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Monday 24 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Semana Santa Death Toll
Reaches 39
The number of violent
deaths during Semana
Santa reached a record
high of 39 people during
the seven day (Monday to
Sunday) holiday, eight
more than the deaths
recorded last year.
Cows Invade San José
The first cows taking
part in the "Cow Parade"
made their debut in
downtown San José over
the weekend, as some 120
works of art will be
displayed along the
Avenida Central
(boulevard) and other
locations around San
José ahead of the
official inauguration of
the event that will take
place on Thursday (March
27).
Eight Digit Changeover
With No Problems
If you missed it, Costa
Rica last Thursday
(March 20) woke up to an
eight digit telephone
number system, as the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE),
made the move in
planning for future
services.
Costa Rica Fears Iran's
Interest in Region:
Bookies Watch Closely
Iran's interest in Latin
America is getting a
little too close to
home, and we are not
necessarily talking
about the United States.
The peaceful
military-free Central
American nation of Costa
Rica finds itself
surrounded by leftist
sympathizers of Iran's
President, Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. Costa Rica
has the largest
concentration of online
gambling operators than
any other nation.
Arias Asks VP To
Delay Her Presidential Candidacy
Decision
Costa Rican president, Óscar Arias,
asked that vice-president, Laura
Chinchilla, hold back on her decision to
announce her candidacy for the 2010
presidential elections.
FDA Warning
Prompts Cantaloupes Recall From Dole
Dole Fresh Fruit Company announced the
recall of cantaloupes in the Eastern
U.S. and Quebec due to potential health
concerns. Some cantaloupes packed on
January 25, 26 and 27, 2007 by an
independent, third-party grower in Costa
Rica have tested positive for
Salmonella.
Cold Spell Takes
Josefinos By Surprise
While tens of thousands were soaking the
sun and heat on the country's beaches,
those who stayed behind in the Central
Valley were caught by a surprise cold
spell and scattered rain in many parts
of the Valley.
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Nicaragua Reports 65
Deaths During Semana
Santa Holiday
Nicaragua's March 17-23
Semana Santa (Easter)
holiday saw 29 fatal
drowning cases, 27
murders and nine people
killed in road
accidents, Horacio
Rocha, director of the
National Police, said
Sunday.
Panama to Defend Women
Rights
The Panamanian
Ombudsman's office
announced the adoption
of new strategies in
defense of the rights of
women, children,
indigenous groups and
immigrants, according to
a report released on
Saturday.
Millions in Latin
America Lack Sanitary
Conditions
Nearly 124 million
people in Latin America
and the Caribbean lack
proper sanitary
conditions at home,
UNICEF (the United
Nations Children's Fund)
revealed.
Honduran Authorities
Warn on Cancer
Health authorities said
poor education and lack
of knowledge favor the
incidence of several
types of cancer among
Hondurans.
Venezuela Rebel
Negotiations Above Board
Venezuelan Foreign
Minister Nicolas Maduro
has said that all of the
negotiations between
Venezuela's President
Hugo Chavez and
Colombia's two largest
rebe lgroups had the
Colombian government's
authorization, a
newspaper reported
Sunday.
President Correa Lashes
at US, Colombia
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa lashed at
the US double standard
in assuming a self given
right to intervene any
country in defense of
its interests.
NICARAGUA:
Fighting Over Society’s
Scraps
Thousands of people who
eke out a living by
selling recyclable trash
scavenged from the
municipal dump in the
Nicaraguan capital are
staging a protest over
control of the city’s
waste, blocking access
to the dump by the
garbage trucks.
ECUADOR:
Manta Air Base Tied to
Colombian Raid on FARC
Camp
Military and diplomatic
sources see a link
between the Manta air
base, operated by the
United States in
Ecuadorean territory,
and this month’s bombing
raid by Colombia on a
FARC guerrilla camp in
Ecuador.
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