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| Still noisy after all these years: This Jan. 19, 1979 issue of The Tico Times features a story about how, 30 years ago, San José residents' ears were aching from the capital city's noisy streets. Sound familiar? The article cites traffic as the worst noise polluter, but it doesn't rule out bars' blaring jukeboxes. |
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| Calling U.S. from Costa Rica gets cheaper |
| Phone calls out of Costa Rica to such frequent long-distance destinations as Mexico, Canada and the United States have become as much as 15 percent cheaper, the daily La Nación reported. |
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| Costa Rica's 2008 death toll up to 1090 |
| The Costa Rican Red Cross responded to 1090 cases of violent death in 2008, surpassing 2007's total of 966 with figures for car crashes and murders the emergency group considers “very high,” the Red Cross said in a statement yesterday. |
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| 3 Dead, 5 wounded at
New Year's party shooting in Nicaragua |
| MANAGUA – Three women were killed and five other people, including a child, were wounded early yesterday when suspected gang members opened fire on people attending a New Year's Eve party at a house on the outskirts of Managua, Nicaraguan media reported. |
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| Divine 2009? |
The Tico Times wishes its readers a very happy New Year. Will this year see great things for Costa Rica and its neighbors or is there trouble on the horizon? What do you think? Weigh in with your 2009 predictions about anything from sports to economic growth to the likelihood of that gaping pothole getting filled, in 200 words or less, e-mailing aleff@ticotimes.net, with “I Predict 09” as the subject. |
Edited by Alex Leff
Tico Times Staff | aleff@ticotimes.net |
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| Friday Jan 2 |
Vancouver Ravens Lacrosse League visit
Players' clinic, 2-4 p.m.; Canadians vs. Ticos game, 4:30-6 p.m. Info: 2529-3589.
Camilo Poltronieri in concert
Guitar electronica, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, San Pedro, 2253-8933, www.jazzcafecostarica.com.
Rhythm & Beats in concert
Pop, jazz, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, Escazú, 2288-4740, www.jazzcafecostarica.com. |
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| Saturday Jan 3 |
Aerial Dance Workshop
With renowned French dancers Fred Deb and Jacques Bertrand, organized by Metamorfosis group, ages 8 and up, CENAC, 2222-2937.
Las Tortugas in concert
Classic rock covers, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, San Pedro, 2253-8933, www.jazzcafecostarica.com.
California All Stars concerts
Boy Claxon, Jorge Electro, Bullon, Jalame el hule, 9 p.m., Latino Rock Café, opposite La Primavera gas station in Barrio La California. |
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| Sunday Jan 4 |
Miguel Cabrera in concert
Costa Rican singer-songwriter, 10 p.m., Jazz Café, |
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| Calling U.S. from Costa Rica gets cheaper |
Phone calls out of Costa Rica to such frequent long-distance destinations as Mexico, Canada and the United States have become as much as 15 percent cheaper, the daily La Nación reported.
The price to call the United States, for example, went from 27 cents to 23 cents a minute after the Costa Rican Electricity Institute's (ICE) price slash last month.
Jorge Sánchez, a manager at ICE, the country's phone service provider, told La Nación part of the price drop is due to the growing use of online phoning through programs such as Skype.
Sánchez said ICE will continue to cut international calling costs and is looking into involving Internet phoning systems to remain competitive. |
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| Costa Rica's 2008 death toll up to 1090 |
By Alex Leff
Tico Times Staff | aleff@ticotimes.net |
The Costa Rican Red Cross responded to 1090 cases of violent death in 2008, surpassing 2007's total of 966 with figures for car crashes and murders the emergency group considers “very high,” the Red Cross said in a statement yesterday.
December ended with a death toll of 102 – with four deaths recorded on New Year's Eve – making last month the second most violent one of the year, after August (103). Those figures push up the average number just above 90 violent deaths per month.
These totals include only those who died while in the care of the Red Cross, and not people who were transported to hospitals and died later.
Traffic deaths accounted for about 37 percent of deaths, and guns and other weapons, such as knives, for about 26 percent.
From Dec. 24 to 25, the Red Cross reports Costa Rica saw four violent deaths, down from 15 in 2007. |
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3 Dead, 5 wounded at
New Year's party shooting in Nicaragua |
MANAGUA – Three women were killed and five other people, including a child, were wounded early yesterday when suspected gang members opened fire on people attending a New Year's Eve party at a house on the outskirts of Managua, Nicaraguan media reported.
Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting in the Americas 2 district, located eight kilometers north of Managua, Radio Ya reported.
Marisol del Socorro Romero, 32, Norma Patricia Araica, 19, and Rebeca Donaire, 34, were killed.
The five wounded people were taken to a hospital in Managua for treatment of a variety of gunshot wounds.
Preliminary reports said that members of the Los del Ceibo gang attacked the house, but the motive for the shooting has not been determined. |
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