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Monday 02 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Chinese Prefer Costa
Rican Coffee
One of the benefits
resulting from the
diplomatic ties between
Costa Rica and China are
an increase in coffee
sales as the Chinese
have expressed an
interest in increasing
the purchase of Costa
Rican coffee to meet the
growing demands back
home.
Colombian Hitmen
With Ties To Former Guerillero
Extradited Last Year
The Colombian "sicarios" (hitmen) who
were contracted for the murder of the
ministro de la Presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias and the ministro de Seguridad
Pública, Fernando Berrocal, has received
a us$50.000 down payment, according to
high sources involved in the
investigation.
Chinatown Planned For
Downtown San José
Costa Ricans have heard
of "Chinatowns" from
reading the news and
movies. However, San
José could soon have its
own Chinatown if a plan
sponsored by the
Municipalidad de San
José gets approval, as
part of firming ties
with Costa Rica's new
trading partner, China.
UCR Teaches Children
Proper Use of Medication
A project by the
Facultad de Farmacia de
la Universidad de Costa
Rica (Pharmacology
school of the UCR) aims
to help children learn
the proper use of
medications.
Homes Built Near
Highways Cause Driver
Risk
Waking up to find a
vehicle has crashed into
the front of your home
is not an uncommon
occurrence. Actually it
happens more often than
one can imagine.
Mexico to Invest in
Nicaragua's Roads
President Felipe
Calderon said Mexico
will finance three
highway projects in
Nicaragua as part of a
development scheme aimed
at strengthening
economic links with
Central America.
IOC suspends Pamana
Olympic Committee
Panama's National
Olympic Committee was
suspended Sunday by the
International Olympic
Committee due to a
lengthy legal dispute
over control of the
local federation.
Colombia: FARC still
holds lawmaker hostage
The Colombian government
said on Friday that the
rebel Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) is still holding
a kidnapped provincial
lawmaker to negotiate
troop withdrawal.
CARICOM Summit Begins
Barbadian Prime Minister
Owen Arthur opened on
Sunday the 29th
Caribbean Community
Summit, with an
engagement book about
implementation of the
Caribbean Single Market
and Economy (CSME) in
2008.
Argentina's first lady
to launch presidential
bid
Argentina's first lady,
Sen. Cristina Fernandez
de Kirchner, is to
launch her presidential
candidacy on July 19 in
La Plata city, capital
of Buenos Aires
province, local press
reported.
DRUGS-BOLIVIA:
More Cocaine, More
Political Tension?
An eight percent rise in
Bolivian coca
cultivation documented
by the United Nations,
equaling an annual
supply of 94 tonnes of
cocaine, could cause
tensions with Brazil and
European Union (EU)
countries where the
illegal product is
marketed, political
observers say.
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