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The Ministerio de Salud says
that there still are 14.300
that under the age of 5 or
greater than 65 than need to
be vaccinated. The Heath
Ministry is giving them
until Marh 18 to visit a
CCSS health centre and get
the free vaccination, as
part of a program to
vaccinate 265.000 people at
a cost of ¢450 million
colones (almost us$1 million
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Costa Ricans Would Ratify CAFTA
Many adults in Costa Rica want the country’s lawmakers to endorse a
proposed commerce agreement, according to a poll by Demoscopia.
Costa Rican Sugar to be Sold in Canadian
Supermarkets
Come next month, Costa Rican sugar will be
making it's appearance in Wal-Mart in Canada, with the first shipment of
73.329 kilos each month, according to the director of Liga
Agrícola de la Caña (Laica).
Mud racing, This company Loves Misery
The road to
paradise is paved with mud. That's the way this pack of
mountain bikers sees it, anyway, as we hammer our pedals to stay at the
front of more than 3,000 cyclists circling Arenal Lake in an annual bike
rally.
A Defiant Meco to Appeal Airport Contract
Plans to expand Liberia's Daniel Oduber Airport were dealt a major
setback late this week with the announcement the Bagaces-based heavy
construction firm, Meco S.A., would appeal a decision on a contract for
additional airplane parking.
"Card/Palm Reading" Is A Scam, Police
Say
The Unidad de Investigación Especializada del Ministerio de Seguridad
Pública believes that those who dedicate themselves to tarot card and
palm reading, and who frequently place ads in the local newspaper
advertising their "powers", are a fraud.
LATIN AMERICA
Chilean gov't announces mourning for anti-Pinochet Communist leader
The Chilean government ordered a two-day national mourning for Gladys
Marin, chairwoman of the Chilean Communist Party, who led a campaign
against the military regime of Augusto Pinochet.
Bolivian president to submit resignation Monday
Embattled Bolivian President Carlos Mesa announced Sunday that he will
submit his resignation to the National Congress on Monday.
9 killed in grenade attack
in Colombia
Nine people were killed and 20 others wounded in a grenade attack on a
dance party at a town in southwest Colombia, authorities said Sunday. |
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