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Employees
of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity
and Telecommunications (ICE) protest against
the lack of government support during an
ongoing strike outside the ICE headquarters
in San Jose, Wednesday, May 28, 2003.
Thousands of ICE workers are on an
indefinite strike to protest for more
government funds and autonomy for the state
owned telecommunications company. (Foto:
AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)
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ICE Strike: Day 14
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ICE can declare strike illegal
The Procuraduría General de la República (General
Office of the judge advocate general of the
Republic) concluded, after a consultation conducted
by the legal department of ICE, that the
worker's is illegal, for that reason it recommended
to the directors of the organization to petition a
labor court to be declare the strike illegal. >more
Costa
Rican arrested in
Canada as illegal migrant
CORNWALL,
Ontatio - On May 26th, Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service
attempted to stop a vehicle in the village of St. Regis, Quebec. A pursuit
ensued, whereby the vehicle was abandoned and the driver fled on foot.
The lone passenger was transported to Citizenship and Immigration Canada at the
Cornwall Port of Entry. >more
Dundee
Ranch Teens transferred to Montana school
About 15 former students of the Dundee Ranch Academy in Costa Rica have been sent to a sister school near Thompson Falls after
the problems encountered at the school last
week.
>more
Western
Hemisphere Transportation Ministers Pledge to
Combat Terrorism
Washington
-- Western Hemisphere transportation ministers
have pledged to work together to combat all
forms of terrorism, adding that they condemn,
"in the strongest terms, the misuse of any
part of a country's transport system or its
infrastructure for acts of terrorism."
>more
Russia
confirms first case of SARS
Russian
authorities confirmed on Wednesday the first
case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
in Russia, local media reported. >more
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TRADE-AMERICAS:
The FTAA 'Chess Game' Begins
The
decisive phase of negotiations for the Free
Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is now
underway, with the elucidation this week of
the differences between Brazil and the United
States, the two countries co-chairing the
process that is to conclude by January 2005.
The two-day visit of U.S. Trade Representative
Robert Zoellick, ending Wednesday, was an
opportunity to see that the differences ”are
really more a question of emphasis,”
according to Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim. >more
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TRAVEL
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abroad -- paradise found?
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Canadian finds living in Costa Rica is not just about
idyllic beaches and intoxicating jungles
Through my bedroom window, the orange glow of morning
illuminates the mist. An exotic quetzal lands on the
windowsill, while a record plays an adagio for strings.
This is what it will be like living in Costa Rica, I
think. But as the clouds rise from the tropical slopes,
the record needle dances and skips, and I tumble back to
earth.
Even in the sexy Central American country of Costa Rica,
toilets don't always flush and paradise sometimes seems
lost. >more
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