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| Time-out: This chunk of Costa Rica's former National Stadium in western San José's La Sabana Park is all that remains after the arena was demolished in May to make way for a new stadium to be built by China. Amid protest that the stadium would ruin one of the city's few green parks, a court has temporarily halted construction set for next month. |
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| Water out today in eastern San José |
Costa Rica water authorities announced water outages set for today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in neighborhoods in and around San José, in the cantons of Montes de Oca, Curridabat and La Unión. |
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| Intel leader says company will still invest |
| Microchip giant Intel has never gone along with conventional wisdom when faced with a recession and doesn't plan to change in the current global economic crisis, according to Craig Barrett, Intel's chairman of the board. |
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| Big companies on prowl for
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About 15 high-powered companies say they're looking to hire 2,000 English-speaking employees at a bilingual job fair that begins today and ends Saturday in San José. |
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By Alex Leff
Tico Times Staff | aleff@ticotimes.net |
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Guanacaste festivals
Concerts, music, food, exhibits, Oct. 9, 7 p.m., CENPRODECA, Hojancha; Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Escuela de Carmona, Nandayure.
‘Fuente ovejuna'
Spanish play by Lope de Vega, 6 p.m., National Auditorium, Children's Museum, end of Calle 4.
Escats in concert
Pop, 9 p.m., El Observatorio, in front of Cine Magaly, Barrio La California. Info. 2223-0725.
Sasha Campbell in concert
R&B, soul, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, San José, http://jazzcafecostarica.com.
Malpaís in concert
Tico trova, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, Escazú, http://jazzcafecostarica.com. |
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| Water out today in eastern San José |
Costa Rica water authorities announced water outages set for today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in neighborhoods in and around San José, in the cantons of Montes de Oca, Curridabat and La Unión.
Drinking water will be cut off in order to carry out construction on pipes needed to improve water distribution through the Concepción Storage Tank Zone, the Costa Rican Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) said in a press release issued yesterday.
Here is a list of the neighborhoods included in the outage:
In the canton of Montes de Oca: San Pedro, Lourdes, Calles Siles, Santa Marta, Barrio Pinto La Granja Roosevelt, Fuentes, Vargas Araya, Monterrey, Cedros, Sabanilla, Betania, Dent and Los Yoses.
Curridabat: Part of Baja de Granadilla Norte, Urbanización Altamonte, Barrio María Auxiliadora, Urbanización Pinar de Montes de Oca, Taller Wabe, Condominio Puruses, Guayabos V Etapa, Abedules, San Angel, Calle La Unica, Calle El Tacaco and the southern stretch of Calle Montañas Rusas (Condominio Barlovento).
La Unión: Urbanización Omega. |
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| Intel leader says company will still invest |
By John McPhaul
Special to The Tico Times | editorial@ticotimes.net |
Microchip giant Intel has never gone along with conventional wisdom when faced with a recession and doesn't plan to change in the current global economic crisis, according to Craig Barrett, Intel's chairman of the board.
“The conventional wisdom says you save your way out of a recession, but we will continue to invest (in new products) to try to control our own destiny,” said Barrett during a visit to Costa Rica on Wednesday.
He said Intel's investment strategy, which the company has followed during several recessions since he joined in 1974, has never altered.
“We'll continue to invest and then one day when the economy turns around, we'll come out in a stronger position,” he said.
He announced the company, which has a plant in Belén, west of San José, would donate another 450 computers to local schools as part of its cooperation with the Public Education Ministry in an effort to increase computer literacy. The company will have donated a total of 900 computers to local schools by next year.
Intel has also trained more than 20,000 Costa Rican teachers, with its program Intel Educar, in the use of computers in the classroom.
“The alliance between the public and private sector around the common concerns are crucial to reduce digital exclusion,” said Barrett. “We are looking to work hand in hand with the government to strengthen the commitment of Intel with education.”
In 2007, Intel Costa Rica exported more than 100 million microchips worth $2 billion, representing 26 percent of the country's total exports. |
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Big companies on prowl for
bilingual workers in Costa Rica |
By Elizabeth Goodwin
Tico Times Staff | editorial@ticotimes.net |
About 15 high-powered companies say they're looking to hire 2,000 English-speaking employees at a bilingual job fair that begins today and ends Saturday in San José.
The Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center is organizing the fair for the third year in a row and expects 3,000 job seekers to flood the three-day event, up about 1,000 from last year's turnout.
Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Procter & Gamble are a few of the companies looking to hire fluent English speakers in customer service, administration, technological support and other areas.
Luanna Gonzáles, a marketing assistant helping organize the event, said that six more companies signed on this year than last.
The fair will also feature interview modules and promotional talks by the companies. Interested candidates should fill out a form online at http://www.cccncr.com/bolsadeempleo or bring their résumé on a USB card or flash drive to the fair.
“This event seeks to put big companies in contact with professionals or advanced university students who possess an absolute command of English,” said Karl Schmack, cultural center director.
The cultural center is located in Barrio Dent, 50 meters west and 150 meters north from the Automercado Los Yoses. The fair runs today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
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