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Tico Worker Owner Of
The Aircraft Used By Argentine Transport
Minister?
The Argentine daily La Nación reports that
the Costa Rican firm, Pegagus Equity
Investment, is the registered owner the jet,
used by the now former transportation
secretary, Ricardo Jaime and sometimes by
that country's president and the centre of
the latest scandal in that country.
High Tide Floods Caldera, Puntarenas
Some 20 hours were flooded by a heavy swell
that hit the areas of Caldera, Esparza and
Puntarenas Sunday morning.
10 Cops Arrested on Drug Charges
Costa Rica’s Policía Control de Drogas (PCD)
- Drug Control Police - arrested
10 officers from different police agencies
and of various ranks on charges that they
aided Colombian drug traffickers, the
ministerio de Seguridad confirmed.
Caja-Fischel Trial In
Last Stage
The Caja-Fischel trial may come to a close
today, Monday, as defence lawyers will end
their summations and give the last word to
the Ficales (prosecutors).
Missing Student's Family Pinning Hopes On
One Man's Story
The family and friends of
a Chicago man missing in Costa Rica since
August 11 are pinning their hopes on the
story of a man who says he's seen him.
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Chinese workers take a break at the construction site of the new Costa Rican national stadium in La Sabana. The stadium, which will have a capacity for 35,000 spectators, is being constructed by more the 600 Chinese workers and was donated by the Chinese government after establishing diplomatic relations with Costa Rica in June 2007. [Foto: Juan Carlos Ulate] |
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Panama Reviews Party Structure
Panama - The Patriotic Union Party (UP) is pondering options to concrete a merger agreement with Democratic Change Party, in an action that would represent changes in the structure of these organizations in Panama.
El Salvador Reports Soaring Dengue
Infections
San Salvador - El Salvador health authorities
have reported 2,431 cases of classic dengue
in the first eight months of the year, about
153 percent more than the same period last
year, according to news reaching here on
Thursday.
World Energy Research Plans Expansion Into Guatemala; Exploration For Oil And Natural Gas
Auckland, New Zealand - World
Energy Research, a New Zealand-based energy
research and investment company, is moving
into energy exploration in Guatemala. WER
plans to investigate the viability of 12
project sites with a focus on
environmentally-friendly oil and natural gas
extraction methods.
Honduras Envoy Says "Ordered Out" of U.N.
Rights Body
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Honduran
ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
said on Monday he had been ordered out of
the U.N. Human Rights Council after other
Latin American countries accused him of
representing an "illegal" regime.
Belize Introduces Immigration Amnesty
BELMOPAN, Belize - The government of Belize has introduced a long term immigration policy which includes an amnesty program. |
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Colombia to Dismantle Spy Agency
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Amid a scandal involving illegal spying on government critics, Colombia’s domestic intelligence agency will be dismantled and a new agency will be set up to focus on intelligence and counterintelligence work involving national security, the agency’s director said Friday.
Venezuela Says Ready For South
America-Africa Summit
Caracas - Venezuela is
ready to hold the second South
America-Africa Summit on Sept. 26-27, local
authorities said on Sunday.
Bolivia Voter Registration Nears Completion
La Paz - Nearly
a month before expected, the Bolivian
National Electoral Court (CNE) accomplished
the goal of registering about 3.5 million
eligible voters for the upcoming elections
in December.
Road Accident Injures 15 Chilean
Soldiers
Santiago - A military
vehicle turned over Sunday morning in
southern Chile, injuring 15 soldiers on
board. |
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CUBA-US:
'Embargo as Usual'
Flies in the Face of
Int'l Opposition
Cuban Foreign
Minister Bruno
Rodríguez complained
that the U.S.
embargo against Cuba
has remained intact
under the government
of Barack Obama, who
he said has "a
historic
opportunity" to
eliminate the
"obsolete" and
"unacceptable"
blockade in place
for nearly half a
century.
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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
residence. |
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