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Transit
officials get tough on getting drivers to
use their seatbelts, following a report that
76% of drivers do not use them.
Transit officials can only warn drivers on
seatbelt use, like the stop check shows
above, yesterday afternoon.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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Riteve Passed
on Costs
La
Contraloría General de la República - the
Comptroller General office -
determined that RITEVE, the company that
operates the mandatory vehicle
inspections, transferred costs to the
users. >more
Radio For Peace International Under Siege in Costa Rica
The only shortwave radio station dedicated to peace and social justice in the Western Hemisphere is under siege.
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Powell praises Honduran reforms, but says no to helicopter deal
US Secretary of State Colin Powell offered firm support for Honduran President Ricardo Maduro's reform programs, but said Washington would not sell four high-tech helicopters to the Central American country.
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US embargo against Cuba rejected by UN General Assembly
The four-decade old embargo by the United States against Cuba was stoutly rejected Tuesday by the UN General Assembly with an overwhelmingly passed resolution.
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Cuba demands US end embargo to promote trade
The Cuban authorities said Tuesday that if Washington lifts its embargo on the island, it would become an important market for agricultural products from the United States, particularly rice.
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Panama puts
$200M into canal improvements
The Panamanian government
announced on Tuesday it will pour 200
million US dollars into the Panama Canal
zone to improve the two-way movement along
this inter-oceanic infrastructure.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: AMERICAS
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Nations
Learn From Canada's Free Trade Mistakes
The
cautious approach of Brazil and other
Latin American governments towards
expanded free trade in the Americas
results in part from the political and
economic price that Canada paid for
greater trade access to the gigantic
U.S. market, says an expert here.
The failure of Canadian negotiators to
win an exemption from U.S. trade law for
this country's manufactured goods and
commodities in two trade deals continues
to haunt leaders in Latin America, says
Ken Traynor, a spokesperson for Common
Frontiers, part of an alliance of unions
and citizens' coalitions opposed to the
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
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