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| Liberal zeal: Arnoldo Alemán, right, Nicaragua's president from 1997-2001, next to his wife María Fernanda de Alemán, in León Friday greets attendees at the Liberal Constitutional Party's National Convention in which he called for “a national dialog” for the country to climb out of a “hard and sad” reality. |
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| U.S. company buys two Tico universities |
The U.S. company Laureate Education has bought two private universities in Costa Rica. |
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| Costa Rica gas stations feeling
drop at the pump as prices go up |
The rising cost of fuel is hitting Costa Rican gas stations. San José stations have noticed a 10 to 30 percent decrease in sales, according to the daily Al Día. |
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| Nicaragua ups Central American exports |
Nicaraguan exports in Central America and nearby countries Belize and Panama rose 20 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2007, a government exportation agency reported. |
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Edited By Fabián Borges
Tico Times Staff | fborges@ticotimes.net |
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Art opening: “Imaginary Portraits”
Drawings by María de la Paz Zumbado, 7 p.m., Calderón Guardia Museum, from Santa Teresita Church in Barrio Escalante, 100 m east, 100 north. Tel.: 2255-1218
Fabio Avelino & Batuque Congo in concert
Brazilian Batucada, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, San Pedro, http://jazzcafecostarica.com.
Jazz jam session
Jazz trio and guests, 12 a.m., Jazz Café, Escazú. |
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| U.S. company buys two Tico universities |
By Gillian Gillers
Tico Times Staff | ggillers@ticotimes.net |
The U.S. company Laureate Education has bought two private universities in Costa Rica.
Universidad Latina and Universidad Americana, both based in San José, will join Laureate's network of more than 35 campus-based and online universities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Universidad Latina, with more than 16,000 students, is recognized for its health sciences programs, including medicine and dentistry, according to a Laureate press release.
More than 4,000 students attend Universidad Americana, which specializes in business education. The two schools have a total of 13 campuses throughout the country.
Laureate spokeswoman Debra Epstein would not disclose how much the company paid for the two schools. |
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Costa Rica gas stations feeling
drop at the pump as prices go up |
The rising cost of fuel is hitting Costa Rican gas stations. San José stations have noticed a 10 to 30 percent decrease in sales, according to the daily Al Día.
Stations such as Primavera and Servicio Aranjuez 77 Oro told the daily that sales are falling hard as prices rise fast and drivers only purchase between 5,000 and 10,000 colones, or about $10 and $20, worth of gas at a time.
Several gas stations in the capital are looking to downsize, Al Día reported.
Prices are set to go up again tomorrow, by ¢60 (almost 12 cents) a liter for regular and super, and ¢88 (17 cents) for diesel.
And the cost could rise further after the National Oil Refinery (RECOPE) requested another ¢17 adjustment (3 cents) for regular, national news media reported yesterday. |
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| Nicaragua ups Central American exports |
Nicaraguan exports in Central America and nearby countries Belize and Panama rose 20 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2007, a government exportation agency reported.
The Export Processing Center (CETREX) reported that goods shipped to other countries in the region from January to June grossed $279.3 million, up from $233.4 million in the first half of last year.
Exports to countries in the region this year have so far made up 33.4 percent of Nicaragua's total exports, which in the first half of 2008 reached $835.3 million.
El Salvador continues to be Nicaragua's biggest Central American buyer, followed by Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Belize, according to the report published recently on the export center's Web site www.cetrex.com.ni. |
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