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The
presidents
of
Honduras,
El
Salvador,
Costa
Rica,
Guatemala
and
Panama
met this
week to
commemorate
the 20th
anniversary
of peace
in
Central
America.
Missing
was
Nicaragua's
president,
Daniel
Ortega,
who took
the
opportunity
from
Managua
to
criticize
Costa
Rican
president,
Oscar
Arias,
who
received
the
Nobel
Peace
prize in
1987 for
bringing
peace to
the
region,
for his
closeness
to the
United
States.
[Foto:
Luis
Morales]
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Friday 10
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Former Security
Minister Accused of Taking Bribes For
Issuing Visas To Chinese
"The former minister of
Seguridad, Rogelio Ramos, received
us$3.000 for each visa obtained by a
member of the Chinese mafia, who would
be married illegally to indigents, drug
addicts and prostitutes, who were paid
between ¢10.000 and ¢15.000 colones",
was the declaration by Marina Calvo
Fonseca before the Juzgado Penal de San
José.
Mother's Day Will
Be On The 20th. It's Official!
Mother's Day will
definitely not be celebrated on August
15th this year, as the proposal to move
the holiday back to the day it falls and
not the following Monday, will not be
passed in time for this year.
Authorities Investigate
Misuse of Tax Free
Gasoline Destined For
Fishing Boats
thorities say they are
investigating the case
of one million litres of
tax free gasoline that
was to have been used in
fishing boats, suspected
that that the fuel never
left land.
Two Foreigners Found
Dead in Alajuela Hotel
Room
The Oganismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
is investigating the
find of the bodies of
two foreigners in an
Alajuela hotel room this
morning.
Arias Keeps Stable
Numbers
(Angus Reid Global
Monitor) - Many people
in Costa Rica remain
content with their
president’s performance,
according to a poll by
Demoscopía published by
Al Día. 38.6 per cent of
respondents think Óscar
Arias has done a good or
very good job in leading
the country.
Public Sector Salaries
Increase by 5%
Public sector salaries
will increase by 5%
following an agreement
by the government and
public sector worker
unions. The salary
increase will be
retroactive to July 1,
when the bi-annual
salary increases take
effect.
Nicaragua Objects to
U.S. Cigar Tax
Nicaragua's
legislatureon Thursday
issued a declaration
objecting to a planned
U.S. tax on premium
cigars.
Washington to negotiate
with Nicaragua on
missile proposal
The United States is
willing to discuss
Nicaguara's offer to
hand over shoulder-fired
anti-aircraft missiles
in exchange for U.S.
military and hospital
supplies, and talks
should begin shortly,
the U.S. ambassador said
Thursday.
Guatemalan Indigenous
Denounce Election
Exclusion
On the occasion of the
International Day of
Indigenous People,
representatives of
Guatemalan native
communities charged on
Thursday that the
election system and the
political parties still
exclude part of the
population.
Colombian drug lord
willing to cooperate
with U.S.
Colombian drug lord Juan
Carlos Ramirez Abadia is
willing to cooperate
with the U.S. Drug
Enforcement
Administration (DEA),
his lawyer said on
Thursday.
Argentineans View Found
Children
The documentary "Los "Niños
Encontrados de
Argentina," dedicated to
the work by the
grandmothers of Plaza de
Mayo to rescue their
grandchildren's
identity, was premiered
on Thursday before a
full auditorium.
LATIN AMERICA:
Indigenous, Black Women
Face ‘Triple Glass
Ceiling’
ndigenous and black
women in Latin America
and the Caribbean face
three-fold
discrimination because
of their gender, race
and social class, in
politics and at work.
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