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Sunday 16 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Hu
Jintao Visit Marks
China's Growing Interest
in Latin America
Chinese President Hu
Jintao begins a Latin
America tour today
(Sunday), taking in
Costa Rica, Cuba and
Peru, as China tightens
economic ties and the
region hopes for help in
tougher times.
San José
On Lock Down
Today And Tomorrow For
Visit Of Chinese
President
The arrival of Hu Jintao
will have an chaotic
effect on traffic while
the Chinese president
moves about the city.
Child Sex Tourist and
Pornographer Sentenced
to 15 Years
A 61-year-old Orinda
(California) real estate
executive and former St.
Mary's College professor
was sentenced Friday to
15 years in prison for
producing child
pornography in a case
stemming from his
travels to Costa Rica to
have sex with a
12-year-old girl.
37
Sentenced In 45 days In
Speedy Trials
The Tribunal de Juicio
para casos de Flagrancia
(court that tries cases
for criminals caught red
handed) reports the
sentencing of 37
individuals in only 45
days of the new trial
system being applied.
Marchamo Can Be
Paid
Notwithstanding Unpaid
Fines
Drivers who outstanding
(unpaid) tickets for
violating the vehicular
restrictions of San José
do not have to worry
about not being able pay
the 2009 Marchamo, the
annual vehicle
circulation permit.
British Company Develops
Former US Base in Panama
Panama - British
company London &
Regional Properties has
begun transforming a
former U.S. air base in
Panama into a
residential and
commercial complex.
Nicaragua Election
Officials Denounce Vote
Tampering
Managua - Two Liberal
judges of Nicaragua's
Supreme Electoral
Council denounced
Saturday alterations in
the announcements of
provisional results from
the municipal elections
held last Sunday.
ETA Men Wanted Over
Colombian
'Assassination' Plot
Madrid (AFP) — Spanish
prosecutors sought
Friday the arrest of
five suspected ETA
members accused of
conspiring with
Colombia's FARC rebels
to assassinate
high-profile Colombian
targets in Europe.
Brazil Urges Rich
Nations To Solve Their
Own Problems First
Washington - Brazilian
President Luiz
InacioLula da Silva on
Saturday urged the
developed countries to
resolve their own
problems, saying this is
the best solution to
preventing the current
financial crisis from
spreading.
Peru Gears Up To Host
APEC Leaders' Week
Lima - Peru has beefed
up security and deployed
volunteers in key
locations in the capital
city in the run-up to
the Asia Pacific
Economic Co-operation
(APEC) Leaders' Week
which kicks off here on
Sunday.
VENEZUELA:
Elections Will Put
Chávez to the Test
As if his post were at
stake, Venezuela’s
left-wing President Hugo Chávez is showing up all
over the country at
election rallies,
caravans, public works
inaugurations,
nationally televised
public events and highly
publicised midnight
calls to his party’s
local offices in remote
towns.
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