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Monday 01 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
06
Days
"No"
Rally Brings Out
Thousands
Tens of thousands Costa
Ricans gathered in San José to
protest the Tratado de
Libre Comercio - free
trade deal with the
United States - that is
to be voted on by
referendum in less than
a week.
Zapote Concessions
Auctioned Off
The Comisión de Festejos
Populares de San José took in yesterday
¢211.1 million colones (us$409.000
dollars) in concession fees for 55
booths for the annual "Zapote Fair" that
begins on December 25 and runs to
January 6, 2008.
TLC Televised
Debate "Example of True Democracy"
The local
television station "Teletica" last night
broadcast the final national debate
between the "Si" and "No", as both sides
of the trade deal issue had a chance to
express their opinion, and now is up to
Costa Ricans to decide with their vote
on October 7.
IRS Warns of Phony Tax
Refund e-Mails
The U.S. Internal
Revenue Service (IRS)is
warning U.S. taxpayers
in Costa Rica to wary of
emails.
$280 to Costa Rica
A top soft adventure and
vacation spot from
Atlanta is San Jos,
Costa Rica. And
USAirways has the
right-priced ticket to
get you there on trips
finished on or before
Feb. 12.
Nicaraguan Foreign
Minister invited for
Taiwan's National Day
TAIPEI, Taiwan --
Nicaraguan Foreign
Minister Samuel Santos
has been invited to
visit Taiwan to attend
the country's Double Ten
National Day
celebrations, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
sources said yesterday.
Ortega Lauds Iran's Aids
to Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega
appreciated the medical
aids and assistance by
Iran's Red Crescent
Society to the people of
his country during the
recent rainstorms which
killed and wounded a
large number of
Nicaraguans.
Bus crash kills 15 in
southern Peru
A tourist bus from
Colombia fell into a
river in the southern
Peruvian region of
Apurimac Saturday,
killing at least 15
passengers, local police
said.
Ecuador, Fourth Election
in One Year
Ecuador will elect
Sunday 130 members of
the Constituent Assembly
among 3,229 candidates
at the fourth election
within 12 months.
Monetary
Restructuring in
Venezuela
The Venezuelan economy
has as of Monday a
double expression in
prices to familiarize
people with the monetary
restructuring process to
eliminate three zeros to
the bolivar.
The Everyman Who Exposed
Tainted Toothpaste
Eduardo Arias hardly
fits the profile of
someone capable of
humbling one of the
world’s most formidable
economic powers.
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B.C.C.R.
29 September 2007 |
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