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Gordo Prize To Be Split Among
Many
The Plaza de la Cultura was
invaded last night by thousands,
with tickets in hand, looking to
be a millionaire, as the annual
lottery draw for the "Gordo
Navideño" took place live.
The winning number for
the "Gordo Navideñno",
the annual Christmas
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Inequality
Increases, IMF Sees Improvement
In spite of a dynamic economy,
with a 14.6 percent increase in
exports, and investments for us$1
billion this year, Costa Rica
shows no improvement regarding
the level of poverty and social
inequality, a team of university
researchers disclosed.
A Boom Market For Remesas
The holiday season is for
giving. However, for hundreds of
thousands of foreigners living
and working in Costa Rica,
sending money home for the
holidays is most importance,
helping out loved one left
behind at home, in some cases
children, as mothers look to
Costa Rica for a better life for
their families.
Vega & Bernold strong at
Trofeo High Tide Costa Rica
Local surfers Isaac Vega and
Nataly Bernold, who both live in
the town of Villareal outside of
Tamarindo Beach, Saturday once
again made great strides to
defend their current ranking
leads - and for Vega, his
previous season National
Championship title.
Salvadoran Govt Questioned for
Homage to Pinochet
Salvadoran President Antonio
Saca is still questioned Sunday
by local political organizations
and press media because of the
homage offered to deceased
former Chilean dictator Augusto
Pinochet.
Chile
Calls Neruda Sculpture Bids
Under the title "A Place for
Memory," the Chilean Foreign
Relations Ministry called for a
sculptural contest dedicated to
the life, work and sensitivity
of the Literature Nobel
Prizewinner Pablo Neruda.
Congress Mission to Cuba Agrees
US Policy Must Change
The bipartisan US Congress
delegation led by Representative
Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) said "it
is time for the United States to
enter a dialogue with Cuba."
Argentina Admits Possible Kidnap
of Witness
Argentine Security Minister Leon
Arslanian has admitted the
possibility of kidnapping in the
disappearance of Jorge Julio
Lopez, who testified in the
trial against a repressor of the
dictatorship.
Autonomous
Assemblies in Bolivia Rejected
Representatives of Bolivia's
education sector and government
authorities rejected the
autonomous Assemblies organized
by the oligarchy.
HONDURAS:
Governed
by Vested Interests
Traditionally powerful families
and drug traffickers have
enormous political influence in
Honduras today, according to
analysts.
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