Obama’s visit to Costa Rica went as expected

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President Barack Obama is the fifth President to visit the country, the last visit it was the former President Bill Clinton

Barack Obama was in Costa Rica for 22 hours and arrived at Costa Rican soil to meet with Presidents members of SICA (Central American integration system) to discuss issues of security and especially of energy exchange.

Within the framework of the meeting of SICA, President Obama had the opportunity to lead a forum with Costa Rican entrepreneurs, Presidents of Central America and other participants.

The central theme of his visit revolved around the cooperation to promote the region clean energy generation. The Minister of environment and energy of Costa Rica, René Castro held a meeting with Carlos Pascual, Coordinator International Energy Affairs of United States.

"We want to help and see what practical things we have to do to advance in renewable energy," said Pascual in a press release from the Ministry of environment and energy.

Barack Obama also emphasized that Costa Rica has a chance of belonging to the Group of "rich" countries, to be a good candidate for admission to the OECD, although not be signature no agreement, verbally Obama pledged with support through their vote in Washington, so Costa Rica entering this group based in Paris.

"We will continue supporting Costa Rica so that it continues to expand its influence," said Obama in the press conference, standing two metres of Laura Chinchilla, who minutes later thanked her "express support".

The visit of Obama was guarded at all times by the secret service of the United States and the deployment of security officers provided by Costa Rica. While all passed in a timely and effective manner.

Barack Obama was very empathetic with the Costa Rican people who at all times tried to reach the President, his arrival and his departure was noted by many outside of the Juan Santa Maria International Airport.

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Costa Rica is preparing for the arrival of Barack Obama

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Everywhere that the President will travel were cleaned, sorted, and in some cases until refreshed with paint.

The Government is ready for the arrival of the President of the United States, Barack Obama this next May 2 in the framework of the Summit of the meeting of the members of the Central American Integration System.

The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla has ensured that everything is impeccable for the arrival of its counterpart in the United States, Barack Obama. The municipality of San José staff works intensely on the cleaning of the surroundings of the capital which will visit Obama.

For example, gardens bordering the motorway General Cañas, which will need to pass Obama, also look very clean. Fortunately, the President will not have to deal with problems of transit by to this day Chinchilla said rest in seven cantons of the country.

This decision to extend the rest is due to that initially only affected the city of San José, however for safety and in order to facilitate the transfer, will rest elsewhere.

Francisco Chacón, Minister of communications, said yesterday that some routes that cross those cantons must close the passage, the caravan of the American President, both of the Central American Presidents attending the Summit of SICA.

Preparations not only involve cleaning issues, they are also prepared to greet Obama on issues related to the activity that will be carried out: the Summit of SICA.

Barack Obama come to Costa Rica aboard Air Force one, landing will force the closure of the international airport Juan Santa Maria. Some commercial flights are affected during the hours before your arrival.

Before coming to Costa Rica President plans to be in Mexico, then meet with President Chinchilla in the Yellow House in San Jose.

Obama will participate in the meeting of SICA in the national centre of culture (CENAC) or at the National Theatre, still-to-be-defined place.

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President Brack Obama will visit Costa Rica in May

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The last President to visit Costa Rica was Bill Clinton during his tenure in 1997.

The U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Costa Rica the first week of May, in the framework of the Summit of the System of Central American Integration (SICA), where they will discuss issues related to the promotion of economic growth and regional cooperation on the issue of public safety.

Obama not only will visit Costa Rica, but that this responds to a tour of several Latin American countries, including Mexico, country that will visit prior to play Costa Rican soil. Also at the Summit of SICA will participate the Presidents of Central America.

During your visit, Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with the President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, who mentioned that "for Costa Rica will always be an honor to receive President Obama" and recalled that "on several occasions have signaled our interest because it is through this visit, reason that since the possibility was opened have put us in contact with other Presidents in the region to ensure that it will be a success".

The official visit by Obama was confirmed directly from the White House in Washington, DC and is planned for 3 days and 4 may, it was reported also that during these visits is intended to the President to strengthen relations with the isthmus.

For his part, Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo, said that the visit of Obama represents a recognition of the leadership of the country and President Laura Chinchilla" in the region.

The last time President Laura Chinchilla met Barack Obama was at the Summit of the Americas, almost a year ago, in the month of April 2012.

The first American President to visit Costa Rica was John F. Kennedy in 1963.

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Fellowship program targets Costa Rica, Chile

Six-week fellowships are aimed at helping Latin Americans better understand U.S. business practices.

Chile and Costa Rica, considered two of the most competitive economies of Latin America, on Tuesday helped inaugurate the International Business Fellows Matching Program (IBFMP), a new U.S. initiative to promote the exchange of ideas and best practices among the region’s small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

As we move further to expand our export base, we must put in place more effective policies to support entrepreneurship, develop small and medium-sized businesses and strengthen their export and investment capability. What we want to do is generate opportunities for small and medium enterprises that will improve their prospects for participating in global value chains, which is the new order of the day.

The six-week fellowships are aimed at helping Latin Americans better understand U.S. business practices in the area of value chains, procurement, manufacturing, marketing and management.

The International Business Fellows Matching Program offers a priceless opportunity for SMEs in both Chile and Costa Rica and will contribute to opening their horizons, expanding their knowledge and empowering them by sharing best practices with their counterparts in the United States. The added beauty of this program is the symmetry that’s going to come out of it. It will also offer American companies linkages to the Chilean and Costa Rican markets.

The idea is to focus on best practices, on what everyone does best, to build more inclusive societies. This is really what President Obama’s partnership for initiatives is all about. It’s a race to the top, and we know we compete with each other to ensure our young people are as creative and empowered as they could be.

Small businesses are often where the greatest number of jobs come from, the first woman ever to occupy this particular position at the State Department. “This matching program connects enterprises from across the hemisphere, mentoring and creating relationships that will last well beyond the six weeks of someone’s fellowship.

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Scientists name Costa Rica fern after Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga will give a concert at San José's National Stadium on November 3.

Duke biologists named 19 species of ferns (part of the same genus), located throughout Middle America and discovered in Costa Rica.

Two of the species have not been discovered before, according to scientists at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina in the U.S. One of the specieis, discovered in Costa Rica, received the Latin name Gaga germanotta, after the artist who was born Stefani Germanotta. A recently discovered Mexican species was called Gaga monstrapova. The name translates into "little monster," which is the nickname for Lady Gaga's collective of diehard fans.

The ferns were named after Lady Gaga for several reasons including the plants' fluid gender definitions at one stage of life. The fern also bears a resemblance to one of Lady Gaga's outrageous outfits, the researches said.

"We wanted to name this genus for Lady Gaga because of her fervent defense of equality and individual expression," said study leader Kathleen Pryer, a Duke University biology professor and director of the Duke Herbarium. "And as we started to consider it, the ferns themselves gave us more reasons why it was a good choice."

Other plant species have been bestowed celebrity names, including a lichen named after U.S. President Barack Obama and a carniverous jungle planet named for actress Helen Mirren.

Lady Gaga will perform a concert for Costa Rican audiences on November 3 in the National Stadium.

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