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Monday 28 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Local Airlines Now Up To
175 Flights Daily
Only two companies offer
flights to different
locations within Costa
Rica - Nature Air and
Sansa - offering
customers up to 175
flights daily during the
high season, which ends
in May.
Woman Defends Her
Rights To Marriage After
Divorce
A woman identified only
by her last name Umaña
has a date with the (Sala
Constitucional
(Constitutional Court
)on February 14,
Valentine's Day, to
defend her right to be
able to marry again
after her divorce and
not have to wait the 300
days that is required by
law.
Banco Nacional Limits
Amount of Transaction
For Non Customers
In an attempt to reduce
fraud and money
laundering the state
bank, Banco Nacional (BN),
has decided to limit the
the amount of exchange
if the customer is not a
bank client.
Cold To Continue Until
Tomorrow
Don't put away the
sweater or umbrella as
the cold front will
continue with heavy
winds, showers and cold
temperatures at least
until tomorrow,
according to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weather
service.
Power Cuts Planned in
Escazú and Santa Ana
Beginning Tuesday
The Compañía Nacional de
Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) -
light and power company
- advises that they will
be shutting down
electrical power in
Escazú, Santa Ana, Río
Oro and Piedades
tomorrow to permit them
relocate power lines.
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Crime Fear Increases in
Panama
The murder of a
businessman in the city
of Colon increases alarm
over the violence streak
involving juvenile
criminals in Panama
early in 2008
Over 1000 Arrested in
Guatemala
Over a thousand persons
have been arrested en
Guatemala since the new
government kicked off a
security plan in the
so-called red zones of
this capital.
Colombia Seizes One Ton
of Cocaine, 36 Kg of
Heroin
Colombian authorities
said on Sunday that they
had seized a ton of
cocaine and 36 kg of
heroin in northern
Colombia's La Guajira
province.
Honduras Joins
Venezuela-Led Energy
Security Alliance
Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya announced
on Sunday that Honduras
will join the
Venezuela-led
Petrocaribe initiative
on Monday.
Chavez Suggests Creating
Military Force Against
U.S. Aggression
Venezuela's President
Hugo Chavez suggested
creating a joint
military force for the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
member nations to see
off any possible United
States military
aggression.
RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA:
Apology, No Compensation
For Lost Generations
While aboriginal groups
have welcomed the
Australian government’s
pledge to apologise to
the 'stolen
generations', they argue
that the gesture should
be backed up with
compensation.
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