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Legislators Pressured to Approve
Tránsito Reforms
A total of 141 people have lost
their lives on the roads so far
this year, 29 more than the same
time last year, and there is
still along way to unless the
reforms to the Ley de Tránsito
(traffic laws) are not approved.
The tropical
rainforest of
Braullio
Carrillo
National Park is
seen north-east
of San José.
The U.S. and
Costa Rican
governments
announced
negotiations for
us$12.6 milion
dollars of debt
to be forgiven
in return for
Costa Rica's
conservation of
the environment
under the
Tropical Forest
Conservation
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GSM
Cellular Lines On Sale This Week
The
Instituto Costarricence de
Electricidad (ICE) - the state
telecom monopoly - announced
yesterday that it will have
available some 40.000 GSM
cellular lines this week.
U.S. To Partially Forgive Costa
Rican Debt
The United States could soon
cancel about us$12.6 million of
the almost us$100 million
dollars in debt owed to it by
Costa Rica. The debt
cancellation is in exchange for
environmental protection
spending programs, said the
Costa Rican Foreign Ministry
yesterday.
La
Ruta Organizers Unveil 2007
Course
Organizers of Costa Rica's famed
La Ruta de los Conquistadores
mountain bike race unveiled an
updated course Monday. For the
first time in the event's
15-year history, there will be a
fourth day of racing.
More Gambling Arrests With Ties
to Costa Rica
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Some of the
New York metropolitan area's
biggest sports gamblers weren't
able to place their wagers
Monday because officers arrested
18 operators and bookies and
dismantled a us$2 million-a-week
Internet betting ring.
Electricity Costlier Following
Blackouts
Following two weeks of blackouts
due to rationing by the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), customers
will be paying more on their
light bill, following a decision
by the Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep).
Gasoline
Prices Keep Edging Up
The Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope) - the state
refinery and distributor of
gasoline products - has once
again asked for an increase in
the price of fuel.
Central America, Caribbean
Tackle Money Laundering
The Caribbean Financial Action
Task Force (CFATF) began a
meeting in Panama on Monday to
analyze strategies against money
laundering in the region.
Cuba Slams US Subversion
Manuel Hevia, director of the
Historic Investigation Center of
the department of State
Security, said starting with the
1991 collapse of the Soviet
Union, subversion attempts by
the US have increased
dramatically in Cuba.
Venezuela: Registration for New
Party beyond Expectations
The number of applicants
registered to become members of
Venezuela's Socialist United
Party (613,000) has exceeded
expectations, Vice President
Jorge Rodriguez said.
Colombia seizes over 700 kg of
cocaine
The Colombian authorities on
Monday seized a total of 722 kg
of cocaine in two separate
operations, the country's
military and police spokesmen
said.
Brazil's Petrobras
calls for
negotiations on
Bolivia refineries
Brazilian state
energy company
Petrobras called for
negotiations on the
two refineries which
it lost through
nationalization in
Bolivia, adding that
if no agreement is
reach, it will go to
international
courts, announced
the company's
President Jose
Sergio Gabrielli on
Monday.
GUATEMALA:
Indigenous Women
Last in Line for
MDGs
Guatemala is making
slow, uneven
progress towards
meeting the
Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs),
with maternal
mortality and
illiteracy remaining
the most persistent
problems, mid-way to
the 2015 deadline.
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