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Although
most of the Central Valley has had little
rain these past few weeks - places like the
Orosi Valley, to the south of San José,
continue with heavy rains and mud slides.
The most affected areas include Paraiso de
Cartago.
[Foto: Prensa Libres/W. Vega)
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Police
Still in the Dark Over Katia
Three
days following the disappearance of
Katia Vannessa González Juárez, only
8 years old, has police back at square
one.
For the moment, police are discarding
possible revenges, family conflicts or
kidnapping. >more
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School Year to be 187 days not 200
Following the dragged out teacher's strike,
Education Minister, Manuel Antonio Bolaños,
announced last night that the school year
will end December 20th - falling short of
the expected 200 day school year planned for
2003.
>more
Government
Cuts Costs
Yesterday, the Government announced a cut on
spending and froze 29.000 Million Colones
from approved spending this year, announced
yesterday new Revenue Minister, Alberto Dent.
>more
Legislator
Denies Defrauding Lender
Legislator for the Partido Unidad Social
Cristiana (PUSC), Mario Calderón, is
denying cheating lender Guillermo Calvo
Chaverri, though he accepts that he owes
Chaverri a debt.
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Negotiations on Central America-Canada FTA make progress
El Salvador's Economy Minister Miguel Lacayo said on Monday that the ninth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Central America and Canada "produced important results."
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Castro meets China's senior party official in Havana
China's new central leadership is willing to work together with the Cuban side to enhance bilateral friendly cooperation in the political, economic, international and multilateral sectors to push forward the Sino-Cuban friendly ties and usher in a bright future, a senior Chinese party leader said in Havana Monday.
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Mexican government efficient amid sluggish world economy
The Mexican government led by President Vicente Fox has been efficient although it suffered the most adverse economic conditions in the country's history, Fox's top economic adviser Eduardo Sojo says.
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Launch of US second
Mars rover successful
Opportunity, the second of US twin Mars
rovers seeking to better understand the history of
water on the red planet, was launched successfully
Monday night. >more
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REPORTS: MEXICO
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Election
Results Point to Rocky Road Ahead for Fox
Sunday's mid-term elections in Mexico
marked a major setback for President Vicente
Fox, who now faces three uphill years. But the
image of politicians in general, and democracy
itself, were also dealt a blow, according to
local analysts.
In the first national elections held since the
end of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)'s
1929-2000 reign, turnout was lower than in
decades, with just over 40 percent of the
country's 65 million registered voters heading
to the polls. >more
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