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The man
who
weeks
earlier
was
quoted
as
saying
that he
was too
rich to
go to
jail is
seen
here
leaving
the jail
cells of
the
Segundo
Circuito
Judicial
en
Goicoechea,
on his
was to
his home
for the
next six
months
at the
San
Sebastián
jail.
Matteo
Quintavalle
(green
shirt)
was
ordered
by the
Juzgado
Penal de
Hacienda,
accused
of
fraud,
to
preventive
detention,
while
two
other
co-accused
are free
on bail.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Rubí]
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Guatemala and Costa
Rica: In and Out of
CAFTA
It was a short, but
eloquent, announcement:
after nearly a year in
CAFTA's orbit, the same
traditional exports as
always are growing,
outside of the Central
American Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA). The
message is overwhelming:
the country "sacrificed"
itself to the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) with the
United States for
nothing.
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The Non
Sensicals Of Our
Traffic Laws
Traffic laws in Costa
Rica are upheld by the Dirección
General Policía de Tránsito,
with some 800 officials or
Tránsitos as their known, who
patrol the highways and bi-ways
of the nation.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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here!
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Friday 20 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Car
Rental Companies in Costa Rica Hide Information
From Clients, Government Study
Reveals
A study by the Ministerio de Economía,
Industria y Comercio (MEIC), reveals
that car rental companies hide important
information from their clients.
Wave of Increases On The
Way: Buses, Taxis,
Electricity and Ferrys
Could All Cost More
The Consejo de Transporte
Público (CTP) yesterday
made an application to
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) for an
increase of 6.16% in bus
fares on all routes in
the country.
Taxi Drivers Calls For a
National Strike
Between 7.000 and 9.000
taxis will be in San
José on August 6th, no
to provide service, but
to the contrary. The
taxi drivers will meet
in downtown San José and
make their way to Casa
Presidencial in Zapote,
to demonstrate their
frustrations over the
old matter of "piratas"
and "porteadores".
Man Prefers Diet of Live
Animals Over Rice and
Beans
Although it may seem
incredible, a 34 year
old man is now into his
fourth year on a diet of
cats, dogs and live
animals, leaving behind
rice and beans, who
prefers to eat them
alive.
Cell Phone Buyers
Beware!
In the market for a new
cellular telephone? Shop
around and keep in mind
that the best price is
not always the best buy,
as the local market is
saturated with used and
refurbished cellular
phones that some
retailers pass off as
new.
How Young Costa Ricans
Used to Meet
In series called "retretas
del Parque Central y las
del Morazán", television
channel seven - Teletica
- recalls how the Parque
Central and the Parque
Morazán was the
favourite place for
couples to meet.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
Nicaragua Celebrates
Sandinista Victory
Tens of thousands of
Nicaraguans are at Plaza
de la Fe in Managua
Thursday, to celebrate a
new anniversary of the
Sandinista Revolution,
which overthrew dictator
Anastasio Somoza on July
19, 1979.
Panama, Ethanol
Causes Food Price Hike
Panamanian farmers and
livestock producers
blame the use of corn to
produce ethanol for the
rise of prices of beef
and poultry in this
country, which is trying
to produce the
controversial biofuel.
Panama University
Rejects US Treaty
Prestigious University
of Panama energetically
rejected on Thursday the
signing of a Trade
Promotion Treaty with
the United States.
Children Kidnap
Increases in Guatemala
Recovering a newborn
baby kidnapped one month
ago to his mother, gives
new evidences of gangs
involved in children
traffic for irregular
adoption.
Children Unattended in
Honduras
The Honduran Childhood
and Family Institute (IHNFA)
recognized on Thursday
that, neglected by the
State, children face a
deplorable situation in
this Central American
country.
Brazil Airport Shutdown
Analyzed
The Brazilian justice is
analyzing a request by
the Federal Public
Ministry to close Sao
Paulo's Congonhas
airport, where a TAM
airliner recently
crashed with a pumping
station and a building.
DEFENCE-VENEZUELA:
Russian Subs on the
'Scope
The announcement that
Venezuela is buying five
Russian submarines
triggered alarm that a
conventional arms
build-up is occurring in
a country that has
adopted the defence
doctrine of asymmetric
war, or one involving "
all of the people."
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18 July 2007 |
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