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Costa Rica Digest, Dec. 6
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Costa Rica News Digest ========================================= A publication of Destiny Worldwide Net http://www.destiny-worldwide.net Also Visit the Costa Rica Page: http://www.destiny-worldwide.net/costa-rica/ Subscribe: Unsubscribe: ========================================= TODAY'S CONTENTS ========================================= *News Digest ========================================= LUXURY OFFICES FOR RENT IN SAN PEDRO! ========================================= TWo small luxury offices are available for immediate occupancy in the finest office building in San Pedro Montes de Oca. High speed internet available. Building has power generator so when power outages occur, YOUR business is not interrupted. Can be used as professional offices or turn key call center. 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We break through the Great Barrier that many Costa Rican merchants face getting their products on the net!]. Hotels and tourist businesses will be able to add their own links, and you will be able to place your own online classifieds and MUCH MUCH MORE! Watch this newsletter for our official launch, coming soon! ========================================= DISCUSSION ========================================= Please send your discussion topics to ========================================= SPONSOR'S MESSAGE ========================================= If you want to be successful in the years to come, with the new technology of the internet, you need to break free of the limitations that bind the majority of people. 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Go to these websites to begin running down the road to your successful future today! http://www.destiny-worldwide.net http://www.offshorearnings.com You'll be glad you did! ========================================= NEWS DIGEST ========================================= *Amateur From Connecticut Hits Jackpot at Poker Tour International Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Amateurs went head to head with pros competing for a silver tray of cash, a pot worth over $200,000, at the Poker Tour International (PTI) Costa Rica Texas Hold 'Em Classic Saturday at the Aurola Holiday Inn Hotel in San José .. Leaving the poker faces to the professionals, amateur card sharp Craig Laing scooped up the largest prize pool ever given in Costa Rica with wild west swagger. He had come back from just one chip in the middle of the tournament, but he had "decided not to give up," he said, posing with arms raised above his head for the national and international television cameras. The three who faced off at the final table among 110 contestants were second place winner Chris Thomas, of Georgia, who had bought into an online game on Partypoker.com just weeks before for $22 and ended up with over $50,000 Saturday, and Patty Gallagher, of California, professional poker player and 3 rd place winner of both the 2002 and 2004 World Series of Poker Las Vegas Tournaments, among others. Rounding off the top six, in order, were John Stolzmann of Wisconsin , Jouseph Masoudnia of San José , and David Hixson of Florida . Nine more prizes were given, totaling 15 in all. Top three winners were also given seats to the next PTI tournament to be held in the Dominican Republic . The top two winners, Laing and Thomas, were sponsored by Partypoker.com. This was the first tournament in which Thomas had competed, and he said the money he paid to buy in online was the "best $22 I ever spent." This was PTI's second tournament, part of a Latin American series that mixes the pros and amateurs for a weekend vacation and card games. Lending their star power to the event, among the popular professional players who faced off with amateurs and online favorites were Ted Lawson, winner of 2004 World Series of Poker Omaha jackpot of $500,000, Phil Laak, dubbed the "Unabomber" for his hood and sunglasses at the table, the sixth place winner of the World Poker Tour Bicycle Casino and Bellagio Tournaments, both in 2003, Lee Watkinson, now rated #1 in the world by Bluff Magazine and among the top 10 in every major ranking system, Costa Rica's Humberto Brenes and José Rosenkrantz, who pioneered Texas Hold 'Em in Costa Rica, and Vinny Napolitano, winner of PTI's Inaugural Grand Bahama Royal Oasis Tournament. Florida-based PTI is owned and managed by Steve Kates, Watkinson, Lawson, Brenes, and others. Laak, "the Unabomber" came with his girlfriend the Hollywood actress Jennifer Tilly, who also competed. "Phil taught me everything I know and I busted out on the first day," she said. This was the first time the winners had visited Costa Rica , and Laak's third visit to the country all three related to cards. About the explosion of the game's popularity, he said he "doesn't know when the insanity will end," but with the number of tournaments offered now, "every month people turn into millionaires." The event was sponsored by Costa Rican online gambling corporation SBG Global.com, PartyPoker.com, and the Royal Oasis Golf Resort & Casino. For more information on this tournament and others, contact www.pokertourinternational.com or 001-954-923-4343. *A Slap in the Face, Jailed Presidents Receive Pensions In the year 1988, legislators created the law that guaranteed former presidents "una vida digna" - a dignified life - after leaving the presidential chair. The regulation allows former presidents a "pension for life" of ¢1.229.518 colones (us$2.700) per month plus specified expenses that could easily top the ¢2.000.000 colones (us$4.400) per month. The pension is adjusted periodically, tied to adjustments made to legislative deputy salaries. So, with the law, that most Costa Ricans were not aware of, former presidents Miguel Angel Rodríguez (1998-2004)and Rafael Angel Calderón (1990-1994), who are currently in the La Reforma prison in preventive detention accused of corruption, are collecting a monthly paycheck. When the law was conceived, no one would have 'thunk' that a former president would have or could have been accused of any wrongoing as is the current case and thus no provision was made in the law that would see the pension taken away under any circumstance. "The right to receive the pension is untouchable and cannot be lost in any way", expressed Rodrigo Alberto Carazo, a legislative deputy with the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). Calderón is linked to the Fischel-Caja scandal, where he is accused of receiving part of the us$9 million dollar commission paid on the us$39 million dollar loan from the government of Finland to the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Rodríguez, for his part, is tied to the ICE-Alcatel scandal, where his former Minister and friend, José Antonio Lobo, told the Fiscalía that the former president received part of a payment made to him from the Acatel contract to install 400.000 GSM telephone lines while Rodríguez was president. Rodríguez is also being investigated for receiving a multimillion dollar payment from the government of Taiwan and linked to receiving payment on the underground electrification contract for San José while in office. The pensions paid to Calderón and Rodriguez, as well as other former presidents, including José María Figueres Olsen, who is refusing to return to Costa Rica to answer questions over his role in receiving us$900.000 from Alcatel for consulting fees, are for life and will be continued to be paid to them even if they are found guilty. For their part, former presidential candidate and legislative deputy, José Miguel Corrales del Partido Liberación (PLN) and legislative deputy, Federico Malavassi del Movimiento Libertario (ML), are pleading for a change in the law, however, any changes will not be retroactive. *Closed Helmets Out; Identifying Vests In For Motorcyclists The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) has backed down on a law that was supposed to have come into effect yesterday (Sunday) that would prohibit "closed" helmets worn by motorcyclists. MOPT chief, Randall Quirós, sent a notice to all Transit officers not to enforce the law that would have seen motorcyclists fined ¢5.000 colones (us$11) for wearing a closed helmet. However, the MOPT has decided to replace the regulation with one that will see all motorcyclists wear a vest with the plate number clearly identified on the back. The regulation is prepared and is waiting publication in the official newspaper "La Gaceta". The concept is to easily identify the motorcyclist in the commission of a crime, the original reason for the prohibition of the closed helmet. Motorcycles are used in the commission of many crimes, including as a getaway vehicle in bank robberies and several murders, where the rider comes up to his victim and then speeds off. *ARCOS Network Suffers Two Fiber Cuts The Americas Region Caribbean Optical-ring System (ARCOS) suffered two separate undersea fiber cuts within days of each other, affecting services to seven Latin American countries. New World Network, the principal owner of ARCOS, said services to Belize, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia have already been restored. Emergency repair crews continue working around-the-clock to fully restore services over the ARCOS network to Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica. ARCOS is one two undersea cables that connects Costa Rica to the world. Both, the MAYA1 cable that runs a slightly different route than the ARCOS provide telecommunications - both telephone and internet - connecting in Florida, U.S. "This is the first time in our company's history that we have experienced nearly simultaneous cuts on the same ring," said Fred Wiener, president and CEO of New World Network. "Our system is designed for automatic protection and restoration against a single cut, and the system performed perfectly following the initial fiber fault." The first of the two unrelated cable cuts occurred Nov. 11 in an undersea fiber cable between Cancun, Mexico, and Miami, Florida, in the United States. The cut occurred in relatively shallow waters about 12 km east of Cancun. *Holiday Season Shopping Underway Holiday shopping in Costa Rica is in full swing, with today getting a boost as government employees get their "aguinaldo" - their Christmas bonus. The malls and shopping centres were brimming over the weekend with shoppers looking for the perfect Christmas gift and/or taking advantage of the many special promotions and pricing at just about every retailer, all bidding to get a cut of the pie. Multiplaza in Escazú and many other malls have extended their hours, closing at 9pm every night, including Sundays. Hipermas, the giant multi department retailer was filled to capacity, with every cashier busy ringing up sales. Traffic around the rotundas on the south side of San José - the circular roadway that moves traffic from multiple intersections - was heavy, requiring Transit officials at key point to move traffic along. Traditionally, Costa Ricans begin their holiday shopping in October as many retailers announce their holiday "lay away" plans. But, it is the first week in December, when the aguinaldo is in their hands, that the season really kicks off. The rush is expected to continue right up to December 24. ========================================= COSTA RICA DIGEST DISPLAY AD RATES ========================================= This publication is designed to have one display add between each article or section. Thus, the more articles or sections we have per day, the more room we have for advertisements. Advertisements are filled on a first come first served basis, and prices vary depending on placement and frequency. You must order a minimum of 5 insertions with your order. If there are no advertising positions available right away, you will be placed on a waiting list and notified when a spot becomes available. Please email us at for more details. 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