Super Long Weekend Begins Today
Today begins a super long
weekend - for some 5 days of
rest from the daily stress of
work and a time to spend with
the family. Some will head to
the beach or mountain resorts,
while a great number will be
spending the time walking,
walking to Cartago in a show of
religious faith. And for the
unemployed or looking for a
better job and are fluent in
English, there is the job fair.
Sisters Laura Sariego,
(left), Rafaela,
(centre) and Elena, hold
Rocóo Sariego's
portrait, their other
sister, in front of the
former Chilean embassy
in San José on July 27.
Rocio was one of the
three persons
assassinated by Fuerza
Públcia police officer
assigned to guarding the
embassy on July 27,
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More Answers Wanted In Chile
Embassy Tragedy
It's
been two years since the tragedy
at the Chilean Embassy in San
José and the families of the
Chilean diplomats killed are
still asking questions of what
really happened and are now
asking for a "deep"
investigation.
From
Plants to Fruits, Traffickers
Ingenious in Moving Drugs
Drug traffickers have
become more ingenious in their
methods to avoid detection by
authorities to ship narcotics
out of the country. Police have
found illegal drugs hidden in
sound equipment, flowers,
paintings, shoes and bottles of
liquor.
Rock Throwing Prank May Result
In Arrests
Authorities are analyzing the
possibility of charging the
responsible for the death of two
people on the Bernando Soto
highway Wednesday, when a group
of children where by the side of
the road throwing stones at cars
passing by.
Sportsbook
Pays ¢1.5 Million Quarterly For
License
The daily Spanish language
newspaper Al Día reports that
Vice-president and Justice
Minister, Laura Chinchilla, has
asked the mayor of Montes de Oca
(San Pedro), Sonia Montero, to
evaluate the "patente" -
business license - issued to
BETonSPORTS, who is headquarted
in Mall San Pedro, following a
request by the United States
officials.
Garcia names Castillo as
Peru's new premier
Peru's president-elect Alan
Garcia on Thursday named the
secretary general of his Peru
Aprist Party (PAP), Jorge del
Castillo, as the new premier.
Mexican presidential candidate's
supporters invade electoral
agency
Supporters of left-wing
presidential candidate Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador invaded
Mexico's vote counters on
Thursday, after official counts
indicated he had lost the July 2
elections.
Chile's president resists U.S.
pressure on ICC, UN vote
Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet said on Wednesday that
her country would resist the
U.S. pressure on issues related
to the International Criminal
Court (ICC) and the United
Nations Security Council.
Brazil urges probe into Israel's
killing of UN observers
Brazil's foreign ministry said
on Wednesday it was "deeply
concerned" about the Israeli
airstrike in south Lebanon that
killed four UN observers, urging
Israel to launch a thorough
investigation into the incident.
Cuba condemns new
U.S. travel
restrictions on
Cubans
President of Cuba's
Congress Ricardo
Alarcon de Quesada
this week condemned
two new U.S. travel
restrictions on
Cubans living in the
United Sates.
MEXICO:
Child Sexual
Exploitation
Fuelled, Protected
by Economic Clout
While the Mexican
government is
touting the
imprisonment of
businessman Jean
Succar, accused of
running a child sex
ring, as evidence of
its tough stance
against child sexual
exploitation,
authorities also
admit that the
number of minors
subjected to such
crimes has increased
from 16,000 to
20,000 over the last
six years.
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