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The circus
is in town. However, all the wild animals, as
shown on the outside signs, stayed home. Costa
Rica has banned all wild animals and will
allow only domestic animals to employed in
circus shows!
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There is Corruption at Transit Police, Director Admits
Anyone who has driven in Costa
Rica can attest that at times they have found themselves in a position to
pay a traffic fine directly to a Transit Police official.
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Red, Green, Stop, Go?
The Ministry of Transport and
Public Works (MOPT) continues to have it's problems. A recent report
published in the Spanish daily newspaper, La Nacion, it reports that the
country's traffic lights have been without maintenance for more than 2
weeks.
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It's Getting Hotter!
It appears that summer is
starting to kick in. According to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- th national weather agency - they are predicting a reduction in the winds
that are bringing the cold air and a rise in temperature to a seasonal
level.
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How Costa Rican Biker Gave Montreal Cops the Slip
Armed with forged documents and a believable tale of being a Quebec
businessman from Costa Rica, a Hells Angel and one of North America's most
wanted men duped Montreal police in April 2003 after being caught drunk
behind the wheel.
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Peddling Pedophilia?
Gay men into young teenage boys
are finding help with Caribbean vacation plans from a South Florida gay
magazine.
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Honduras: Six years of injustice for
Oscar and Jose Luis
Two children were kidnapped, tortured and murdered. The principal suspects
have been identified and Casa Alianza has witnesses who have identified
them. There is an unsigned arrest warrant. But six years after the murders,
the absence of justice in Honduras is, once again, overwhelming.
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Hello Friends!
As this year comes to a close,
I want to tell you about a recent message from Enrique. |
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Surf the Caribbean!
It's not the only one, but it's a good place to start!
If you're new to the pastime and anxious to learn the right way, consider
attending a surf camp or school.
Beginners get intensive surf instructions from professional surfing
instructors.Camps are all-inclusive and many extras such as transportation,
home-cooked meals, great accommodations in the prime surfing area of Tamarindo/Playa
Grande, surfing photos, taxes, tips, and lots more are all included in the
price.
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ARGENTINA:
Hunger Endemic Among the Little Ones
The children, some of them carrying
younger brothers and sisters, file in and take their places at the tables, to
wait for the only meal they will eat that day, and perhaps even one of the few
they will receive that week.
The scene repeats itself day after day in thousands of community soup kitchens
around Argentina, where poverty and unemployment have left shelves and tables
empty in so many homes, and where chronic malnutrition is compromising the
future of as many as six million children.
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CUBA:
Internet Only in
Dollars, and Away from Home
Internet access will become even
more limited in Cuba when a government resolution takes effect later this month,
allowing only those who pay for telephone service in dollars to connect --
except for some specially authorised cases.
Even though Cubans currently do not have opportunity to create a personal
account for navigating the Internet, in the future the majority will not be able
to access the web from their homes at all.
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