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Thursday 09
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Mattel Pulls
Contaminated Fisher Price Toys From
Stores
Officials of the Mattel Costa Rica
company and the Ministerio de Economía,
Industria y Comercio (MEIC) agreed to
pull thousands of Fischer Price toys
from Costa Rican store shelves after it
was found that some contain lead paint.
Racsa's Problems
Affected 650.000
Internet Customers
Some 650.000 internet
users were affected
yesterday when the
Radiográfica
Costarricense S. A. (Racsa)
experienced a mechanical
problem.
Arias Calls for
Development, Security,
Democracy in Central
America
Costa Rica's President
Oscar Arias said
Wednesday that peace in
Central America is not
possible without
economic development,
security and stronger
democratic institutions.
Escazú Pedestrian Bridge
Complete, But Few
Pedestrians Make Use
The pedestrian bridge in
Escazú, located in front
of the CIMA hospital, is
ready. However,
pedestrians still prefer
to dash across the busy
highway which has one of
the fastest moving
traffic in the country.
Costa Rican Online
Gaming Face UK
Advertising Ban
The UK government will
today lay down new
powers in Parliament
under the Gambling Act
2005, to ban gambling
advertising from
companies operating
outside of the European
Economic Area (EEA).
Lula Vows to Help
Nicaragua in Energy
President of Brazil Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
announced in Managua his
country"s readiness to
contribute to solve the
energy crisis affecting
Nicaragua by funding
hydroelectric projects.
Ortega: Nicaraguan Corn
Is Food, Not Ethanol
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega termed the
initiative of his US
counterpart, George W.
Bush, to use corn to
produce ethanol
"absurd."
Latin America: Winds Are
Blowing for the Left
Wing
Miguel Angel Sandoval,
one of Guatemala's
presidential candidates,
thinks that today's
situation favors the
left wing in Latin
America, where several
governments oppose
Washington's consensus
and neoliberal agenda.
Panama Looks at Child
Labor Cruelty
The cruelty of child
labor is a new form of
slavery, Panamanian
Education Minister
Miguel Angel Canizares
said Wednesday at the
opening ceremony of a
Central American
ministerial meeting
dedicated to fight that
scourge.
Guatemalans Demand
Penalty for Genocide
Guatemalan indigenous
people demanded
punishment of the
military responsible for
massacres committed
during the internal
armed conflict in the
area known as Ixil
Triangle, in
north-western Guatemala.
Colombian drug boss
should first stand trial
at home, not U.S.
A Colombian drug boss
wanted by the U.S. for a
string of alleged drug
and racketeering
offenses should first
stand trial for an array
of similar charges in
his home country,
Colombia's law chief
said Wednesday.
orte del Valle
Cartel, the police said
in a statement.
CENTRAL AMERICA:
‘The Big Challenge Is to
Distribute Wealth’
Economic
growth in Central
America is not matched
by equitable
distribution, according
to Luis Alberto Cordero,
head of the Arias
Foundation, who thinks
that ostentatious wealth
causes frustration in
those who have nothing,
and that this sometimes
translates into
violence.
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