Internet Cellular
Service Approved
Following more than two
years in a "pilot"
program, internet over
the cellular network
will soon become a
reality, following the
long waited approval by
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep).
At only 11 years
of age, twins
Jean Carlo and
Jean Paul have
become the small
giant Ticos,
weighing in at
127 Kg (280 lbs)
and 126 Kg (278
lbs) for a
combined weight
of 253 Kg (558
lbs). [Foto:
Héctor Rodríguez/Diario
Extra]. |
Human Rights Commission Rejects
Nicaraguan Charges Against Costa
Rica
The Comisión Interamericana de
Derechos Humanos (CIDH) -
Interamerican Commission on
Human Rights - rejected the
charge presented by the
government of Nicaragua against
Costa Rica surrounding the death
of Nicaraguan Natividad Canda.
Cerverceria Buys Pepsi Bottling
Unit
SABMiller Plc, the world's
sixth- largest brewer, sold its
Costa Rican Pepsi bottling unit
and a share in a real estate
development in the Central
American country to Florida Ice
& Farm Co. for us$116 million.
Cease-Trading Orders Issued
Against Cold Callers
Cease-trading orders were issued
by the Saskatchewan Financial
Services Commission (Canada).
last Tuesday against Arial
Trading LLC and Meridian
Investment Group SA, both of
Costa Rica, and Hartford Capital
Management SA of Panama.
It's A Slam Dunk! The
BetEagle.com Free Million Dollar
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Live
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1997 BetEagle.com has been a top
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wanting to bet on the NCAA
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2007 Madness, BetEagle.com is
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prize to the fan that completes
a "perfect" bracket.
Nicaraguan President Off To
Brazil For Cooperation
Nicaragua President Daniel
Ortega, who bid good-bye to
visiting Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez this morning, is
enroute to Brazil Monday to
boost bilateral cooperation, a
source close to the Sandinista
government announced.
Foreigners Loot Panamanian
Patrimony
Despite Panamanian laws,
numerous archaeological pieces
from the pre-Columbian period
are plundered and auctioned
overseas from Panama and the
region as a whole.
Many Panamanians Call for Penal
Veto
While Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos has still not
announced his decision on a
penal code reform bill approved
by the National Assembly, there
were increasing calls for him to
veto it on Monday .
Guatemalan Mayas to Exorcise
Bush
Hundreds of Guatemalan
indigenous people attended a
vigil and a Mayan ceremony in
Tecpan city to protest the visit
by US President George W. Bush
to sacred sites on Monday.
Anti-Bush March
Repressed in Guatemala
Special forces from the
Guatemalan Army and
police repressed
hundreds of
demonstrators, who were
protesting when local
authorities were
officially welcoming US
President George W.
Bush.Mexicans Reject
Bush Visit
Perez Roque: Fidel
Castro Much Better
Cuba's Foreign Minister
Perez Roque ironically
delivered "not good
news" for Bush and the
US government Monday,
when reporting that
President Fidel Castro's
health is patently
improving and there are
reasons for optimism for
his recovery.
LABOUR-US:
Many
"Guest Workers" Treated Like
Chattel
So-called "guest workers" in the
United States are routinely
forced to handover the deeds to
their homes to recruiters,
cheated out of wages, held
captive by employers who seize
their passports and visas, and
denied basic standards of living
conditions and health care,
according to report released
Monday in Washington.
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