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Saturday 29 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
08
Days
Corruption In Costa Rica
Dropped, According to
Transparency
International
Transparency
International pointed
out that Costa Rica is
among the nations who
have made more
improvement in the
struggle against
corruption in 2007.
Consumers To
Benefit Most From TLC, Organization Says
The Asociación de
Consumidores de Costa Rica (Consumer
Association) says that the winners of
the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement with the United
States - are the consumers, with more
variety of merchandise and better
prices.
Central America Won't
Wait For Costa Rica
The other Central
American countries won't
wait for Costa Rica in
the event it votes "No"
on the October 7
referendum on the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States and the
Dominican Republic,
known as CAFTA-DR.
Dutch Police Seize Huge
Cocaine Shipment From
Costa Rica
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -
Dutch authorities seized
1,674 kilograms (3,690
pounds) of cocaine
concealed in a shipping
container filled with
coffee from Costa Rica,
officials said Friday.
Quintavalle To Remain in
Jail
The latest attempt by
Matteo Quintavalle for
conditional liberty has
been denied, as the
Juzgado Penal de Pavas
rejected the request to
reduce the preventive
detention to house
arrest.
FMLN Nominates 2009
Ticket
The major Salvadoran
opposition party, FMLN (Farabundo
Marti National
Liberation Front),
confirmed its
presidential formula for
elections in 2009.
Honduras Thwarts Massive
Jail Break
The Honduran police said
Friday that after
several months of
investigation, they
frustrated a planned
mass escape through a
262 foot tunnel out of
Marco Aurelio Soto
National Penitentiary.
Castro cites report on 3
countries "plot" to
start Iraq war
Cuban leader Fidel
Castro on Friday cited a
report carried in a
Spanish daily as saying
leaders of the United
States and Britain and
Spanish had met for a
"plot" to start the 2003
war on Iraq to get rid
of its former leader
Saddam Hussein.
Hostage held by
Colombian rebels rescued
near Venezuelan border
An entrepreneur
allegedly held hostage
by Colombia's
Revolutionary Armed
Forces (FARC) near the
Venezuelan border has
been rescued, Colombian
officials said Friday.
Venezuelan Catholic
Church, between Peace
and Confrontation
Venezuelan Catholic
bishops are in a
crossroads between peace
and confrontation with a
project of
constitutional reforms
presented by President
Hugo Chavez last month
and currently under
debate.
VENEZUELA:
Anti-Domestic Violence
Campaign Targets Men
If the coffee is cold,
he goes ballistic,
smashes the cup on the
floor and lashes out at
his partner. If she
doesn’t come running
when he calls, or their
daughter cries, he
shouts impatiently and
hits her. These are some
of the scenes in
unprecedented TV spots
now appearing in
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