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Corrales To Run For President.
Again.
José Miguel Corrales will take
another crack at the
presidential chair, this time
under the flag of a new party -
the Partido Unión Patriótica (PU)
- a national party which was
recently formed.
Divine
Intervention Prevents Tragedy
Fate intervened in a collission
between a bus and tractor
trailer when the two collided in
the area of Miramar, near
Puntarenas, on the
Internamerican highway.
Shortage At the Pumps Friday
Fault of the Station Owners,
Recope Says
The Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope) puts the blame
for the dry tanks at gasoline
stations squarely on the
shoulders of the owners of the
stations.
Opinion on
TLC Divided
If Costa Ricans were to partake
in a referendum on whether the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- Central America-United States
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) -
should be approved or not, the
most likely outcome would be a
split decision.
Visitors and
Dollars Increase
In the 12 months through last
March, the income from tourism
increased by us$680 million, as
compared to the preceding
period.
Hotel Room
Deficit
The Minister of Tourism, Rodrigo
Castro, pointed out the need to
set up a well-structured program
to attract investors for the
hotel sector, in order to
counter a deficit in the number
of rooms available.
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