Feliz Año Nuevo!
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Happy New Year! around
the world: Xin Nian Kuai
Le, GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!,
Prosit Neujahr,
L'Shannah Tovah, Felice
anno nuovo, Szczesliwego
Nowego Roku, Sawadee Pee
Mai, and in Canadian,
Happy New Year, eh!
We will be back on
January 3.
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CAFTA
Likely To Miss Jan. 1 Target
The Bush administration said
Thursday it is unlikely that the
Central American Free Trade
Agreement (CFATA-DR) or Tratado
Libre de Comercio (TLC)
known locally, will become
active Jan. 1, as had been
planned.
On Traffic Death a Day This
Month, Lowest in 8 Years
Though on average of one
person per day has died this
month due to a traffic accident,
authorities say that December
will be the least violent in the
last eight years.
Pay Marchamo On Time or Face
Fines
With only two days to go (today
and tomorrow) only 86% have paid
their "marchamo" - the annual
vehicular circulation permit.
114 Hurt, 28 Arrested During
Zapote
Even though the annual Zapote
fair has yet to heat up,
oragnizers report that 114 have
been hurt and another 28 have
been detained by police.
  Honduran
Guatemala Slashes US
Immigration Bill
Guatemala condemned a U.S.
immigration bill as "inhuman" on
Thursday, saying Washington
treats Latin America as a region
of criminals, reports reaching
here said.
Guatemala 3rd in Child
Adoption
Adoption of 3,615 children by
foreigners in 2005 put Guatemala
in third place globally, but
that is aggravated by reports of
irregular procedures, said UN
authorities.
Bolivia´s Evo Morales Visits
Cuba
Bolivia´s president-elect, Evo
Morales, is arriving in Havana
Friday for talks with Cuban
leader Fidel Castro and other
high ranking government
officials to strengthen
cooperation and friendly bonds
between the two countries.
Central
America Opposes US Wall
Guatemalan society is now
demanding creation of a common
Central American front against a
US plan to build a border wall
and label immigration a crime.
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