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Friday 29
June 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
U.S. Links San José
Casino Owner With Calls
Fraud
According to a report by
the U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ), Jaime
Ligator, owner of the
Horseshoe casino in San
José, detained last May
18, contributed
financially to the
opening a call centre
that was presumable used
to defraud dozens of
Americans with false
prizes.
Security Vice Minister
Vows To Clean Up The
Country of Undesirables
A sweep of downtown San
José by immigration
officials on Wednesday
netted 44 undocumented
foreigners in various
places like the Plaza de
la Cultura and Calle de
la Amargura in San
Pedro.
Bishop's Visa Denial A
Misunderstanding
A press release by the
U.S. Embassy in Costa
Rica informs that
monseñor Ángel
Sancasimiro and two
other bishops were never
denied a visa to travel
to the United States and
that the Embassy bases
its visa requirements on
established regulations
and not on the political
situation in the country
where the Embassy is
located.
Delta
Announces Non Stop New
York To Costa Rica
Flights
Delta Airlines, that
already operates two
direct flights to Juan
Santamaría (San José)
international airport
from Atlanta, Georgia,
announced the addition
of direct flights to
Costa Rica from John F.
Kennedy International
airport starting on
February 15, 2008.
Will this News Make You
Think About Having a Few
More Cups of Coffee?
The more coffee men
drink, the lower their
risk of gout. At least
four cups a day lower
gout risk by 40%, a
Canada/U.S. study shows.
School's Out Beginning
Today
Today is the start of
the mid year school
break at all public and
private schools in the
country, as almost a
million students take a
break.
Banco de Costa Rica
First With "Banco
Infantil"
The Banco de Costa Rica
(BCR) has decided to
start building their
customer loyalty from a
young age, opening the
first "Banco Infantil"
(children's bank) in the
country.
Nicaraguan President
Defends Unity
The defense of Latin
American and Caribbean
unity and integration,
and condemnation of
capitalism were the
kernels of the speech by
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega Thursday
at his official
reception in Mexico.
Nicaragua Annuls Bolaños
Election
The decision by
Nicaragua's Supreme
Electoral Council (CSE)
to annul the
registration and
subsequent election of
conservative deputy
Alejando Bolaños
dominated political
discussion Thursday in
the Central American
country.
Panama Continues
Poisoning Probe
Panama health officials
and the judiciary
continued in their
investigation Thursday
to determine the exact
number of victims of
poisoned medication,
which cost the lives of
101 definite victims.
US and Panama Sign Free
Trade Agreement
US and Panama
authorities inked today
a free trade agreement
which eliminates tariff
barriers for the
exchange of goods and
services, said US Trade
Representative Susan
Schwab.
Cuba Solidarity Drive in
Guatemala
A campaign of solidarity
with Cuba and for the
release of five Cuban
anti-terrorist fighters
unfairly imprisoned in
United States is
expected in Guatemala
July 13-26, organizers
stated.
Earthquake hits
central Chile
An earthquake with a
magnitude of 5.8 hit central Chile on
Thursday, shaking buildings in Santiago
but causing no serious damage to major
cities.
Colombia: Possible ELN
Ceasefire, 11 FARC
Hostages Killed
While there appears to
be progress in ongoing
talks here towards a
ceasefire between the
Colombian government and
the insurgent National
Liberation Army (ELN),
it was confirmed
Thursday that 11
lawmakers taken hostage
in 2002 by Colombia's
largest guerrilla group,
the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
had recently been
killed.
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