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Immigration police, with the assistance of
the Fuerza Publica, remove an illegal worker
from a downtown massage parlor as part of an
immigration sweep of the area, early
yesterday evening. Complete
story and more fotos.
(Foto: Insidecostarica.com)
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Immigration
Crackdown on Massage Parlors Continues
Wednesday
afternoon, accompanied by members of the
Fuerza Publica and Municipal licensing
officers, immigration police raided several
downtown massage parlors that are most
frequented by foreigners. >more
The
Campaign Funding Troubles of Pacheco
Continue
...
Now, news comes that a Nicaraguan group -
Casa Pelas - donated US$250.000 to Pacheco's
campaign and the deposited to the Bayamo
S.A.account at the Banco Internacional de
Costa Rica S.A. (Bicsa) in Panama - a bank
account that was brought to light only days
ago. >more
Taiwan
Welcomes Leaders to International
Summit
President Chen Shui-bian yesterday welcomed visiting leaders from Central American and Caribbean nations to Taiwan as he hosted the official state delegations at the Presidential Office yesterday.
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Rumsfeld sees Colombian guerrillas as threat to regional stability
Visiting US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here Wednesday that one of the interests of his country is "regional stability" in face of the "threat" posed to "Colombia and its neighbors" by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC). >more
Brazil urges Israelis, Palestinians to continue dialogue
The Brazilian government Wednesday condemned the suicide bomb attack on a bus in Jerusalem, and asked Israelis and Palestinians to continue peace negotiations.
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Colombian president willing to hold talks with guerrillas
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that he had asked his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to pass a message to Colombian guerrillas to seek an eventual peace process as soon as possible.
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Venezuelan opposition presents signatures
demanding midterm referendum
The Venezuelan opposition turned in more than three million signatures Wednesday to demand a recall referendum on ousting President Hugo Chavez, who called the opposition's move "a piece of joke."
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REPORTS: NICARAGUA
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Sandinistas
mend fences with Catholic leaders
- Anniversary
of Sandinista revolution celebrated in a
spirit of reconciliation.
After 24 years of mutual distrust and violent
squabbles, leaders of Nicaragua’s Catholic
Church and the country’s Sandinista National
Liberation Front have embarked on a new
relationship. Former President Daniel Ortega
has asked the church’s forgiveness, and a
top Catholic official blessed a July 19
celebration marking the anniversary of the
1979 triumph of the Sandinista revolution.
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