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Andrea
Ovares, Miss Costa Rica 2003, contestant in
the Miss Universe pageant to be held this
year on June 3rd, 2003 in Panama City,
Panama.
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ICE Strike: Day 16
• Mediators
pull away
• Without a clear accounting, there will be no
agreement
As the strike enters it's third week, there
seems to be no clear end in sight. The government is
being careful not to show too weak a hand, and at
the same time not drop the axe, as it faces other
confrontations of strike from the teachers unions
and others who are on the wings waiting to see the
results. >more
Immigration
can again detain and deport illegals
Thursday,
the Constitutional Court known as Sala IV,
overturned a previous decision that impeded the
immigration department from detaining and
deporting persons found to be illegal in the
country. >more
Students
transfer from Costa Rica to LaVerkin
Cross
Creek Programs in LaVerkin, Utah, have received
one or two transfer students from the Dundee
Ranch Academy, the youth behavioral management
school that was closed down after the Costa
Rican authorities raided the campus last week
and jailed its owner for 27 hours. >more
Man sentenced for
molesting children
A
man who fled North Carolina seven years ago to
escape accusations that he was a serial
child-sex offender has pleaded guilty to eight
felony charges involving molestation.
>more
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REPORTS: ENVIRONMENT
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Rainforest
Alliance Signs Agreements with Two Largest
Coffee Brokers
In a move that could
have far-reaching effects on the US and global
coffee markets, the environmental group the
Rainforest Alliance announced it has signed
agreements with the world's two largest coffee
trading companies, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe and
Volcafe Group. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: LATIN AMERICA
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Lula,
Fox Vie for Leadership in Visit to G8 Summit
The presidents of Brazil and Mexico will ask, on behalf
of Latin America, for more free and just international
trade in their visit to the summit of the Group of Eight
(G8) richest countries Sunday. But as the two promote
their own proposals, they are expected reveal their
muted dispute for regional leadership. >more
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