San José, Costa Rica -
Tuesday 01 February 2005
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231 Years
Prison For Sexual Abuse of
Minors
In
two unrelated and separate
cases, justices meted out some
231 years of prison against a
man and a woman for sexual abuse
of minors.  more
President
Pacheco To Attend Meeting of
Central American Leaders
President Abel Pacheco is on his
way to Honduras today to take
part in a special meeting of the
Sistema de Integración
Centroamericano (SICA), called
by Honduras president, Ricardo
Maduro, who heads the
organization.
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"Camila"
Controversy Continues
The controversy over the
"putting down" of a street dog
in Tibás continues. Yesterday,
the Archbishop of San José,
Monseñor Hugo Barrantes, gave
support to the priest who was
only carrying out orders given
to him. more
Gasoline
is Going Up. Again.
The Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) -
the regulator of public prices
and services - yesterday
approved a request for a price
increase by the Refinadora
Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE).
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Costa
Rican Exports Up
According to information
released by the Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) - the central
Bank - last year there more
Costa Rican products exported to
the United states, Canada and
Europe.
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Strong Control on
Fishing
After six years of failed attempts,
Costa Rica is close to establishing strong regulations on fishing. more
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5th World
Social Forum concludes in Brazil
The 5th World Social Forum (WSF)
ended Monday at the southern
Brazilian city of Porto Alegre,
with more than 350 proposals for
a better world and protests
against US imperialism.
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Storm
kills 11 in Argentina
A
storm caused at least 11 people
dead, 52 injured and 200
homeless in Argentina, the
authorities said Monday.
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New Air
Link between Dominican Republic
and Cuba
The first commercial flight in
the Santiago de los
Caballeros-Santiago de Cuba
route departed Monday to its
destination, thus linking the
Caribbean cities by air.
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WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
'Globalising' Porto Alegre
An
anti-FTAA march and a series of
concerts marked the culmination
this Monday of the fifth World
Social Forum (WSF), which will
be divided from this point
forward into a number of
simultaneous meetings around the
globe.
The giant civil society meet has
taken place annually in this
southern Brazilian city, with
the exception of last year's
fourth WSF, held in Mumbai,
India as a means of more fully
extending its scope to other
regions.
The event has been so successful
that its organisers have decided
to undertake a radical change in
2006, moving beyond Porto Alegre
and holding the largest possible
number of parallel forums in
”key spots around the world.”
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