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Friday 13
July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
40% Of Costa
Ricans Voting Required To Approve TLC
The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)
ruled on Thursday that the results of
the vote of the referendum on the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) on
October 7th, will be binding only if 40%
of the electors vote.
The "Big Mac"
Indicates the Colón is Undervalued
The daily Spanish
newspaper La Nación in
today's report says that
the true value of the
Colón, the Costa Rican
national currency,
against the U.S. dollar
should be ¢467 and not
the ¢520 maintained by
the Banco Central de
Costa Rica (Central
Bank).
Nicoyans Upset Over
Decision To Hold Cabinet
Session in Liberia On
July 25th
The decision by he
government to hold its
cabinet session in
Liberia and not Nicoya
this coming July 15, has
many "Micoyanos" upset.
Recope Proposes
Bi-Weekly Increases in Gasoline Prices
To balance itself out,
the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo
(Recope) proposed yesterday an
adjustment in gasoline prices every two
weeks and not the last Friday of each
month, as proposed by the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep),
the government regulatory body.
"Charlie" Proposes in
Costa Rica
Actor Charlie Sheen has
announced his engagement
to Brooke Mueller, a
former actress who is
now an estate agent.
Taiwan donates us$30
million dollars to
Nicaragua for energy
The government of Taiwan
granted Nicaragua a
donation of 30 million
dollars on Thursday to
purchase thermoelectric
plants that help solve
the Central American
country's severe energy
crisis.
Cuba-Panama
Parliaments Cooperate
Deputies from Cuba and
Panama are examining in
this capital Thursday
the course of agreements
existing between the two
countries, with the aim
of further boosting
bilateral cooperation.
Mexican billionaire
Carlos Slim to invest in
Panama
Mexican billionaire
Carlos Slim plans to
invest in Panamanian
infrastructure, energy
and telecommunications
projects, Panama's La
Prensa newspaper said
Thursday.
Peru Semi-Paralyzed by
Social Protests
Nationwide Peruvian
protests and a national
strike against the
economic and social
policy of President Alan
Garcia practically
paralyzed the country
Thursday, its second
day, and 17 people have
been killed.
State Is Brains Behind
Bolivian Economy
Vice President of
Bolivia Alvaro Garcia
said on Thursday that
the State is the brains
behind the national
economy and public
policies to benefit the
entire Andean nation,
without exception.
UN commissioner calls on
Colombia to protect
politicians
The United Nations high
commissioner in Colombia
Thursday called on the
Colombian government to
protect local
politicians after two
were killed late Tuesday
by rebels.
COLOMBIA:
Using Communication to
Build Peace
"We don't want to give
birth to children who go
off to war. We want our
children to be
filmmakers, painters,
dentists, whatever they
want, but not to repeat
this disgraceful war," a
Colombian woman tells
IPS.
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