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A stroll on the Boulevard - a pedestrian
walkway that starts at the Central Market (Calle
6) and ends at the San Pedro bus stops (Calle
7), the Boulevard is a great way to pass the
day and take in local culture.
The break in the rains over the past couple
of days has meant more people taking their
daily walks and no umbrellas in sight.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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Teacher's Strike: Day
10
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Strike
illegality to be challenged
The
teacher's union says, that an error made by
a workers tribunal that declared the current
teacher's strike illegal, will be
challenged. Union leaders say that they have
the right to call a strike, which is
supported by 95% of the
membership. >more
Central
Bank of Costa Rica Deploys Fingerprint
Biometric Solutions
Identix Incorporated, the world's leading
multi-biometric security technology company
announced today that the Central Bank of
Costa Rica has deployed Identix' fingerprint
biometric security solutions to secure
access to its databases by member banks. >more
Former
Florida resident surrenders in $7 million
fraud
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"He wasn't living large," Lewis
said, adding that his client was trying to
recoup losses incurred after a bad real
estate investment in Costa Rica. >more
ChoicePoint
to Stop Selling Mexican Data
ALPHARETTA,
Ga. - Stung by a scandal in Mexico, a top
U.S. data-gathering company says it has
scrapped its practice of obtaining and
selling personal information on Mexican
citizens. >more
US
warns of possible terror against Panama
Canal
A US diplomat in Panama has warned of
possible terrorist attack against the Panama
Canal, an important inter-ocean waterway for
world ships, the local newspaper El Panama
America reported on Tuesday. >more
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Fortresses,
Motorcycle Restrictions to Fight Crime
Motorcycles
in Colombia cannot carry a male passenger,
because the modus operandi used by many ''sicarios''
or hired killers involves drive-by shootings
carried out by the person on the back.
The novel ban is just one indication of the
extent to which violent crime has soared in
urban areas of several South American
countries, like Brazil and civil war-torn
Colombia. >more
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REPORTS: RELIGION - LATIN AMERICA
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'Theology
of the Poor' Is Not Dead - Gutiérrez
”Liberation
theology has not lost validity, but rather quite the
opposite,” Peruvian theologian, philosopher and
psychologist Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, winner of
this year's Prince of Asturias Prize for the
Humanities, said in a Tierramérica interview.
In granting him the award, to be presented
officially in October, Spain's Prince of Asturias
Foundation recognised that the Roman Catholic priest
bases his ideas ”upon solid biblical foundations,
formulating that the liberation brought by Christ is
not purely spiritual, but also implies liberation
from earthly injustices.” >more
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