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Costa
Rica to Restart CAFTA Talks
The Costa Rican congressional
International Affairs Committee
confirmed it would restart talks
Wednesday with various social
sectors to analyze possible
approval of the free trade
agreement with the United
States.
Wal-Mart Announces Additional
Central American Investment
Mike Duke, Vice Chairman of
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , and head
of Wal-Mart International,
announced today the company has
made an additional investment in
Central American Retail Holding
Company (CARHCO), bringing its
share of the firm to 51%.
Add
Another Holiday to the 2006
Calendar
May 8, the day set for the
official transfer of power, as
president Abel Pacheco hands
over the keys to Casa
Presidencial to Oscar Arias,
public employees will have the
day off, meaning all government
offices and agencies will be
closed that day.
Taxis
To Take To The Streets Again On
March 27
Here we go again. Taxi drivers
announced yesterday that they
will take to the streets, again,
on Monday March 27, to pressure
the Legislative Assembly to pass
the bill that would eliminate
"el porteo" - informal taxi
services.
Gay-Lesbian Conference Announced
For April
Nine organization that defend
the rights of homosexuals,
transvestites and bi-sexuals,
announced yesterday the first
gay-lesbian conference to be
held in Costa Rica at La
Catalina de Barva de Heredia at
the end of April.
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