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New Type of Bank Robbers
They
- a new class of bank robbers - manage to
have people on inside and outside the bank
to watch customers, who leave with large
amounts of cash. From inside the bank, a
call is made from a cellular telephone to
accomplices outside, who pursue the intended
victim. >More
Arrival
of Colombians to Costa Rica was down
50% from last year.
In
the past year the arrival of Colombians to
Cost Rica has reduced in half after the
Ministerio de Seguridad Publica (the
ministry responsible for immigration)
instituted visa requirements for Colombians.
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Official
Inauguration of the Tempisque bridge will de
delayed
The
official inauguration of the bridge La
Amistad over the Tempisque River which was
to be at the end of this month, will be
delayed awaiting notice from the Taiwanese
government.
Taiwan
president as scheduled to visit Costa Rica,
but had to cancel due to the outbreak of
SARS in his country. >More
Taiwan
welcomes arrival of WHO experts
TAIPEI - The SARS outbreak
in Taiwan forced the island's leader to postpone
planned state visits to four allies,
as the isolated country awaited assistance from the
World Health Organization (WHO) to help it contain
the borderless virus.
WHO personnel in
Beijing said Saturday the UN body was sending a team
to Taiwan, after the number of Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases here tripled over
the past 10 days following mass infections in two
local medical institutions.
Seven people have
died from the deadly pneumonia-like illness from a
total of 102 cases, according to official
statistics.
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U.S.
bettors send vast sums offshore
Federal prosecutors
in St. Louis are investigating money transfers to illegal
gambling sites on the Internet. The administration of
President George W. Bush wants to shut down a river of
cash flowing into the illicit industry.
But Dave is undaunted.
Dave - who declined to give his last name - runs
Triplecrownracebook.com, based in Costa Rica. A
native of New York City, he moved offshore - like many
other Web gambling entrepreneurs - to escape the reach of
U.S. law enforcement.
He said he expects little impact from efforts in Congress,
where some want to bar financial institutions from
transferring money to gambling sites. Dave says he is sure
his industry will survive new laws, prosecutions and
anything else. >More
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