Archive for August 2nd, 2006

South African Expert Advises ICE on Water Management

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

By Amanda Roberson, Tico Times Staff
South African water-management expert Jacqueline King shared some of her knowledge yesterday during a water-management seminar sponsored by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), the state-run electricity and telecommunications monopoly, and Universidad Nacional (UNA), in Heredia, north of San José.
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U.S. Citizens Alerted About Passport Theft

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Costa Rica tops the list of countries where the most U.S. passports are stolen — from January to June this year, 783 U.S. tourists had their passports stolen here, according to a U.S. Embassy spokesman.
Authorities indicated that San José and the country’s beaches are areas where the most passports are stolen. In 2005, 1,558 passports […]

Cartago pilgrimage entering its final phase

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The march to Cartago entered its final phase Tuesday, and the flood of the faithful increased dramatically.
The principal ceremony is a Mass today at 9:30 a.m. which President Óscar Arias Sánchez, his ministers and other politicians, all the bishops in the country and an estimated million persons will attend.
Today is […]

Phone book white pages finally appearing after lapse of a year

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Yes, Virgina, there is a telephone book.

After a year of not having updated white pages, the telecommunications companies are beginning distribution or a new volume by means of the Cruz Roja. The white pages were compiled by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad under the
coordination
of Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. The institute, […]