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HO,
HO, HO!
Santa Claus arrives in Costa Rica to help
retailers sell their Christmas stock. We
found him on Avenida Central - the Boulevard
- in front of the Universal department
store.
Store windows and stores have had their
Christmas displays for weeks, but the
arrival of Santa Claus makes the season
official!
[Foto:
Insidecostarica.com]
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Osvaldo
Villalobos Released,
Under House Arrest
Osvaldo Villalobos, brother of Enrique
Villalobos Camacho of "The
Brothers" operation has been permitted
to return home under house arrest according
to a press release received yesterday from
the UCCR. >more
Moody's
Issues Annual Report on Costa Rica
In its annual report on Costa Rica, Moody's Investors Service says the country's Ba1 rating for foreign currency debt and negative outlook reflects the increasing level of dollarization of assets and liabilities in the Central American country's financial system.
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Man
Accused of Raping Six Year Old Girl
Police
arrested a man on Tuesday in San Ramon,
north of San José, for molesting a
six year old girl. The man was the girl's
uncle who had come to spend a few days with
the family and took advantage of the little
girl. >more
Annan expects US to end embargo on Cuba
The United Nations expects the
United States to lift the economic sanctions against Cuba, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said here on Tuesday.
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Political novices to serve as ministers in Colombia
Two businessmen with little political experience were named Colombia's defense and interior ministers in the wake of abrupt resignations of two ministers within a week.
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Three dead in clashes during general strike in Dominican Republic
At least three people died and 37 more were injured in clashes between demonstrators and law-enforcement personnel in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday during a general strike to demand changes to the economic policy.
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Former coup leader loses, runoff likely in Guatemalan elections
Election results released Tuesday in Guatemala confirmed former coup leader Jose Efrain
Rios Montt's loss while the two front-runners, Oscar Berger and Alvaro Colom, may face a runoff scheduled for December.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: GUATEMALA ELECTIONS
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U.S.
Relieved at Guatemala Election Result
Sunday's elections results in Guatemala
-- and particularly the crushing defeat
voters delivered to former President
Efrain Rios Montt -- were greeted with
palpable relief here by both the
administration of President George W.
Bush and non-governmental human rights
groups.
At the same time, few analysts here are
under any illusion that the two
finalists, Oscar Berger and Alvaro Colom,
represent much hope for a radical
improvement, either in the lives of most
Guatemalans or in bilateral relations,
which are bedevilled by a number of
issues. >more
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