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DISENCHANTED!
Costa Ricans were left
disenchanted and breathless in
the face of defeat when the
Costa Rican national team lost
to Ecuador 3-0 and was
eliminated from advancing to the
next round of World Cup play.
New Immigration Law Worries
Refugee Organization
The
representative of the Alto
Comisionado de las Unidas para
los Refugiados (Acnur), Agni
Castro Pita, is not hiding his
feelings with regards of the new
"Ley de Migración" (immigration
law) that was passed last year
during the Pacheco
administration.
Constitutional Court Ends "Guaro"
Monopoly
The "Cacique guaro", the
national drink distilled from
sugar cane, will now no longer
be a monopoly of the Fábrica
Nacional de Licores (Fanal)
following a Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court) decision.
Arias In Audience With the Pope
President Oscar Arias, on tour
in Europe, met today with Pope
Benedict XVI at the Vatica,
following a meeting with Italian
president, Giorgio Napolitano.
Big "Tico
Bingo" Draw This Sunday
Sunday is Father's Day in Costa
Rica and the Benemérita Cruz
Roja Costarricense (Costa Rican
Red Cross) will be holding it
"big" prize draw this Sunday in
honour of all fathers. The total
prize purse will be ˘500 million
colones (us$975.000) and tickets
cost only ˘1.000 colones
(us$1.95).
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