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Matteo
Quintavalle,
the man
who told
the
press he
was too
rich to
go to
jail,
may soon
be able
to prove
it as a
judge
ordered
him to
post
bail to
maintain
his
conditional
liberty
or face
going
back to
a jail
cell.
The
Italian
is
accused
of
bilking
millions
from his
American
investors
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Midas To Open Shops in
Costa Rica
Midas, Inc. has
signed an exclusive
franchise agreement with
Talleres Rapidos
Centramericanos TRC, S.A.
a subsidiary of Purdy
Motor S.A. to build and
operate Midas shops in
Costa Rica.
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Renting in
Costa Rica
Whether you are renting
for month, a year or
more, or are a tenant or
landlord, there are
myths and misconception
about the rental laws
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Friday 14 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica Reaches Deal
With U.S. In Gambling
Dispute
GENEVA - Reuters - Costa
Rica has reached an
agreement with the
United States in a
dispute about online
gambling, trade
officials said on
Thursday.
ATA Cancels Costa Rica
Low Fare Flights
ATA Airlines, Inc.,
formerly known as
American Trans Air, a
low-cost scheduled
service and charter
airline based in
Indianapolis, Indiana,
has decided to cancel it
flights to Costa Rica
even before taking off.
Judge Orders
Quintavalle To Post Bail Or Go Back To
Jail
Mattero Quintavalle, the
Italian businessman accused of fraud by
his American investors, has been ordered
by the Juzgado Penal de Pavas to pay up
¢150 million colones (us$303.000) by not
later than April 2 or be back behind
bars.
The order was signed by judge Éricka
Chaves this past Tuesday, rejecting
Quintavalle's request to eliminate or or
lower his bail.
Second In Tourism
Costa Rica is the second
best tourist destination
in Latin America and the
Caribbean, according to
a survey by the World
Economic Forum (WEF),
which evaluated 130
nations.
Taxman Shuts Down
15 Retail Stores in Heredia For Non
Payment of Taxes
The Dirección Regional
de Tributación Directa del Ministerio de
Hacienda - the taxman - decided it could
not take it anymore and decided to shut
down 15 businesses in Heredia centre
yesterday.
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Nicaragua, Colombia
Arbitrating Sea
Nicaragua and Colombia
seem to be headed for
heightened differences
over control of their
maritime borders.
Many Guatemalan Children
Abused
Seventy percent -7 of
every 10 - Guatemalan
children suffer some
kind of physical or
psychological
mistreatment at home, in
school or on the street,
humanitarian Casa
Alianza organization
denounced.
Venezuela, Colombia Hope
To Reestablish "Best"
Ties
The Venezuelan and
Colombian governments
expressed their
willingness to
reestablish "best"
relations in a joint
communique issued
Thursday.
Rice: Brazil-Colombia
Border Must Not Be
Hiding Place For
Terrorists
U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice said on
Thursday in Brasilia,
Brazil's capital, that
the country's border
with Colombia must not
be a "hiding place" for
members of the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Argentine Congress
Approves Law Amendment
On Consumer Protection
Argentina's congress has
approved a Consumer Law
modification to boost
consumer protection,
local media reported
Thursday.
EL
SALVADOR:
Banging Empty Pots to
Protest Food Prices
Some 400 protesters beat
on pots and pans and
blew whistles outside
the Central Reserve Bank
of El Salvador to
protest the rise in
prices of staple food
items.
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