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Sunday 24 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Government
Preparing For Competition in
Telecommunications
Although the "Ley
General de Telecomunicaciones" has only
been approved in first reading is now
before the Constitutional Court for
interpretations, the government is
moving ahead with its plans preparing
for an opening of the telecommunications
sector very soon.
Young Concerned With
Security and
Unemployment, Poll
Reveals
A recent poll, the "Primera
Encuesta Nacional de
Juventud", revealed that
1.613.947 Costa Ricans
between the ages of 15
and 35, live with the
fear of insecurity and
unemployment.
Police Raid Calle de la
Amargura Confiscating
Drugs and Weapons
The Calle de la Amargura
in San Pedro de Oca,
east of the San Pedro
Mall, was the scene for
a strong police
operation that resulted
in the detention of
eleven people.
Central Bank Buys Fewer
Dollars
The Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) -
Central Bank - has
lowered the purchase of
U.S. dollars so far this
year.
Record Number of
Messages
According to the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE), on Valentine's
Day, Costa Rican cell-phone text
messages topped over a record 83.7
million, more than 30 million above the
number of text messages sent last
New Year’s Eve.
Neighbours Beat Man With
Mother's Consent
Mothers have an
inexhaustible source of
love towards their
children, however, it
appears there is a
limit.
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Panama Says Colombian
Guerrillas Attacked
Police Near Border
Six Colombian rebels
attacked a Panamanian
police patrol in the
waters off Panama's
border with Colombia,
the president's office
said Saturday. One
officer and three
guerrillas were wounded.
Guatemala Farmers Swap
Cops, Talks
Guatemalan farmers from
the department of Izabal
liberated 29 police
officers after the
commitment of the local
government to listen to
their demands.
Colombia Fishing in
Nicaragua Waters
Colombia is granting
fishing rights in
Nicaraguan waters to
Honduran companies,
charged general Julio
Cesar Aviles, head of
the Nicaraguan Army
Command.
Argentina, Brazil,
Bolivia Agree To
Coordinate Energy
Policies
The presidents of
Argentina, Brazil and
Bolivia agreed Saturday
that a ministerial
working group will be
established to
coordinate the three
countries' energy
policies.
Cuban Provincial
Leaders: Castro's
Resignation "Wise,"
"Self-Giving"
Leaders of Cuba's 14
provinces on Saturday
praised Fidel Castro's
resignation offer as
"wise" and
"self-giving".
RELIGION-CUBA:
Catholic Church Wants
More Freedom to Do Its
Work
Ten years after the
historic visit to Cuba
by Pope John Paul II,
who passed away in 2005,
the Catholic Church
continues to call for
"unlimited" scope and
"due freedom" for its
social action
initiatives in this
socialist country, as
one of its most
important demands.
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