Prosecutor Ex-Girlfriend
Suspended In Suspicion of Ties to Burgos
The prosecution's case against
Luis Fernando Burgos is growing
as investigators look to
discover who else was involved
the murder of Maureen Hidalgo,
the 28 year old public defender,
whose body was found at the side
of the road near Rio Grande
following several days days of
disappearance
President Oscar Arias
was in Guanacaste
yesterday to participate
n the celebration of the
Annexation of Nicoya
that made Guanacaste
part of Costa Rica. The
president made "Guanacastecos"
several promises, one of
which to keep the
holiday on July 25 and
not moved to the
following Monday as it
is this year. |
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Nación Burned In Protest of TLC
A group of union leaders,
university and high school
students and activists against
the Tratado de Libre Comercio -
free trade agreement with the
United States - participated in
various protests around San
José, by setting fire to copies
of the Spanish daily newspaper
La Nación, which they feel is
defending the with "cape and
spade" the trade agreement that
they consider is against the
Costa Rican people.
Guanacaste Celebrates
Anniversary, While Legal Holiday
is Next Monday
Nicoya was the centre of
attention yesterday as it
celebrated its anniversary of
annexation when Guanacaste
became part of Costa Rica.
"Romeria"
Begins Friday; Red Cross Ready
All is set for the coming "romeria"
- pilgrimage - to Cartago on
August 1 and 2. This year many
more than usual are expected
with the holiday on July 31.
While the majority of the "romeros"
will be walking on Tuesday and
Wednesday, a small number have
already begun their pilgrimage,
many will be making the annual
walk to Cartago over the
weekend.
Award-Winning Developer Creating
Jewel at Jacó
Beach
(BUSINESS WIRE) -Travel writers
worldwide have called Costa Rica
a genuine tropical paradise
where visitors can revel in the
pleasures of ecotourism.
Investors have called the
Central American country a
golden opportunity, with a
stable economy and skyrocketing
real estate market.
HSBC Agrees to Buy Panama’s
Biggest Bank
HSBC Holdings, the British
banking company, agreed
yesterday to buy Panama’s
largest bank, Grupo Banistmo,
for us$1.77 billion in cash to
enter five countries in Latin
America, its fastest-growing
market.
Do You
Speak English?
The Coalición Costarricense de
Iniciativas de Desarrollo (CINDE)
is holding its II Feria de
Empleo Bilingüe (job fair) this
weekend for those who speak
fluent English.
Cuba Gives Sight to 1400
Guatemalans
Over 1,400 Guatemalans have
undergone ophthalmologic
treatment in Cuba as part of
Operation Miracle, announced
program director Gregory Perez
on Wednesday.
Chilean, U.S. defence ministers
discuss Chile's decision on UN
tribunal initiative
Defense chiefs of the United
States and Chile met on Tuesday
in Washington to discuss Chile's
decision to ratify a United
Nations initiative for the
International Criminal Tribunal,
according to reports received
here.
Colombian guerillas kidnap 13
medical workers
Guerillas of the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
have kidnapped a 13-member
medical team who was working in
the south of the Colombian
department of Putumayo,
Colombia's Social Protection
Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
Brazil drought triggers state of
emergency
Brazil's government declared a
state of emergency Tuesday which
affected over 253 towns in the
states of Rio Grande do Sul,
Parana and Santa Catarina, in
the south of the nation, due to
a major drought.
Venezuela, Belarus
sign cooperation
accords
Venezuela and
Belarus on Monday
signed a series of
agreements on
cooperation in the
fields of
technology,
education and
energy, during a
visit by Venezuelan
President Hugo
Chavez, according to
reports from
Belarus's capital
Minsk on Monday.
ARGENTINA:
Industrial Design +
Garbage = Jobs
With the support of
three industrial
designers and an
architect, a group
of informal garbage
collectors in the
Argentine capital
has come together in
a project to design
and produce
furniture and other
objects out of waste
materials.
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