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President Pacheco to Meet With
Bush This Week
Though he has not as yet decided
to send the Tratado Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free trade
agreement with the United States
- President Abel Pacheco will be
attending this week a meeting
with U.S. President, George W.
Bush, along with other the
Central American presidents.
Street Duel Results in Death
In a passionate dispute over a
woman, two Nicaraguans settled
their dispute in a duel of "machetazos"
in the middle of the street,
resulting in the death of one of
them.
The
Rainy Season is Here!
Like it or not, the rainy season
is closing in. That means
getting used to carrying an
umbrella again.
Gasoline Goes Up Tomorrow
The expected rise in the cost of
gasoline took a break over the
weekend. The ˘4 colones for
super, ˘3 colones for regular
and ˘2 colones for diesel
increase had been expected on
Saturday, when the approved hike
was to have been published in
the official newspaper La Gaceta
on Friday.
A False Call to 911 Can Be
Costly
Calls made to the emergency
service 911 can save lives,
dispatching emergency services
like a fire truck, an ambulance
or police to the scene of an
emergency.
Transportation and Food Boost
Inflation
During the last 12 months,
transportation and food account
for the heaviest blows to Costa
Rican pockets.
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