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Russian Embassy Incident Was Over A Settling of
a Score
The two men taken out by police in Friday's
hostage incident at the Russian embassy in San
José were indentified as Román Bogdanyants and
Andrey Yurenkov, who were responsible for the
holding of eight hostages, including the Russian
ambassador, and holding police at bay for more
than four hours.
With the
enactment of
Decreto
29408-MOPT-MSP
"gavilanes" or
"hustlers" are
no longer
present at the
arrival levels
of the Juan
Santamaría (San
José) airport.
In short, the
regulation
prohibits the
sale and
promotion of
unsolicited
goods and
services,
including the
distribution of
promotional
materials, like
pamphlets,
bringing in an
end to a long
standing problem
of visitors
being hassled
and hustled, as
they arrived in
Costa Rica,
especially from
those offering
rides or taxi
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Legislature Threatened With Blockage If
Government Moves Ahead With TLC Parallel
Projects
While the nation gets ready for the public vote
or referendum on the Tratado de Libre Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement with the United
States (CAFTA) - legislators may soon begin
working on parallel laws that form part of the
trade deal package.
Inflation Goal
The chairman of the Banco Central de Costa Rica
(BCCR) - Central Bank of Costa Rica - Francisco
Gutierrez, asserted that the overall inflation
goal of 8 percent for the year 2007 is on track.
us$100
million for the environment
Costa Rica received a us$40-million
loan from the World Bank and a us$10-million
donation from the Global Environment Fund, both
destined to the preservation of nature.
Coffee prices down
The downward trend of coffee prices in the
international market is a source of worries for
Costa Rican growers, who have seen the price of
the 100-pound bag drop us$24.30 in the last four
months.
Nicaragua's President due in Iran soon
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is to pay an
official visit to Iran in the near future,
according to a statement, IRNA reported.
Panama warns of
poison in
toothpastes
Panamanian health
authorities ordered
two types of
toothpaste pulled
from shelves for
fear they contain a
chemical that killed
at least 51 people
in the country last
year.
Chile, Ecuador defend current sea borders with
Peru
Chile and Ecuador on Thursday restated their
determination to defend their current sea
borders with Peru.
Poisonous gas sickens 112 workers in Colombian
factory
At least 112 workers got sick Saturday after
inhaling a poisonous gas in a garment factory in
northwestern Colombia, local media reported.
Cuba
reveals new evidence against alleged terrorist
Posada
Carriles
Cuba revealed Friday new evidence involving
alleged anti-Cuba terrorist Luis Posada Carriles'
bombing of hotels in Havana and his failed
murder plot against President Fidel Castro in
1997.
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