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The
Municipality of San José is
working to enforce it's new sign
laws, and asking merchants to
take down signs that don't meet
the new regulations, while
criminals are taking advantage
of the situation and stealing
the signs.
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Fugitive Priest Vasquez Arrested in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan authorities said Tuesday night they had arrested a man
matching the description of a Costa Rican priest fleeing sexual
molestation charges, but said the man's identity had not been
confirmed.
Air Traffic Controllers Strike Continues
For more than two weeks the air
traffic controllers have been on
strike and there is still no
basis for a compromise between
the striking controller's union
and government negotiators.
IMF Director Visits Costa Rica
For the first time in Costa Rican history, the
Sub-Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (website),
has visited the country.
COPA AMERICA
All or Nothing: Costa Rica Still Has Chance to Advance
Costa Rica remains alive in the South American
championship despite consecutive losses to Paraguay and Brazil. It
needs to defeat Chile in today's game to guarantee a berth in the
quarters.
BUSINESS:
Costa Ricans Visit Idaho Farm
Two Costa Rican businessmen are visiting Rexburg,
Idaho, until Saturday.
Cecilio Barrantes and Luis Yvankovich Cruz, two of three partners in the
company Compania Agricola B.C.L., which sells pineapples to the United
States, arrived in Rexburg last week.
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Agreement with ELN not equal to peace in Colombia:
mediator
If Mexico can mediate peace
between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN),
this does not necessarily mean the country will be in peace, said a senior
Mexican official Tuesday.
Mercosur president proposes creating United States of
S America
Former Argentine president and President of the Commission of Permanent
Representatives of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), Eduardo
Duhalde, proposed the creation of the "United States of South America" to
concretize the idea of regional integration.
Bolivian energy referendum set for Sunday
Bolivians will decide on the future of their country's natural gas resources
in a referendum scheduled for Sunday and its results will come out two weeks
after the referendum, the National Electoral Court was quoted by the
Bolivian Information Agency as saying.
Cuba, San Marino sign agreements on bilateral ties
The governments of Cuba and San Marino signed two agreements Tuesday on
consultations between foreign ministries and on the enforcement of criminal
sentences in order to strengthen bilateral relations.
International News from the New York Times
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HIV/AIDS:
Double Discrimination for Women in Dominican
Republic
Rosa
Polanco was in the hospital in the Dominican Republic, being treated
for a liver disease, when she was illegally tested without her
consent for HIV, the AIDS virus.
But perhaps the worst thing about it was not finding out that she
was living with HIV, but how she was informed, and the consequences
of the disclosure of her status to her family.
THE TAKE:
DON'T ASK
“What is ecotourism?”
The interesting thing
about ecotourism is that very few people know how to answer that
question. The large part of the problem is that ecotourism means
different things to different people. To some, Pirates of the
Caribbean might suit well for an ecotourist adventure. To others,
eating tree bark while photographing squirrels is a much better
alternative.
“People, the fickle creatures that we are, went to all the trouble to
build cities only later to find ourselves wanting to leave them.”
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