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San José, Costa Rica -
Thursday 20 January 2005
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Rain. More Rain. And Then Some More
Rain. The Atlantic Zone is Under Water Again!
Just when things were looking
better for those in the affected area of the Atlantic zone,
torrential rain continued to pound the area, causing more
people to seek refuge in temporary shelters from more
possible flooding.
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Police Bust Airport Gang
In a major police operation,
members of the Fuerza Publica in Alajuela took down a group
of 4 that dedicated themselves to robbing tourists in and
around the San José airport.
more
ICT To Be More Aggressive In Promoting
Tourism
The Instituto
Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Tourism Board - is planning
an aggressive campaign to attract more tourists to Costa
Rica and change the way it collects funds for that end.
more
Cubans Try to Pass Themselves as
Mexicans
Like magic it seems, a group of Cubans were going to
transform themselves into Mexicans. However, alert
immigration officials discovered the scam and stopped the
performance.
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Cuba,
Russia promote aeronautical
cooperation
Cuba and Russia seek to promote
aeronautical cooperation as
indicated by a recent visit to
Moscow by President of the Cuba
Civil Aeronautics Institute (IACC)
Rogelio Acevedo.
more
Bolivian
gov't cuts diesel price to
defuse tension
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa
announced a 13 percent cut in
the diesel price Wednesday night
in a bid to end massive protests
against fuel price hikes decreed
late December, according to
reports from Bolivia.
more
Venezuela
rejects Rice's remarks
Venezuela rejected Wednesday the
remarks by incoming US Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice that
Venezuela "is a negative force
for the region."
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WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
Indigenous
Peoples Claim Their Own Space
'We are the other world,''
declared the organisers of the
indigenous segment of this
year's World Social Forum in
Porto Alegre, Brazil, the fifth
global gathering of
non-governmental groups under
the theme, ''Another world is
possible''.
Since 2001, the World Social
Forum (WSF) has been held
annually as a civil society
counterpoint to the World
Economic Forum, which brings
together the world's political
and business elite in the Swiss
resort town of Davos every year.
For the first time ever, this
year's WSF, taking place Jan.
26-31, will feature a specific
space and activities for
indigenous participants.
''We live as members of a
community, devoted to the
principle of reciprocity, which
includes a solidarity economy,
respect for diversity,
responsibility towards future
generations, protection of the
environment, and building a
world different from the
predominant capitalist model,''
Rona Dos Santos, of the
Coordinating Body for Indigenous
Organisations of the Amazon
Basin (COICA), told IPS. more
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