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Will this be the way of the
future for transportation in
Costa Rica, in the face of
rising gas prices?
The price for a litre of super
gasoline went to ¢504 colones
Friday and more increases could
head our way by the year's end.
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Taxi Drivers To Start Using
Uniforms Next Week or Be Fined
Beginning next Monday, November
7, taxi drivers will have to
wear uniforms to comply with
changes to the industry.
Driver of
Armoured Truck Heist Detained
Carlos Sánchez, the driver of
the armoured truck that was the
object of a theft, was quickly
converted from victim to
suspect, charged with aggravated
robbery by the Ministerio
Público.
Household Income Dropped 6%
Actual income in Costa Rican
households dropped by 6 percent
between the years 2003 and 2004.
The decrease affected both high-
and low-income families alike,
because in the period analyzed
all salary categories did not
grow at the same rate that the
cost of living went up.
Desamparados Now 143
Desamparados, is the third
district of the province of San
José and the most populated,
with 200.000 residents, and
celebrating it's 143rd
anniversary.
More In-Coming than Out-Going
Remittances
The money sent by Costa Ricans
who live and work in the United
States double the amount that
Nicaraguans working here send to
their families.
Letters
Sex Tourism.
I’m a visitor of Costa Rica and
I love the eco tourism ,
beaches, parks, casinos, bars
and I especially love the Costa
Rican people but I am also a
"Sex Tourist".
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More Letters... After
visiting Costa Rica last summer,
I found that there was something
very special in your country,
The People. Your on-line paper
keeps me up to date with what is
going on in Costa Rica. I plan
to return next year and perhaps
stay longer each time. Maybe
even consider relocating.
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Columnists
Villalobos
Fall-Out
This month marks the third
anniversary of the collapse of
The Brothers, a dubious
investment 'opportunity' with
carefully guarded roots that was
operated by three
Villalobos-Camacho brothers;
Enrique, Osvaldo and Freddy.
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Hurricane
Beta Hits Central America
Tropical storm Beta Saturday
became the 13th hurricane of the
current season, after pounding
Providencia Island, a Colombian
jurisdiction, located off
Honduran coasts.
Mayors of the World to Express
Solidarity with Cuba
The 13th Meeting of Town
Councils Cooperation and
Solidarity with Havana, from 25
countries, will take place in
the Cuban capital November
13-15, official sources said
Sunday.
Two killed in tank truck
explosion in Venezuela
A tank truck exploded Saturday
just outside the Venezuelan
capital after colliding with
other vehicles, killing two
people and leaving 15 injured,
firefighters said.
Bus
accident kills 5 in northwest
Colombia
A bus plunged into a deep valley
in the northwest Colombian
department of Antioquia on
Saturday afternoon, leaving five
dead and 28 injured, according
to Colombian police officers.
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