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Colombian Jailed in Death of Journalist
.A Colombian businessman, Jorge
Castillo, was taken into custody December 24 on immigration violations, but
a judge on Tuesday ordered him to spend a year in preventive jail while
officials investigate his role in the 2001 murder of journalist Parmenio
Medina.
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Costa Rica Grows But Fiscal Deficit Still A Worry
Growth in Costa Rica this year is
expected to reach 5.6%, the best performance since 1999. Total exports grew
15% from $4.41 billion in 2002 to $5.19 billion in 2003, including exports
from duty-free production zones of $3.08 billion, up 25% on last year.
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Confused About the New "500" Coin? Don't Be
As of Jan. 31, the old 500
colones coin is officially off circulation and has no value, being replaced
by the new 500 colones coin that is slighly larger and has the "500" in
large lettering for easy identification.
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1.200 Plates Confiscated for Not Having 2004 Marchamo
December 31 was the last day
to pay the "marchamo", the right to circulate a vehicle on public roads.
However, many leave the annual chore to the last minute or wait until the
new year, believing there is a"grace" period.
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Fidel Castro celebrates 45th anniversary of
revolutionary triumph
Declaring that together they had written "an
unprecedented page of history," Fidel Castro gathered with several thousand
members of Cuba's political elite Saturday to celebrate the 45th anniversary
of the revolutionary triumph that brought him to power.
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Colombian top rebel leader captured in Ecuador
A senior leader of the
leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who was captured ina
hospital in neighboring Ecuador, was brought to Colombia on Saturday, the
military said.
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Peru minister resigns over nepotism charge
Peru's Labor Minister Jesus
Alvarado resigned on Saturday over nepotism charge.
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Fujimori says he will return to Peru in 2006
Disgraced Peruvian
ex-President Alberto Fujimori said Saturday he will return to Peru in 2006,
calling people to bury the political parties "that are taking the country to
an abyss."
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US to formally launch handover of power to Iraq
The United States will
formally launch the handover of power to Iraq with the final game plan still
not fully in place, the Washington Post reported Sunday.
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