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New Tomorrow:
Guanacaste Section
Tomorrow we introduce
our newest section on
Guanacaste. In
conjunction with The
Guanacaste Journal, we
will feature news and
happenings in
Guanacaste.
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Tránsito
Asks Vacationers To Drive Safely
In an effort to reduce the
number of deaths on the roads,
the Policía de Tránsito and
workers of the Instituto
Nacional de Seguros (INS) -
state insurance company - were
out in full force yesterday to
ask drivers to use caution.
This Brazilian fan
expressed the sentiments
of many Costa Ricans
yesterday as Brazil lost
0-1 to France and
eliminated from World
Cup play. For many Costa
Ricans, Brazil was the
only "Latin"
representative that
could face of the
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Costa Rican Family Deported on
Canada Day
A Toronto family has been
deported to their native Costa
Rica after exhausting all
avenues to stay in Canada.
Pension fund BAC San José to
invest in foreign securities -
Costa Rica
Costa Rican pension fund manager
BAC San José Pensiones will take
positions in foreign securities
for the first time as part of
its strategy to diversify its
portfolio, CEO Javier Sancho
told Business News Americas.
U.S. Would Lift Sanctions
The United States is discussing
the lifting of sanctions to
several Latin American
countries, Costa Rica among
them, who do not exempt U.S.
citizens from coming under the
jurisdiction of the
International Penal Court,
according to Adolfo Franco,
assistant general manager of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development (AID).
U.S. Reduces Visa Valid Period
for Nicaraguan Presidential
Candidate
Washington reduced the valid
period of visa for Nicaraguan
presidential candidate Jose Rizo
from 10 years to three months,
U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua
Paul Trivelli told the press
Friday.
Ecuador calls on U.S. to extend
tariff preferences
The United States must extend
tariff preferences to Ecuador
under the Andean Trade Promotion
and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
which ends on Dec. 31,
Ecuadorian Defense Minister
Oswaldo Jarrin said on Friday.
Mexican Election Row on
Internet
Disputes in elections in Mexico
reached out to the internet, one
day before the opening of an
electoral process expected to be
the tightest in national
history.
Pastors for Peace almost in Cuba
Members of the 17th Friendship
Caravan with Cuba will arrive in
Havana on July 8, after
travelling across 14 different
US routes, condemning the
immoral and cruel blockade of
the Island and collecting
humanitarian aid for Cubans.
Ecuador,
Venezuela Fuse Energy
Ecuador and Venezuela have
established a strategic energy
alliance whose aim is to foster
Latin American integration.
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