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look at inside MultiPlaza getting ready for
Mother's Day shoppers.
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insidecostarica.com]
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VIRUS
ALERT - Click Here!
Mother's Day - 15 August
Tomorrow, Friday 15 August, is Mother's Day in
Costa Rica. It is a large retail holiday, second
to Christmas.
... Mother's Day is legal holiday in Costa
Rica and all government offices, banks and
offices will be closed.
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1,308,911
signatures for Osvaldo y Kattia
Thanks
to the 1,308,911 men, women, children and
adolescents of Costa Rica there will be
justice for the victims of violent crimes
and their families. Everyone that signed
believed in the project for Kattia and
Osvaldo's Law, a campaign without precedent
in the history of the country. >more
Nicaragua rejects extradition of ex-president to US
Former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo
Aleman, who faces a legal process over money laundering charges in the United States, would not be extradited, said incumbent President Enrique Bolanos on Wednesday.
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The Green Machine for Coffee Growers
Two North
Yorkshire, England, firms have developed machinery
designed to preserve the environment and
improve the working lives of coffee growers in
Costa Rica.
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Mexico calls for common tariffs inside NAFTA
Mexico, the United States and Canada need common tariffs for certain products within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said Wednesday.
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Brazil condemns US for breaking trade regulations
Brazil cannot accept the act of breaking international trade rules by the United States, said Jose de Figuereido, president of the Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS), on Wednesday.
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Majority of Americans disapprove of Bush's handling of economy
Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the handling of the economy by President George W. Bush, a poll released Wednesday said.
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Congress
Debates Repeal of Amnesty Laws
Thousands
of demonstrators from more than 100 human
rights groups and social organisations
gathered outside the Argentine Congress
Tuesday to urge it to revoke amnesty laws that
let human rights violators off the hook after
the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
The Full Stop Law and the Law of Due Obedience
were enacted by parliament in 1986 and 1987,
respectively, under pressure from the
military. >more
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