Illegal Lotteries Big Business
Anyone who has spent time in
Costa Rica, especially in bars
and night spots, will have
undoubtedbly have seen a person
writing on little pieces of
paper and exchanging it for
colones.
Yetty Raquel Ibarra,
(centre), speaks during
the funeral of her
mother Milena Mora
Vargas Delvalle, who was
killed when concrete
ceiling panels fell onto
her car in one of
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Taxi
"Tortugas" Will Be Fined,
Transport Minister Says; San
José Target Today
The government has had enough.
As of today it will begin to
fine taxistas "totugas" ¢5.000
colones if they travel on the
highway as speeds of 40 Kph (25
mph) or less. Viviana Martín,
viceministra de Transportes,
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT) announced
yesterday.
BetonSports Deny Deal
BetonSports representatives have
denied reports that the company
had reached a deal with US
prosecutors on charges against
the company and David Carruthers,
its chief executive who was
arrested travelling to Costa
Rica.
Costa Rican Environmental Leader
to Receive New Conservation
Award
The blue moon fund will present
its first annual Conservation
Leadership Award to Carlos
Manuel Rodriguez, regional vice
president and director of
Conservation International's
Mexico and Central America
program, in a ceremony Monday,
July 24, at the Costa Rican
Embassy.
Bélgica Arias to
Represent Costa
Rica
The countdown has begun
and with only two weeks to go,
all eyes are on the opening
night of the International Costa
Maya 2006.
Costa Rica's Federico Pilurzu
Wins Central American Surf
Championship
Costa Rica's Federico Pilurzu
completed three days of rigorous
surfing that culminated in 7- to
8- foots barrels in front of
Hotel Monterrey Del Mar in Playa
Esterillos, by winning the Open
of the first-ever Federación de
Surf de Costa Rica (FSCR) and
Adio Campeonato Centroamericano
De Surf Adrenalina presented by
Freestyle.
Salvadorans Call for Peaceful
March
El Salvador political and social
sectors are preparing a mass
concentration Saturday, in favor
of peace and against the
violence flaying the country,
members of the organizing
committee confirmed on
Wednesday.
Peru, Russia sign nuclear co-op
agreement
Peru and Russia have signed an
agreement to develop nuclear
technology in the field of
energy cooperation, Peru's
Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua
said on Wednesday.
Chavez & Morales to Summit of
Peoples
Presidents of Venezuela and
Bolivia, Hugo Chavez and Evo
Morales, are expected to speak
at the closing of a forum of
Latin American peoples´
organizations in Cordoba, on
July 21, sources close to the
meeting revealed.
Panama Referendum on Countdown
Amid campaigns in favor and
against, the debate on the
modernization of the Panama
Canal Zone is Wednesday in a
decisive phase that will end
with a national referendum on
October 22.
Venezuelan
president accuses US of pushing
oil prices
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
on Tuesday accused the United
States of being one of the
forces that was contributing to
the surging world oil prices.
COLOMBIA:
More Taxes
On The Poorest
Colombian
workers will see their
purchasing power cut if the
legislative Congress approves a
tax reform measure being
presented by Álvaro Uribe's
administration on Thursday, Jul.
20, the anniversary of
Colombia's independence in 1810.
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