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Tuesday 24 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Dengue Threatens
Carnavales de Limón
The annual Limón
carnival may be
cancelled if the number
of cases of Dengue does
not decrease over the
next couple of weeks,
said authorities from
the Ministerio de Salud
yesterday.
Experts Fear Eruption Of
Turrialba
Due to intense activity
and the presence of
gases and smoke that the
Volcán Turrialba
continues emanate, the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) has
decided to maintain the
national park closed.
Panama, Costa Rica to
Discuss Policies
Panama and Costa Rica
will study important
political, trade and
migratory issues during
a bilateral meeting on
July 26 and 27,
announced the Panamanian
Foreign Ministry.
HBSC Opens Its Doors in
Costa Rica
Yesterday the Banex
signs went down and by
HSBC signs as the
British financial giant
began operations in
Costa Rica. HSBC is one
of the largest banking
and financial services
organizations in the
world, calling itself
the world's local bank.
Costa Rica Wages War on
Drugs
Known abroad mostly for
its political stability,
pristine beaches and
eco-tourism, this
country without an army
has suddenly found
itself in the middle of
the war on drugs.
July 25 Holiday To
Be Celebrate Monday
Although tomorrow, July 25, is a
national holiday - the celebration of
the Anexión de Guanacaste (annexation of
Guanacaste to Costa Rica), the day off
will be on Monday July 30th.
Venezuela Cancels
Nicaragua's Debt
Venezuela has cancelled
Nicaragua's us$33.2
million debt under the
framework of a debt
relief initiative,
Nicaragua's Foreign
Ministry announced.
Panama for Multi-Million
loans for the Canal
Panama Canal's manager
Alberto Aleman began a
series of meetings with
40 financial entities in
New York looking for
multi million loans to
enlarge the canal.
Child Trafficking Soars
in Guatemala
Child trafficking has
become pretty common in
Guatemala whose laws are
not strong enough to
fight the scourge.
Guatemala Nabs 2nd
String Assassins
Guatemalan police
arrested agent Carlos
Humberto Orellana Aroche
in La Libertad, Peten
State on Monday, for
participating in the
assassination of three
Salvadorian deputies and
their driver.
Colombia installs 3rd
military base on its
border with Venezuela
The Colombian army
installed its third
military base with 1,000
troops on the border
with Venezuela, the
Colombian government
said on Monday.
COLOMBIA:
'Independence? What
Independence?'
Indigenous Peoples Ask
Colombia celebrated 197
years of independence
from Spain on Friday,
Jul. 20. On Monday, at
dawn, some 5,000
indigenous people set
off on an 800-kilometre
journey to ask the
government, "what
independence?"
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