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Thursday 04 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
03
Days
Raging Waters Destroys
10 Homes, Damages 200
and Leave 1.000 Affected
Some 1.000 people and
200 homes, 10 completely
destroyed, were affected
yesterday afternoon by a
water current that swept
through various
communities in Cartago,
leaving behind
destruction and despair,
but fortunately no
fatalities.
TLC Ratification
Decision Tight
Fewer Costa Rican adults
believe a pending
commerce treaty with the
United States, the
Dominican Republic and
other Central American
nations should be
ratified, according to a
poll by Demoscopia
published in the Spanish
language daily Al Día.
The TSE Keeping And Eye
On The Press
The Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) -
elections tribunal - is
keeping an eye on the
daily press on news
reports on the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC).
International Observers
Will Be Monitoring TLC
Vote
Some 100 international
observers invited by the
Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) will be
keeping an eye on the
referendum voting
process on Sunday.
Costa Rica May Lose CBI
Benefits In Rejecting
CAFTA
A rejection of the
Central American Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
by Costa Rican voters in
an upcoming referendum
casts an uncertain cloud
over the preferential
treatment of Costa Rican
goods entering the US
under the Caribbean
Basin Initiative (CBI),
part of which is due to
expire next year.
Costa Rica's Puntarenas
Remains Central
America's Top Soccer
Club
Costa Rican soccer team
Puntarenas remains the
best club in the region
despite the fall of 33
places to 139th in the
world club ranking
published on Wednesday
by the International
Football History and
Statistics Federation.
First Cruise Ship
Of The Season Docks in Limón
The Carnival Liberty was
the first cruise liner, with 5.000
passengers and crew on board, to dock in
Limón opening the cruise ship season.
U.S. Wants Nicaragua to
Destroy Missiles
Nicaragua and the U.S.
are negotiating the
destruction of hundreds
of Soviet-made SAM-7
missiles that Nicaragua
acquired to fight
U.S.-backed rebels in
the 1980's.
Nicaragua Abortion Ban
Killing Women -Rights
Group
An outright ban on
abortion in Nicaragua
has caused the deaths of
at least 80 women since
it was imposed 11 months
ago, Human Rights Watch
said on Tuesday.
Feed High Prices
Shoot up Food in El
Salvador
The rise in prices of
the yellow corn-based
food for birds caused
chicken and eggs prices
to rise, Salvadorian
Commissioner for
Agriculture and
Livestock Carmen Elena
Diaz confirmed Tuesday.
Guatemala: Police
Commanders Subpoenaed
Guatemala's Attorney
General's Office has
summoned high-ranking
officers of the PNC
(National Civil Police)
to declare about the
alleged involvement of
agents from the corps in
the extrajudicial
execution of five
youngsters.
Venezuela to House Bank
of the South
The process for the
creation of the Bank of
the South is a priority
in the Venezuelan
financial agenda,
supported in the
decision that the
multinational
institution will be
headquartered in this
capital.
Colombia Begins 24th
Film Festival
The 24th Bogota Film
Festival will start on
Wednesday with the
participation of 16
foreign films competing
for awards in new young
directors' work.
LATIN AMERICA:
Nine Roads Through the
Virgin Wilderness
In the name of
development and
integration, roads,
bridges, dams, gas
pipelines, ports and
other infrastructure
works are expanding in
South America. But many
of the projects are
trampling roughshod over
protected areas that
preserve unique
ecosystems and
vulnerable native
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