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"Huelga
Total" Today
As announced and promised, today
Wednesday, will be a day of
protest and total work stoppage.
The protest is against the Tratado Libre de Comercio (free
trade agreement with the United
States) mainly, called by the
strongest of all public sector
employee union, the ANEP - the
Asociación Nacional de Empleados
Públicos.
ICE Employees Defraud
Institution
Two employees of the state
telecommunications monopoly, the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), who worked
with cellular phones in the San
Pedro officers were detained by
officials of the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
for allegedly committing fraud
against the institution for more
than ¢480 million colones
(us$900.000).
Be
Prepared For World Cup Fever
Come Friday
Friday morning, between the
hours of 7am and 12pm, if
you have an appointment at a
state hospital or need to do
your banking, forget it.
Abandoned Sailboat Makes it From
Costa Rica to Hawaii
A 33-foot sailboat abandoned in
Costa Rica seven months ago
apparently drifted thousands of
miles before being discovered
off Hawaii late yesterday
WORLD
CUP SOCCER:
Costa Rica Better Than in 2002,
Ssays Wanchope
Costa Rica's all-time leading
scorer Paulo Wanchope says the
Ticos are a better side than
four years ago when they
narrowly missed out on reaching
the knockout stages at the World
Cup.
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