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Friday 28 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
09
Days
Latest Poll Shows
Referendum Vote In A "Tie"
In the latest poll, the
"Si" campaign shows some gain, but
technically is neck to neck with the
"No" with decided voters on the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free trade
agreement with the United States that
will be decided on October 7.
Costa Rica Maintains Its
Tourist Attraction
Costa Rica continues to
be a magnet for foreign
visitors shown by an
accumulated growth of
9.18% to August over the
same period last year,
according to the Cámara
de Turismo (Canatur).
Former President Clinton
Asks Costa Ricans To
Vote "Si"
Former U.S. president,
Bill Clinton, is asking
Costa Ricans to vote in
favour of the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement
with the United States.
Clinton offered his
opinion during the third
annual Clinton Global
Initiative meeting held
at Carnegie Hall.
Taxi Fares Going
Up
Although the Foro Nacional de Taxistas
(taxi association) asked for an 8%
increase in taxi fares, the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
- government regulator - approved a 10%
hike.
Coffee Conference Next
Week
October and November are
"coffee" months as the
annual international
conference of coffee
harvesters takes place.
Bellavista Aside,
Glencairn Refocuses on
Nicaragua
With the future of its
Bellavista mine in
doubt, Glencairn Gold
Corp. will refocus
its vision to Nicaragua,
President and CEO Peter
Tagliamonte told the
Denver Gold Forum.
Panamanian police free 2
Syrians after probe of
actions on flight
Panamanian authorities
said Thursday they had
freed two Syrian
passengers and found no
terrorist links to four
others still in custody
after they allegedly
tried to enter an
airplane cockpit during
a flight from Cuba.
Cuba Raises Eyebrow at
Bush Tantrum
Cuban Foreign Minister
Felipe Perez Roque
termed scandalous and
rude US President George
W. Bush's stance at the
UN General Assembly.
Bolivia, Iran sign
documents to boost ties
Bolivia and Iran signed
a series of documents on
Thursday in La Paz,
Bolivia's administrative
capital, after the two
countries decided to
strengthen diplomatic
and economic ties, news
reaching here said.
VENEZUELA:
Anti-Domestic Violence
Campaign Targets Men
If the coffee is cold,
he goes ballistic,
smashes the cup on the
floor and lashes out at
his partner. If she
doesn’t come running
when he calls, or their
daughter cries, he
shouts impatiently and
hits her. These are some
of the scenes in
unprecedented TV spots
now appearing in
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