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Sunday 12
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
New Regulations For
Public Transport On The
Way
To avoid more tourist
injuries and deaths from
traffic accidents, the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
announced new
regulations to obtain
permits for "transporte
especial" - vehicles
dedicated to the tourism
industry.
Mother's Day Sales Heat
Up
With only thee days to
go to Mother's Day,
retailers have heated up
the holiday with through
the roof promotions so
that shoppers will be
able to pick out the
best gift for mother.
Saudi Arabian
Prince Visits Papagayo, in Style
The prince of Saudi Arabia, Al-Waleed
bin Talal, one of the richest men in the
world, arrived last night in Costa Rica,
to take a rest at the Four Seasons hotel
in the Golfo de Papagayo in Guanacaste.
Bike Trio Bound for
Costa Rica
A year and a half ago,
three twenty-somethings
sitting on their porch
in Portland decided to
ride their bikes to
Costa Rica - more than
5,500 miles through
seven countries - to
raise money for charity.
Nicaragua Moves on
Poverty
Eight months after
arriving to power, the
Sandinista government
led by President Daniel
Ortega continues
recruiting allies for
its project to move
Nicaragua ahead; it is
the second poorest
country of Latin
America.
Guatemalan Youths Ask
Pact from Parties
The Youth for Guatemala
organization proposed on
Friday that political
parties involved in the
election campaign sign a
national pact
establishing the main
needs and aspirations of
the new generations.
Cuba: Free of Dengue
Thanks to Epidemiologic
System
Cuba is free of dengue
cases today due to the
existence of an
epidemiological security
service system that
allow to control an
increasing problem
existing all over the
world, affirmed Cuban
deputy minister of
health Gonzalo Estevez.
Venezuela Extends Energy
Security to PETROCARIBE
A highlight of the Third
Summit of the
PETROCARIBE Agreement,
currently in session in
Caracas, is the
Venezuelan proposal to
extend the influence of
the Energy Security
Treaty to country
members of the
mechanism.
ARGENTINA:
Defenders of Small
Farmers Harassed and
Threatened
A group of hooded men
armed with shotguns
threatened the leader of
a small farmers’
organisation and the
delegate of an
international human
rights organisation in a
northern Argentine
province after they
reported an incident of
corruption involving
both Argentina and
Spain.
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