U.S. National Debt Clock

One scary Web page…
http://www.usdebtclock.org/

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Panamanian teens grounded…permanently

The new government has reinstated the 9 pm nationwide curfew for all minors not accompanied by a responsible adult. Not sure what the reaction to such a law would be in Costa Rica or the UK but most people here seem to approve of the measure.
The government does not take a dim view of [...]

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Costa Rica is world’s greenest, happiest country

According to an article in today’s Guardian, Costa Rica “tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens”

A rainbow over San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica
“Costa Ricans top the list because they report the highest life satisfaction in the world, they live slightly longer than Americans, yet have an ecological footprint [...]

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Anyone for a 99?

The new president of Panama was sworn in yesterday. He pledged to keep his three main campaign promises, the first of which was to get tough with criminals. He owns a chain of supermarkets called “Super 99″ and one of them was attacked by an armed gang last night.  A shoot-out ensued. Not an auspicious [...]

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Privatisation has been a train wreck

Britain’s railways and Spain’s appear to be gulfs apart. Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone is right to call for the re-nationalization of the rail network after the latest fiasco (the government has had to bail out one of the private operators).  You can read his column in The Guardian here.

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