Wal-Mart
Announces Expansion
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart
Stores Inc., the world's largest
retailer, will spend us$49
million to open 14 new stores in
Costa Rica this year, the
company said Tuesday.
Pop star Ricky
Martin (left)
speaks with
Costa Rica's
President Oscar
Arias (right)
during a
ceremony to
launch the
project called 'Llame
y Vive'
(Call and Live)
against human
trafficking and
slavery being
launched in
Costa Rica and
Latin America at
the Casa
Presidencial in
San José,
Tuesday.
[AP Photo/Kent
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8% Growth
in Foreign Investment in Tourism
Sector Expected
The strategy by Costa Rican
officials to attract more
foreign investment for the
tourism sector has come to
fruit, with some us$155 million
dollars being invested in Costa
Rica during 2006, representing
an 8% increase over 2005, when
foreign investors made an
investment of us$143 million
dollars.
Gas Price
Hike Tomorrow
Its probably best to fill your
gas tank today, because at the
stroke of midnight tonight, the
approved price increases go into
effect.
Ricky Martin Joins Campaign to
Stop Human Trafficking
World-famous Puerto Rican pop
singer Ricky Martin and Costa
Rican President Oscar Arias
Sanchez launched Tuesday a
campaign aimed at combating
human smuggling.
Cantaloupe Recall
Dole Fresh Fruit Company
announced the recall of
cantaloupes in the Eastern U.S.
and Quebec due to potential
health concerns. Some
cantaloupes packed on January
25, 26 and 27, 2007 by an
independent, third-party grower
in Costa Rica have tested
positive for Salmonella.
Earthquake of 4.3 off Nicaraguan
Coast
An earthquake of 4.3 degrees on
the Richter scale made the
Nicaragua Pacific s coasts
shudder without reporting
victims and material damages, an
official source reported.
US Pushes Nicaragua to Destroy
Rockets
The US government keeps pushing
for the destruction of the SAM-7
portable rockets in the hands of
the Nicaraguan army, alleging
there is no external threat
justifying their preservation.
Panama Will Sentence Terrorism
Acts
Panama National Assembly
(Parliament) is planning on
Tuesday to increase the jail
sentences against those who make
terrorism acts in the country
considering the increasing of
this problem in the world.
Hondurans Demand Fight against
Impunity
The struggle against impunity
and violence are among the
demands organizations from
Honduran civilian societies
presented to President of the
Republic Manuel Zelaya in their
dialogues with him.
Argentine President in
Venezuela to Talk Trade
Argentinean President
Nestor Kirchner arrived
in the Venezuelan region
with major industrial
potential, Bolivar
State, for a 48-hour
visit on Tuesday to
boost bilateral
cooperation.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Disinterring the
'Disappeared'
It took Colombia 12
years to pass a law that
made forced
disappearance a crime
and nearly seven more to
launch a concrete plan
to search for the
victims. "This is a big
stride," Gustavo Gallón,
head of the Colombian
Commission of Jurists (CCJ),
told IPS.
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