Two women and man were arrested yesterday
for crimes of prostitution of minors when
police raided a massage parlor were two
minors under the age of 15 where found
working
there.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
NEWS
updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day Man Who
Killed his Wife and Two Children had a
Judge's Order to Stay Away Jonathan
González Alvarado, 21, a Nicaraguan
national, had violated a judge's order
imposed on him earlier this month to stay
away from his wife following a domestic
violence charge made against him. >more
Three
Charged in Prostitution of Minors
In an early afternoon raid yesterday, police
arrested two women and a man for the
prostitution of minors. >more
Colombian
Refugees Fear Paramilitaries Terrified
that the violence and death threats they
fled from in their native country have
followed them here, a group of Colombian
refugees is resorting to desperate measures
to convince Costa Rican authorities that
paramilitary and guerrilla groups have
infiltrated Costa Rica. >more
Young people main victims in Colombian civil war Young people are the main victims in the Colombian civil war, with nearly two-thirds of the 38,000 combatants in illegal armed groups being youngsters aged 14 to 26,a United Nations official said here Wednesday.
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Lawmakers call on US not to cut military aid to Colombia The reduction of US military assistance to Colombia would lessen the vigor of its armed forces and lead to intensified internal armed conflict in the Andean country, parliamentarians said Wednesday.
>more
US weighs decision to release photos of Saddam's sons The United States were weighinga decision to release graphic photos of the dead sons of Iraqi former President Saddam Hussein, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday.
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A
NEW NATION? Central
American separatists prepare for rebirth
of Airrecú.
Leaders
of a separatist movement on Costa
Rica’s northern border are warning the
government that it is running out of
time to reclaim land lost to Nicaragua
100 years ago, before the breakaway
Republic of Airrecú is born. >more
SPECIAL
REPORTS: CUBA - US
Bipartisan
Support Surges to End Cuba Travel Ban A
growing number of U.S. legislators, human rights groups
and influential Cuban-Americans are calling for an end to
the ban on travel to Cuba, with a new amendment set to be
introduced in Congress by September.
”Whenever it comes up, we're in a good position,” said
Jeff Flake, an Arizona republican and sponsor of the
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003 in the House, which
would halt enforcement of the travel ban. ”We're in the
right position to win.” >more
