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"Green" Emergency Alert in Effect
The rains of the last day had caused the
Comisión Nacional de Emergencia (CNE) to issue a
"green" alert.
n this handout
image from the
Miss Universe
2007
organization,
Eileen Roca,
Miss Colombia
2007, left,
Annelien
Coorevits, Miss
Belgium 2007,
centre, and
Veronica
Gonzalez,
Miss Costa Rica
2007, pose
in Mexico City
Friday, May 18,
2007. They will
compete for the
title of Miss
Universe 2007 to
be held in
Mexico City May
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ICE
Proposes Conditioning New Cellular Service
Subscriptions
In a cartoon in one of the leading Spanish
language newspaper yesterday, the GSM cellular
service was described as "Gastar Sin
Medidas y no pagar" (spending without
measure and then not paying).
Bilingual Job Fair Today
Looking for a job in Costa Rica and are
bilingual? Then head out and visit the 3rd
Bilingual Job Fair that is looking to hire some
7.500 bilinguals offered by some 23
international service companies.
Saharan Air Layer Passes
Over Costa Rica Today
A continent-sized cloud
of hot air and dust
originating from the
Sahara Desert crossed
the Atlantic Ocean,
headed towards Florida
and the Caribbean,
should hit Costa Rica
possibly today,
according to the
Instituto Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN).
Taiwan FM
To Visit Costa Rica
Taiwan's foreign minister James Huang is to fly
to Central America. The trip comes amid reports
of concern over a possible diplomatic switch of
allegiance in the region to rival China.
UN
Expert Praises Nicaragua's Free Education
UN special rapporteur on the Right to Education
Vernor Munoz applauded the Sandinista
government's efforts to guarantee free education
in Nicaragua.
Guatemalans Want Posada Tried
The Guatemalan grassroots organization Frente
Nacional de Lucha, expressed its rejection to
the release of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles in
Friday statements.
Cuba
Braces for Natural Disasters
The popular drill "Meteoro 2007" takes place in
Cuba on Saturday and Sunday, as a precaution
against the coming storm season, affecting the
island every year from June 1 to November 30.
Venezuela, World at Stake, Chavez
The
President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, said on
Saturday that his country is not only struggling
for its independence and sovereignty, but also
for the fate of humankind.
Colombian president open
to French initiatives on
freeing hostage
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe on Saturday
said he would respect
initiatives from French
President Nicolas
Sarkozy on the release
of a French-Colombian
national kidnapped by an
anti-government group
five years ago.
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