Archive for November 21st, 2005

Santa Cruz a Transgenic-Free Zone

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Following the lead of Paraíso (near Cartago), the city council of Santa Cruz, in the Nicoya Peninsula, voted unanimously to declare the region a Transgenic-Free Zone.  So the cultivation of genetically modified crops is prohibited.  The accord also establishes a commitment on the part of the city to foment and promote ecologically friendly agriculture in […]

Costa Rican Wal-mart Workers to be Deported from US

Monday, November 21st, 2005

125 workers employed at the construction site of a new Wal-mart distribuition center near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The workers were from Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and some used fake documents to obtain employment with subcontractors, officials said. The arrests came after search warrants were executed for six companies at the site.
Agents obtained […]

Microsoft Sues

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Microsoft will file suit on 2 Costa Rican companies, one in Barva de Heredia and the other in Curridabat, that were searched by experts from the Registry of Author’s and Intellectual Property Rights. The suit will be for the illegal use and commercialization of Microsofts Windows XP and Office.  The Costa Rican companies did not […]

ROUND XIV Results

Monday, November 21st, 2005

RESULTADOS
Alajuela 4 - Liberia 0San Ramon 2 - Santa Cruz 2 Santos 2 - Saprissa 3 Cartago 4 - Carmelita 2 Brujas 1 - Pérez Zeledón 0 Heredia 1 - Puntarenas 1

Tabla general

TEAM
Games
W
L
Tie

GF-GA

PTS

 
 
 
 
 

 

GROUP A
 
 
 
 

 

Alajuela **
14
9
4
1

29-8

31

Heredia
14
7
4
3

21-15

25

Puntarenas F.C.
14
7
3
4

21-14

24

Santa Cruz
14
5
1
8

16-19

16

Liberia
14
2
0
12

8-32

6

San Ramon
14
0
2
12

7-30

2

 
 
 
 
 

 

GROUP B
 
 
 
 
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