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Venezuela and Costa Rica Discuss
Bond and Oil Deals
President Oscar Arias discussed
development financing and oil
deals with Venezuela on Friday,
opening another front on which
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
might seek to extend his reach.
Costa Rica president,
Oscar Arias (right) met
with Venezuela's Foreign
Minister, Alí Rodríguez,
(left) on Thursday, but
it wasn't until Friday
that the announcement
was made that the talks
included Costa Rica
buying oil at cheaper
prices from Venezuela,
than from current
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RACSA Has
Constitutional Court Support to
Block Spammers
The Radiográfica Costarricense (Racsa)
- the nations provider of
internet service - has been
criticized for sanctioning mass
e-mailer or "spammers", mainly
by the spammers themselves, but
now has the backing of the
Constitutional Court following a
decision that an appeal
presented has not merits.
Greenberg Traurig Oversees Sale
of Largest Costa Rican Private
Bank
The International law firm
Greenberg Traurig LLP served as
U.S. counsel to Corporación
Interfin, the holding company of
Banco Interfin, Costa Rica's
largest privately owned bank, in
its us$293.5 million sale to
Scotiabank, one of Canada's
largest financial institutions.
BAC San José aims to double
market share by 2009
Costa Rica's sixth largest bank
Banco BAC San José aims to
double its individual and
corporate loan market shares by
2009, executive VP at parent
financial group Grupo Financiero
BAC San José, Gerardo Corrales,
told BNamericas.
Costa Rican Chickens Still A
Problem
Cámara Nacional de Avicultores (Canavi)
and the Ministerio de la
Producción are keeping their
fingers crossed waiting for
Guatemala, Honduras and El
Salvador to re-open its borders
to Costa Rican chickens.
Repretel
Blames Cabletica For Poor Signal
During World Cup Airings
Though the "Sele" - the national
Costa Rican team was eliminated
and is now back home, Repretel -
local channel 6 - continues with
its exclusive televising of the
2006 World Cup games. However,
some viewers are complaining
that the signal is poor to bad
is some areas.
No Illiteracy in Nicaragua by
2008
Eradicating illiteracy by August
2008 is the maximum aspiration
of the organizers of the
literacy campaign being carried
out in Nicaragua using the Cuban
method "Yo Si Puedo" (Yes, I
Can).
Americans Regret US Pushing
Nicaragua
The Solidarity Network with
Nicaragua in the US and other
organizations apologized to the
Nicaraguan people on Friday for
their country's interference in
the Nicaraguan election process.
Panamanian FM Says Chavez
Visit Positive
Panamanian Foreign Minister
Samuel Lewis Navarro on Friday
described Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez´s visit as positive
for the development of
diplomatic and commercial
relations. Chavez, Torrijos for
LatAm Hegemony
UNESCO Awards Afro-Latam Dance
Co.
Los Guloyas, a dance company
from San Pedro de Macoris,
Dominican Republic, earned broad
success on its first overseas
performance at the Third
African-American Festival (FITA)
in Caracas.
Venezuela
Seeks Chile's Support For UNSC
Seat
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali
Rodriguez said Venezuela wants
Chile to support its bid for the
United Nations Security Council
seat, a Chilean newspaper
reported Thursday.
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