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Tuesday 01 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Government
Not Covering Up FARC Ties, Says Minister
Arias;
Laura Chinchilla Named
Security Minister
The Fiscalía General de
la República confirmed
yesterday that it knows
of the that the
Colombian rebel group,
the Fuerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias de
Colombia (FARC),
presence in Costa Rica
since 2006.
Former Security Minister
Berrocal Says He Will
Appear Before
Legislative Commission
Although Fernando
Berrocal is no longer
the ministro de
Seguridad, he is ready
and willing to appear
before the Legislative
Assembly to clear up his
comments over ties
between Costa Rican
politicians and the
Colombian rebel group,
the Fuerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias de
Colombia (FARC).
Teacher Strike
Action Lukewarm
Teachers were on strike yesterday, as
the Asociación de Profesores de Segunda
Enseñanza (APSE) - teachers union -
called on its members to abandon classes
in an indefinite action. However, only a
small number of teachers actually took
part in the action.
National Weather
Service Forecasting Rainy Season Around
the Corner
The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather service - is warning
of possible flooding and other effects
that will be consequence of the heavy
rainfall that is expected during the
upcoming rainy season.
20 Tourists Lost in Irazú Volcano
The Cruz Roja (Red
Cross) was called in to
rescue some 20 Costa
Rican tourists after
their got lost while
visiting the Volcán
Irazú park.
BCR ATM's Down All Day
Monday
Some 1 million Banco de
Costa Rica (BCR) bank
customers were without
the use of Automated
Teller Machines (ATM's)
and the customer service
computers at the
branches were slow. The
problem affected all
ATM's and branches in
the country.
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UNHCR Welcomes New
Panama Law
A new law in Panama will
give many refugees who
have been in the country
since the Central
American wars of the
early 1980s the chance
to apply for permanent
residency.
Deportations Hit
Guatemalan Economy
Guatemala stopped
receiving about us$100
million dollars last
year for deportation of
over 113,000 Guatemalans
from Mexico to the US,
according to a report
published here on
Monday.
Colombia Accuses Ecuador
of Violating Airspace
Colombia Monday accused
an Ecuadoran military
helicopter of violating
its airspace Sunday.
Lula Hails Role of
Venezuelan Investments
in Fighting Poverty
Major Venezuelan
investments are helping
fight poverty in
northeastern Brazil,
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
told his radio show
Coffee With the
President on Monday
Latin America vs. Media
Terrorism
The need to design a
joint response is Monday
among the main results
of the Latin American
Meeting against Media
Terrorism, convened to
analyze this phenomenon
in this region.
MIGRATION:
Brazilians Start Heading
to Spain Instead of
Portugal
Portugal’s economic
crisis and extremely
strict border policing,
and the availability of
cheaper flights from
South America to Madrid,
are the main reasons for
the increasing number of
Brazilians choosing to
emigrate to Spain
instead of the country
with which they share
cultural and language
ties.
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