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Thursday 27 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
10
Days
Group of Catholic
Priests Publicly Endorse the "No" Vote
Ninety two of the total
800 Catholic priests yesterday announced
publicly their position against the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United States.
Early Detection
of Breast Cancer Has a
New Ally
The Registro Nacional de
Tumores de Costa Rica
(national register for
tumours) indicates that
some 7.500 new cases of
breast cancer are
diagnosed every year.
TLC
Vote Divided
The latest report by
Angus Reid monitor says
that fewer people in
Costa Rica support the
signing of a commerce
deal with other
neighbouring nations,
the Dominican Republic
and the United States,
according to a poll by
Unimer published by La
Nación. 49.1 per cent of
respondents would vote
in favour of the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC)
- Central American Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
- in an upcoming
referendum, down 6.9
points since August.
Costa Ricans to Protest
US Trade Deal
Several sectors of Costa
Rican society against
the Tratado de Libre
Comericio (TLC) - trade
deal with the United
States - will take to
the streets on Sunday
September 30 to protest,
announced the Movimiento
Patriotico.
Confiscated Goods
Donated To Public Institutions
Five tractor trailers, two trucks, a
tanker, three vehicles and a Cessna
private jet were some of the items
donated by the Instituto Costarricense
contra las Drogas (ICD) to various
government institutions and associations
last week.
It's Good to be
Mayor!
Johnny Araya has been at
the head of the
Municipalidad de San
José for more than 15
years and it has paid
off for him, as his
salary continues to
increase regularly.
Nicaragua Supports Cuban
Position at UN General
Assembly
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega on Tuesday
expressed his support of
Cuba in front of the
attacks made against the
island by US President
George W. Bush during
the opening day of the
62nd period of sessions
of the UN General
Assembly in New York.
Panama Must Protect
Canal Basin
Panama must protect its
5,527square km
rainforests and its two
artificial lakes to
ensure Panama Canal's
future as a transit
point for the world, the
director general of the
National Competitiveness
Center told a Wednesday
conference.
Panamanians Urge
Government to Respond
A Panamanian front of
social, union and
political organizations
urged the government on
Thursday to resolve
their demands, which
they are again
proclaiming in a
demonstration at the
presidential palace.
5.9 Earthquake Hits
Southern Ecuador
An earthquake measuring
5.9 on the Richter scale
hit southern Ecuador
Tuesday night, causing
great panic among
residents, the country's
geophysical institute
said Wednesday.
Peruvian Prosecutors
Working Without Pause on
Fujimori Case
Peruvian prosecutors are
working without pause to
prepare for a trial
against former President
Alberto Fujimori on
charges of human rights
violation and
corruption, a prosecutor
in charge of the case
said Wednesday.
Cuba Helps Colombia Rid
Illiteracy
The Colombian department
of Boyaca will be
declared free of
illiteracy when 51
thousand inhabitants
receive their
certificates from the
Cuban literacy workshop
called Yes, I can.
DEATH PENALTY-LATIN
AMERICA:
Broad Support for UN
Moratorium
Many Latin
American governments
have not yet adopted a
position, or have not
communicated one, but
the majority trend in
the region appears to be
to support the
resolution for a
moratorium on the death
penalty proposed by a
number of countries to
the United Nations
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