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Costa Rican Man Says
He's Seen Gimelfarb
Within the last day or two, a Costa
Rican man has told authorities there that
he's twice seen a dirty, bearded David
Gimelfarb.
Exchange Rate On
Rollercoaster Ride
Many
in the middle of an exchange transaction
were caught by surprise Friday afternoon
with the sudden and drastic rate change
announced by the Banco Central de Costa Rica
(BCCR) - Central Bank.
Costa Rican President Impressed With Work
Pace At The New Stadium
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias,
yesterday displayed surprise and said he was
impressed at the fast moving pace of the
Chinese workers building the new Estadio
Nacional (national stadium) in the Sabana
park.
In Symbolic Opera
Theater, Black Artists Finally Take The
Stage
LIMÓN, COSTA RICA – It was only 60 years
ago, following Costa Rica’s only civil war
in the past century, that the government
repealed a law that in effect barred blacks
from moving freely within the country.
Media Bill Languishes in Congress
A bill on the press and freedom of
expression that has been kicking around in
the Costa Rican Congress for the past eight
years, which deals with questions like
source confidentiality, access to public
information, and libel and slander laws, was
saved in late August from being permanently
shelved by the legislature.
Guanacaste Feeling The
Effects of ‘El Niño’
(InfoWebPress) A “summery winter,” that’s
how the behavior of precipitations in this
rainy season in the province of Guanacaste
could be described, as a result of the
effects of the climatic phenomenon commonly
known as “El Niño.”
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Colombia's Withdrawal From Unasur To
Affect Regional Integration: Ecuadorian
Official
Quito - Colombia's
withdrawal from the Union of South American
Nations (Unasur) could affect the regional
integration process, a senior Ecuadorian
official said Thursday.
South America Plans To Unify
Migration Policy
Quito - Latin American
countries will try to unify a regional
migratory policy during the 9th South
American Conference on Migration, to be held
here on Sept. 21-22, Ecuadorian Migration
Minister Lorena Escudero said Thursday.
Cuba vs. US Blockade at UN
United Nations -
A new link in a series of UN condemnations
to the US blockade on Cuba is starting to
take shape Friday here after the beginning
of another UN General Assembly''s period of
sessions.
CNN Objectivity About Colombia Coverage Denied
Havana - The recent use of Colombian helicopters to film a report on the guerilla of that country discredits apparent objectivity of CNN charged the Investigation Commission of Attacks to Journalists (CIAP). |
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LATIN AMERICA:
Desertification – an
Invisible Cancer
"Desertification
is the cancer of the
earth," Argentine
geographer Elena
Abraham told IPS.
"It is a process of
degradation that
does not manifest
itself in
spectacular ways but
furtively advances,
and by the time it
is visible there is
nothing to be done,
and people have to
move away, in search
of an alternative."
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
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