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Take Action Today - World AIDS
Day 2006
Around forty million people are
living with HIV throughout the
world - and that number
increases in every region every
day. Ignorance and prejudice are
fuelling the spread of a
preventable disease.
Ignacio Alvarez, a
representative of the
Inter-American
Commission for Human
Rights, speaks about
freedom of press in San
José. Alvarez was in
Costa Rica to review the
state of freedom of the
press in Costa Rica, and
receive information
about the murder of
journalists Parmenio
Medina in 2001, and
Ivannia Mora in 2003. |
Auto Mechanics Could Soon
Perform Annual Vehicular
Inspection
While auto mechanics cheer the
possibility in the future of
performing the revisión técnica
(annual vehicular inspection)
that is now performed by Riteve
S.A., the proposal has made a
move in the Legislative Assembly
that would make that future a
reality a lot sooner than
expected.
Legislators Want To Guarantee
Gays Right to Donate Blood
A group of fifteen legislators
from various parties are giving
their support to a proposal that
would guarantee that the Blood
Bank does not discriminate
against gays from donating
blood.
2007 Yellow Pages Available Next
Month
The 2007 "yellow pages" is being
readied and will be on the
streets in January, says the
general manager of Telefónica
Amarilla, which will begin the
printing and distribution of the
500.000 telepone books in the
first week of the new year.
San José and Alajuela Head List
of Most Car Thefts
The cities of San José and
Alajuela are prime targets for
car thieves, where as many as 70
cars per month are stolen from
their owners, according
information by the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
representing some ¢2.387 million
colones (us$4.6 million dollars)
loss to car owners.
Better
Stock Up Today!
Due
to the municipal elections to be
held on Sunday, 3 December, all
liquor and beer sales will be
suspended as of midnight tonight
(Friday) and until midnight
Monday.
In Memorium - Kenneth Lindsay
Kenneth Earl Lindsay is in our
memories following his passing
earlier this week, after he was
found without life in his bed in
his apartment in Zapote.
Nicaragua,
Honduras Talk Integration
Nicaraguan President-Elect
Daniel Ortega is due to meet
with his Honduran counterpart
Manuel Zelaya in this capital s
Presidential Palace Wednesday to
dialog on Central American
integration and other issues.
Four Salvadorians HIV Positive a
Day
Four Salvadorian people are
everyday infected with Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS,
according to Salvadorian
official sources during a
journey dedicated to the
situation generated here by the
disease.
Guatemala: US Troops not
Samaritans
The Guatemalan Congress decision
to allow US troops in to
allegedly help communities along
the border with Mexico has
generated strong rejection and
skepticism nationwide.
Brazil's President Lula pledges
closer ties with Libya
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva on Thursday vowed
to strengthen economic and trade
cooperation with Libya.
Celebration forum for Castro's
birthday continues
A forum to celebrate Cuban
leader Fidel Castro's 80th
birthday entered its second day
on Thursday with participants
continuing to discuss Castro's
influence on various aspects of
the country.
CULTURE:
Fomenting
Diversity in the Face of Growing
Homogenisation
Culture as a universal human
right that is opposed to
hegemonic dominance, and
contributes to development and
diversity, is the central
paradigm behind the Fórum
Cultural Mundial (World Cultural
Forum) held Wednesday and
Thursday in this Brazilian city.
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