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President Pacheco Says He
Supports the TLC
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Costa Rican
president Abel Pacheco,
reaffirmed his support for the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC)
- the free trade agreement with
the United States - at a
breakfast meeting with local
business leaders.
Business
Leaders Say Now Is The Time for
the Government to Act on High
Gasoline Cost
The high cost of gasoline is on
everyone's mind is everyone's
concern. Yesterday, Costa Ricans
were met with the fourth
increase in the cost of gasoline
this year and the results are
evident with less cars on the
road and light traffic
congestion at peak hours.
47 Children Wirth AIDS in
Costa Rica
The Hospital Nacional de Niños
in Costa Rica says there are 47
children infected with the
Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS). The minors
range in age from newborn to 18
and are under medical care.
Why So
Much Coke in Costa Rica?
With the arrest of an
Evangelical priest yesterday in
Golfito, who was carrying 46
kilos of cocaine in vehicle, the
total amount of the drug seized
so far this year on Costa Rican
soil is 3.010 kilos - 3.32 tons
- that has a street value of
more than us$40 million dollars,
according to the information
released by the Ministerio de
Seguridad.
Minnesota University Explores
Partnership With Costa Rican
University
The Saint Mary's University
PowerTrak MBA program in
Minneapolis hosted
representatives from EARTH
University in Costa Rica in
early May to explore potential
partnerships such as MBA
capstone project opportunities,
and student and faculty exchange
programs.
Costa Rican Family in
Deportation Case to Leave U.S.
For years, the Gonzalez family
has been living with uncertainty
as they waged a public campaign
against deportation to their
native Costa Rica.
Refugee Agency Welcomes Costa
Rica Credit Decision
The United Nations refugee
agency, which has been operating
a microcredit programme in
refugee camps in Costa Rica, has
welcomed the decision of the
country's courts to allow local
banks to give loans to some
8,000 Colombians using their
refugee identity cards.
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