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Supreme Court Reprimands OIJ For
Indiscriminate Road Blocks
The Sala III de la Corte Suprema
reprimanded the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ) for
setting up raids without a
specific objective with the
intent of "seeing what they can
catch".
Colombia President Alvaro Uribe
Re-elected in a Landslide
Law-and-order President Alvaro
Uribe was re-elected in a
landslide Sunday in Colombia's
most peaceful elections in more
than a decade.
Nicaragua Complains About Border
'Militarization' by Costa Rica
Nicaragua on Saturday objected
to supposed plans by neighboring
Costa Rica to "militarize" the
border between the two nations.
Costa Rica abolished its army in
1948.
Buses To Have Handicapped Ramps
Beginning Today
Beginning today all buses used
for public transport, that
includes school buses and buses
used for tourism, must be
outfitted for the handicapped,
according to Ley 7600 de
Igualdad de Oportunidades.
WORLD CUP SOCCER:
Ukraine Trashes Costa Rica
With only 11 days to go before
the opening game of the 2006
World Cup, the Costa Rican
national team was thrashed 4-0
by the Ukraine by fellow World
Cup qualifiers in a friendly on
Sunday.
Be Wary of
Fake Colones and U.S. Bills
Colombian "masters" in
falsifying currency have control
of the business in Costa Rica,
according to experts of the
Ministerio de Seguridad, and are
responsible for producing almost
undetectable fake Colones and
U.S. bills.
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