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The eyes of a killer.
Erlin
Hurtado Martinéz is charged with seven counts of murder, 8 counts of
kidnapping and the attempted robbery of the Banco Nacional de
Monteverde. A Puntarenas court order 12 months of preventive
detention against the man that could face 645 years in jail if
convicted on all counts.
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ICE Gets Approval for Ericsson Contract To
Install 600.000 New GSM Cellular Lines
The Contraloría General de la
República (Comptroller's office) said yes to ICE, giving it the green
light to complete it's deal with the Ericsson company to install 600.000
new GSM cellular lines at a cost of us$130 million dollars.
MASSACRE IN MONTEVERDE:
One Year Preventive
Detention
Erlin Hurtado Martinéz will be
spending the next year behind bars as the Fiscalía (Prosecutor's office)
puts together the pieces of the puzzle in the Santa Elena de Monteverde
failed bank robbery that resulted in nine dead and dozens wounded.
Mastermind of Internet fraud, Gets 10
years in U.S. jail
A former Edmonton, Canada, man,
the self-acknowledged mastermind behind an international scheme that
bilked 15,000 investors of nearly $60 million US, was sentenced Friday
to 10 years in U.S. federal prison.
Excess Dollars Cause Inflation
The battle against inflation is
lagging behind because of an excess of dollars in the market, according
to analysts.
Police Confiscated $400,000
The uneasiness of a man
attracted the attention of agents carrying a routine inspection of
arriving passengers at Juan Santamaria International Airport.
Improved Controls on Water
The water that Costa Ricans use
is subject now of better controls to ensure its quality, according to
the most recent survey by the National Water Laboratory.
LATIN AMERICA
Mexico not to extradite drug lord to US
Mexico would not extradite presumed drug
lord Osiel Cardenas to the United States until the end of proceedings
against him in Mexico, the Attorney General's Office confirmed Friday.
Chile, Mexico, El Salvador seek to advance date
for OAS election
Chile, Mexico and El Salvador have proposed
that the election of the next secretary general of the Organization of
American States (OAS) take place on March 30.
MERCOSUR Member States to Unveil Joint Tourist
Offer at ITB Fair
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay
will come to the Berlin International Travel Fair (ITB), scheduled from
March 11 to 15, with the presentation of a joint offer for the first
time ever.
La Antigua Guatemala
Declared First Cultural City
President Oscar Berger's government declared La Antigua Guatemala as the
First Cultural City of the country, on the 462th anniversary of its
foundation, an official source reported Friday.
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