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Tránsito With A Firm
Hand In Palmares
If you are heading out to the Palmares
Festival, here are a few recommendations.
One, don't drink and drive. Two, make sure
your 2010 Marchamo is paid. And, three, use
your seatbelt, for the Policía de Tránsito
have a 'zero tolerance" policy in effect in
the area of Palmares and all roads leading
to and from.
Nicaraguan Gambling
Firm Plans Online Expansion Using Costa
Rican Domain
A Las Vegas-based operator of Nicaraguan
land casinos is in the final stages of
launching a Costa Rica-based online casino
and sportsbook with a .cr domain.
Costa Rica's Circuito
Nacional de Surf Moves to Esterillos this
Weekend
For the first time ever, the Circuito
Nacional de Surf DayStar (CNS), will have a
tournament at the beach Palo Seco de Parrita,
which will take place on January 16 and 17.
Arias Says He Will Not
Attend Honduras Ceremony
Costa Rican president, Óscar Arias, said on
Wednesday that he will not attend the "traspaso
de poderes" (transfer of power) in Honduras
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/ Central America
HONDURAS
Honduras Congress Gives up Debating Amnesty
TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran Congress has given up debating a questioned amnesty bill for crimes linked to the military coup last June, due to lack of consensus among the factions.
PANAMA
Panama's Banco General Sees Profit Up On Loan Growth In 2010
PANAMA - The banking arm of Panama's BG Financial Group Inc. expects its bottom line to benefit from an increase in lending this year as an economic recovery in Central America takes hold.
EL SALVADOR
1.4 Million Salvadoran Children Attend School
SAN SALVADOR - School began in El Salvador with 1.4 million children enrolled who, for the first time, will receive uniforms, shoes and school materials free of charge.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala, El Salvador Say Coffee Safe from Cold
GUATEMALA - Guatemala's coffee harvest was not hurt by unusually cold weather in recent days, said the national coffee association on Wednesday, while neighboring El Salvador said its crops were also spared serious damage. |
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/ Special Reports
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Soldiers Accused of
Extrajudicial Killings Freed
Over the last two weeks, 31
Colombian soldiers accused of
the forced disappearance and
murder of 11 young men from the
poor Bogotá suburb of Soacha
have been released from prison
on the grounds that they were
not formally indicted within 90
days of their arrest, as
established by Colombian law. |
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Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces |
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Google Launches Nexus
One Phone
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Google has
announced the
Nexus One, a new
HTC phone that
showcases the
latest version
of the Android
mobile operating
system. Google
also announced
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smartphone marketplace where consumers
can buy phones and service plans, and get
setup and support information. |
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