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Maria
Elizabeth
Arias
holds
her
2-year-old
twin
daughters
Yurella,
left,
and
Fiorella
at a
news
conference
at
Lucille
Packard
Children's
Hospital
at
Stanford
on
Tuesday.
The
conjoined
2-year-old
twin
girls
separated
by
Stanford
surgeons
in a
risky
November
operation
will be
heading
home to
Costa
Rica
'healthy
and
safe'
after
several
follow-up
surgeries,
according
to the
doctor
who led
the
separation
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Falling Fowl Of The
Chicken Bus
The lure of travelling
like a local proved too
strong for Sue White -
with hilarious results.
Travelling from
Guatemala to Nicaragua
may sound adventurous,
but for most people it
involves parking
themselves on a luxury
air-conditioned bus and
waking up at their
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The Life of Your Dreams
The fact is; you could
not have dreamed of the
new and exciting life
possible here. The
cultural generosity of
the people, the
excitement of doing all
of the things you never
had time for, the health
benefits of unprocessed
food, clean air, and
exercise. |
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Wednesday 23 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Click here for
what's going on at Palmares!
Jail For Drunk
Drivers Gaining Support
The Ministero de Obras
Pública y Transportes (MOPT)
is planning on
introducing a motion to
take quick action
against those drivers
who insist on driving
drunk and drug users
driving under the
influence of narcotics.
The proposal is through
them in jail for a few
hours in addition to
having to pay a fine of
¢400.000 colones
(us$808).
Separated Twins
Preparing For Their
Return Home
It's been six months
since Yurelia and
Fiorella Rocha Arias
have been under close
care of doctors as one,
they will be coming home
as two, after doctors at
the Stanford
University's Lucile
Packard Children's
Hospital successfully
separated the conjoined
twins in November.
Arias Says No To
Settlement With Nicaragua
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, affirmed yesterday that the
dispute with Nicaragua over navigational
rights of San Juan river will go to the
international court at the Hague for
settlement.
Indigenous Kill
"Sorcerer" For Fear Of
Spells
Two indigenous men beat
an alleged sorcerer to death because
they were convinced he had performed a
spell on some of their relatives.
ICE Considers
Compensating Cellular Internet Customers
For Bad Service
Subscribers to "Internet
Celular" over the Alcatel network may
get a refund by the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), as
the institution recognizes the poor
service over the last two weeks.
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Nicaragua Puts Poverty
First
The "Etica y
Transparencia"
organization recognized
Tuesday the Nicaraguan
government's priority in
the budget to favor the
poorest and most
marginalized sectors of
the country.
Ruling Salvador Party to
Pick Candidate
ARENA, Republican
Nationalist Alliance
that has been in power
in El Salvador for 18
years, has started the
process to choose its
presidential candidate
for the March 2009
elections.
Cuba-Guatemala to
Increase Trade
The trade between Cuba
and Guatemala could
double in the next five
years, from 25 million
to 50 million dollars a
year, Minister Consul
Jorge Pollo Garcia, of
the Cuban Embassy in
Guatemala, said on
Tuesday.
Rice to Visit Colombia
For Talks On Trade,
Security
U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will
lead a delegation of
U.S. lawmakers to visit
Colombia on Thursday and
Friday for talks on
trade and regional
security, the State
Department said Tuesday.
Venezuela To Sue U.S. At
OAS Over Drug
Accusations
Venezuela's government
announced Tuesday that
it aimed to sue the
United States at the
Organization of American
States (OAS) over its
"baseless charges"
against Caracas'
drug-fighting efforts.
POLITICS-BOLIVIA:
Morales Reaches Two-Year
Milestone
Exalted by the success
of his social programmes,
but harassed by
opponents who are
threatening to declare
de facto autonomy in
four of Bolivia’s nine
departments (provinces),
indigenous President Evo
Morales completes two
years of his mandate on
Tuesday, a milestone the
country’s three previous
presidents failed to
reach.
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23 January 2008 |
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