDEFUTBOL) reported yesterday on its Web site that it received notification from FEDEFUTBOL secretary Chuck Blazer that the stadium is temporary unusable.
“The measure is being taken as a result of disturbances during the Saprissa-Toluca game March 29,” the statement said, indicating that the Saprissa stadium cannot be used for international games until the violent incident has been investigated.
Last March 29, a controversial goal by Toluca enraged Saprissa players, coaches and fans when the goal eliminated the team from the CONACAF Championship Cup. Fans threw objects into the field and a few raided the field and tried to attack the umpires.
-ACAN-EFE
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