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Monday 23 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
OIJ
Without The Necessary Personnel,
Official Says
One of the major
problems facing the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ) is the lack
of personnel to handle the increased
work load, where each OIJ agent has to
deal with more than 100 cases a year.
TLC Opposition
Groups To Use Romería For "NO" Campaign
Taking part in this year's "romería" -
the annual walk to Cartago - will be
opposition groups to the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) who will be on hand
to hand out flyers and t-shirts asking
people to vote "NO" in the October 7
referendum.
Court Sets Trial Date In
Banco Elca Case
The three men accused of
"asociación ilícita,
administración
fraudulenta y estafa"
that brought down the
small private bank,
Banco Elca, will go to
trial in eight months.
New Law
Being Proposed For
National Symbols To Be
All Of Same Design
A new law would define
how the Costa Rican
national anthem should
be sung and the exact
colours to be used on
the flag.
"Limón y Sal" Live in
Costa Rica
Two-time Latin Grammy
Award winning Mexican
singer and songwriter
Julieta Venegas,
considered one of the
most important female
artist in Latin America
will be performing in
Costa Rica on August 8.
Ortega: US Finances
Nicaraguan Opposition
Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega charged
the US government of
colluding with local
conservatives and
funding anti-Sandinista
political and media
drive.
Panama Seeking Noriega's
Return, Despite France's
Request
Panama says it still
wants former dictator
Manuel Noriega sent back
to his native country
after he is released
from a U.S. prison in
September.
Dengue Uncontrollable
in Honduras
Dengue is increasingly
ravaging Honduras,
despite measures adopted
by the Health Ministry,
with 7,715 cases of
classic dengue and
another 393 of its
haemorrhagic strain.
Honduras to Investigate
Situation of Illegal
Prisoners in USA
Honduras will
investigate the
conditions that illegal
people face in US
prisons, according to a
National Congress
request, official
sources reported.
Colombia extradites 13
alleged drug traffickers
to U.S.
Colombian authorities on
Sunday turned over 13
Colombians accused of
drug trafficking and
money-laundering to U.S.
courts, police said.
DISARMAMENT:
The Meltdown Begins
It was gesture to pave
the way. A meltdown took
place last week, but it
wasn't the collapse of a
government or
institution -- rather
the destruction of
nearly 14,000 small arms
and light weapons in
Colombia on
International Gun
Destruction Day.
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