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Transport
Officials Hope To Re-Open Interamericana
Sur By Friday
The chief of operations of the Comisión
Nacional de Emergencia (CNE) - national
emergency commission - Sigifredo Pérez,
confirmed that the Interamericana Sur
will re-open by Friday.
Legislator
Proposes Law To End "Gavilaneo"
Anyone visiting the
immigration offices, licensing offices,
the border control points or many of the
other public institutions has been
approached by or has seen gavilanes at
work, offering a better position in a
long line, or promising to get your case
before a public official in no time, all
for a fee.
Tourism Up For
This Year
The large number of tourists coming to
Costa Rica so far this year has impacted
an increase in the sale of aviation
fuel.
UCR To Ban All
Vehicles On Campus on Thursday
Can you imagine a day
without you car or cars on the street?
That is the idea of the Universidad de
Costa Rica (UCR) who will ban all
vehicles on campus this Thursday.
The Great Turtle Race
Begins Today
The great turtle race is
on, this year taking off
from Indonesia, swimming
to the west coast of the
United States. The race
takes 15 days to
complete.
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Anti-Hunger
Demonstration Held in
Nicaragua
A demonstration was held
Sunday in Nicaragua to
call for greater
attention to the
country's population
suffering hunger, local
media reported.
Organization of American
States Conference
To Be Held in Colombia
The Organization of
American States (OAS)
will be holding its 38th
general assembly on June
1-3 in Medellin,
Colombia, with the
participation of 94
government officials,
representatives from 34
member states and some
international
communities.
Death Toll Rises To 19
In Colombian Landslide
At least 19 people,
including a child and a
pregnant woman, were
killed in a landslide in
Colombia triggered by
days of heavy rains,
authorities said Sunday.
Bolivians Cast Votes For
Autonomy of Two More
Regions
Bolivians in two more
opposition-controlled
states went to polls on
Sunday for their
autonomy after a
referendum approved the
autonomy of Santa Cruz
last month, local
reports reaching here
said.
13
Killed In Bus Accident
in Venezuela
Thirteen people were
killed and 14 others
injured Sunday in a
serious bus accident in
middle Venezuela, said
the local police.
MEDIA:
Midwife for an Inclusive
Society
Changing society to
bring about greater
respect for diversity
requires the
participation of the
mainstream press,
despite the combination
of alternative media and
the various forums,
blogs and networks on
the Internet that
promote a more
democratic flow of
information.
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