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Some 50.000 Children Are Working
in Costa Rica
A report by the United Nations
Children's Fund (or UNICEF),
says that despite the decrease
of child labour at the world
level, in Costa Rica there are
still 50.000 children between
the ages of 5 and 14 working,
even though that is illegal.
Some 50.000
children between
the ages of 5
and 14 are
working in Costa
Rica, according
to an official
report released
yesterday to
commemorate
World Day
Against Child
Labour which is
observed around
the world on
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Airport
Financiers Working to Avoid Loss of Airport
Concession
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the
group that is financing the work being carried
out at the Juan Santamaría (San José)
international airport by Alterra Partners, is
looking to find a way out of the impasse with
Costa Rica's government regarding the
concessions contract.
Fiscal With Six Bodyguards
To Take Him Home From Drinking Binges
While Costa Ricans daily complain of the
increased security in the streets due to the
constant assaults and immediate response by
authorities, one person enjoys the benefits of a
security detail that uses up half the Servicio
Policial de Intervención Inmediata (SIP) -
special intervention police force - who on
occasion has had to drag their charge home after
a drinking binge.
Nobel
Prize Urged for Tourism
Lelei
LeLaulu, president of the non-profit Counterpart
Intermational organization called on the Nobel
Peace Prize comité which convenes in Norway, to
seriously consider how tourism prevents conflict
and maintains peace.
Mandarin
Oriental to Manage New Beach Resort and
Residences in Costa Rica
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has signed a
contract to manage a new luxurious beach resort
and branded Residences at Playa Manzanillo, in
Guanacaste, on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific
coast.
Coldwell
Banker Holding 1st Conference of the Americas in
Costa Rica
Coldwell
Banker International is holding its first
"Regional Conference of the Americas" at playa
Panama, in Costa Rica.
Arrival
of China's Ambassador to Costa Rica Expected
Today
The
future Chinese ambassador to Costa Rica, Wang
Xiaoyuan, is expected to arrive tonight and to
present his credential next Monday to the
Cancillería (Chancellery).
Nicaraguans Demand Approval of Abortion Again
Groups
of female and civil rights organizations took to
the streets again on Tuesday, demanding the
legal restitution of therapeutic abortion in
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua Hints It May Cut
Ties With Taiwan
Taiwan, after losing Costa Rica's diplomatic
recognition to China, is bracing for another
wave of its allies' defecting to rival Beijing,
a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Busier,
Faster Panama Canal
Figures for the quarter January-March released
by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) show an
increase in net tonnage, total transits and
booking slot utilization.
Chavez
in Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias began a
work visit in Cuba at the invitation of
Commander in Chief Fidel Castro under the
brotherhood and solidarity that binds both
countries.
Bolivia Improves CAN for
Colombia
The
Bolivian government will deliver Colombia an
Andean Community of Nations (CAN) that is stable
and strengthened, Deputy Foreign Minister Hugo
Fernandez stated Tuesday, a few hours before the
opening of the 15th Summit of the regional bloc.
LABOUR-ARGENTINA:
Informal Economy Just
Won't Shrink
The Argentine
economy has been growing steadily for over four
years, and unemployment has fallen 14 percent in
that period. However, experts say that nearly
half of all jobs are precarious and/or of poor
quality.
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