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The President has swine flu (oscar arias)

Posted by Website Introductions: (oscar arias) Central America has bee hit hard by the swine flu pandemic this year. The hardest hit has been Costa Rica, that, however, has the most organized health care system in the area and has probably detected the most cases. The country also has the most deaths. Read more: The President has swine flu [click]
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More Poverty by Next Year (oscar arias)

Posted by Website Introductions: (oscar arias) Costa Rican President Oscar Arias believes and foretasted poverty growth exponentially by the start of next year. On the La Nacion daily he says that it will be caused by the effects of the US recession which will mean less American tourist, investments and less demand for Costa Rican products like fruits. To counter the effects of this, he
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Arias denies accusations of diverted donations (oscar arias)

Posted by Website Introductions: (oscar arias) What was supposed to be a donation from the Republic of China for the housing of the poor in Costa Rica was alleged to be diverted to other purposes in the government. This was according to a report by the AFP. Costa Rican president Oscar Arias denied these allegations and said that he learned about the financial help only from the media. The
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