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Florida
Governor Jeb Bush heads for the airport for a
flight to Nicaragua where he will continue his
Central American visit. Bush was in Costa Rica
on a two-day official visit to promote
investments and trade between Central America
and Florida, and to promote Miami for the
headquarters of the Free Trade Zone of the
Americas. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)
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Due to a yet unexplained
problem with Amnet, our internet service provider, in the early hours of
this morning and until about 9am, we were not able to access the internet
and publish a complete edition. We will be back tomorrow in full.
Seatbelts A Must!
The Constitutional Court,
locally known as La Sala IV, yesterday resolved the long standing issue on
the mandatory use of seatbelts. The court ruled that drivers must wear a
seatbelt.
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Terror Group Suspect Extradited to U.S.
A suspected leader of a
Colombian terrorist group accused of trying to trade drugs for weapons has
been extradited to the United States from Costa Rica, a U.S. federal
prosecutor said Tuesday.
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Coin Operated Public Telephones to be Eliminated
Due to the recent changes in the monetary system introduced by the Central
Bank of Costa Rica, effectively removing from circulation all "silver"
coins, ICE, the telecommunications company has decided to remove all coin
operated telephones that use the silver coins. According to ICE, there are
now only 100 coin telephones that accept the "gold" coloured coins.
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Costa Rica the Next Stop for the Challenge Tour
1The European Challenge Tour moves from Panama to Costa Rica this weekend
for the Costa Rica Open at the Valle del Sol Golf Club, Santa Ana, Costa
Rica – the second event of the ‘Central America Swing,’ co-sanctioned with
the Tour de Las Americas.
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Miami's FTAA bid adds a backer
The city with the most endorsements will not necessarily get the FTAA
secretariat, but Miami, having just picked up Nicaragua's support, sees such
backing as key in case of a deadlock.
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