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Luis
Antonio
Sobrado,
president
of the
Tribunal
Supremo
de
Elecciones
(TSE),
during a
press
conference
in San
José,
Monday,
talked
about
the
referendum
to
determine
if the
country
will
join a
free
trade
pact
with the
United
States.
Costa
Rica
remains
the only
country
which
has not
approved
the Free
Trade
Agreement
between
the
United
States,
Central
America.
The
referendum
will
take
place
Oct. 7.
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Experiencing Costa Rica
via Bus
Traveling through a
foreign country with few
paved roads, confusing
road signs, gigantic
potholes, and constant
traffic can be tough on
a traveler. So why have
to worry about the
details when you don’t
have to?
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My
Thoughts On Costa Rica
After 13 hours of
travel, I arrive in
Costa Rica. As I left
the airport, my
excitement flourished. I
sit in the back seat of
a smal car, window down.
My dead lay on my hand,
rested upon the window
sill. Green explosions
encompassing the earth,
whether welcomed or not,
it does not matter.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Tuesday 18 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
19
Days
Shortage of
Products On Store Shelves Leads to
Consumer Infidelity
According to a study by
the Organización GS1 Costa Rica,
consumers are becoming less loyal to a
particular supermarket mainly due to
items not in stock, deciding to make
their purchase elsewhere.
US Trade Rep Says She
Hopes Costa Rica Make
the Right Decision on
The TLC
U.S. Trade
Representative Susan C.
Schwab say yesterday
that she hopes Costa
Ricans will follow the
leadership of president
Oscar Arias in approving
the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
U.S. - in the referendum
that is less than three
weeks away.
Forgeries Affect
Imports
Increasing trade of
counterfeit products is
affecting Costa Rican
import firms, which have
fallen victim to unfair
competition by cheaper,
tax-free products,
sources from the sector
claim.
TSE Begins Distribution
of Referendum Voting
Ballots
The Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE)
yesteday began to
distribute the voting
ballots that will be
used by Costa Ricans on
October 7 to decide the
fate of the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC).
Couple Celebrates 72 Years of Marriage!
Don Edgar Cascante and
doña Teresa Zúñiga are
an inspiration to those
who believe marriage is
for life. The young
couple recently
celebrated their 72nd
wedding anniversary.
Nicaragua Creates
Emergency Funds for
Hurricane Felix Victims
Nicaragua's legislature,
the National Assembly,
Monday approved to
establish emergency
funds as part of the
nation's 2007 budget for
the Hurricane victims.
Panama Presidential
Campaign Gets Early
Start
A year and eight months
before Panamanians will
vote in their
presidential elections
(May 2009), the isthmus
entered the electoral
whirlwind on Monday.
Guatemala Community
Disarms Youth Gang
Some 340 youth involved
in gangs in Guatemala
traded their weapons for
an ID confirming their
rehabilitation, part of
a community project to
wipeout the scourge
known as "maras" active
nationwide.
Colombian Government
Balks at HR Exchange
Prominent Colombian
government figures have
reiterated their refusal
to demilitarize an area
of the country to
facilitate contacts with
guerrilla groups leading
to an exchange of
prisoners.
Brazilian diplomat sent
to Monaco to discuss
extradition of former
banker
The Brazilian government
has sent a diplomat to
Monaco to discuss the
extradition of former
banker Salbatore
Cacciola who was
captured by the Interpol
in Monaco on Saturday,
Minister of Justice
Tarso Genro said on
Monday.
COLOMBIA:
Inquiry Fails to Clear
Up Mystery of Hostages’
Deaths
"We didn’t need an
International Forensic
Commission to tell us
this was homicide. The
Organisation of American
States (OAS) report
about the deaths of the
legislators from Valle
del Cauca (in Colombia)
saddens and disappoints
us," lawyer Faisury
Perdomo told IPS.
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B.C.C.R.
18 September 2007 |
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