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Saturday 22 December 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
FBI Asked To
Investigate Re-Insurer Brokers in Costa
Rica
The U.S. Federal Bureau
of Investigations (FBI) has been
reported to have begun an investigation
looking into the re-insurance brokers
operating in Costa Rica.
Dollar Exchange
Rate Drops Below ¢500
Shopping around for the
best exchange rate during the holiday
season is a must as banks post differing
rates of exchange of the U.S. dollar and
the Costa Rican colón.
Blood Bank Urgently
Requires Donations
The Banco Nacional de
Sangre (National Blood
Bank) is making an
urgent plea for donors
during the holiday
season.
Costa Rica Addresses
Mail Problem
Pity the poor Costa
Rican postman. Sure, he
doesn't have to deal
with sleet or snow. But
consider what passes for
an address here:
Costa Rica's Isolated
Indigenous Communities
Forgotten
Héctor Sánchez stops his
taxi in the middle of a
country road deep inside Bri Bri country and
ushers inside a client
who has waved him down.
American Released in
Killing Leaves Nicaragua
American Eric Volz was
freed by a judge on
Friday despite an uproar
in Nicaragua after an
appeals court overturned
his conviction and
30-year sentence in the
slaying of his
Nicaraguan girlfriend.
Fidel Castro and Hugo
Chavez Meet
Cuban President Fidel
Castro and his
Venezuelan counterpart
Hugo Chavez held in this
capital a moving and
fraternal meeting, as an
expression of the deep
friendship that join
both peoples and
leaders, Granma
newspaper reported
Friday.
Colombians to be
Released in Venezuela
Venezuela is ready to
receive three people who
the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
announced it would be
handing over in
recognition of the
mediating efforts made
by President Hugo
Chavez.
Brazil Has Over 11,000
Seniors Aged Above 100
Brazil has a total of
11,422 people aged 100
or above, according to a
study released by the
Brazilian Geography and
Statistics Institute (IBGE)
on Friday.
Lula Signs Decree to
Tackle Deforestation in
Amazon
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
signed here on Friday a
decree to fight
deforestation in the
Amazon rainforest.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Walking from Bogota to
Caracas for Peace
After walking 800 km
from Bogota, Colombian
teacher Gustavo Moncayo,
known as the "peace
walker", crossed into
Venezuela on his way to
Caracas. Escorted by
hundreds of supporters,
the 55-year-old Moncayo
was handed a torch, and
a Venezuelan flag was
draped around his
shoulders.
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