Mexican
Media
Says
HSBC
Costa
Rica
Involved
in
Cuba
Money
Laundering
The
report
published
today
by
El
Universal
of
Mexico,
reveals
that
accounts
opened
in
the
name
of
the
embassies
of
Cuba
and
Cuban
nationals
with
restrictions,
despite
the
financial
constraints
of
the
embargo
Washington
imposed
on
Havana
in
1962,
according
to a
report
by
the
U.S.
Senate
on
the
vulnerabilities
Americans
by
"laundering"
drug
money
and
terrorist
financing.
Charging
Costa
Rica's
Traffic
Officials
Becoming
A
Fad
In
the
past
couple
of
weeks
"officiales
de
Tránsito"
-
traffic
officials
-
have
been
targets
of
angry
drivers
avoiding
being
stopped
and
fined.
25th
of
July
Celebrations
Residents
of
Nicoya
Canton
Protested
the
Government’s
Unfulfilled
Promises
The
Public
Force
present
during
the
25th
of
July
civic
act
intimidated
Marcos
Jimenez,
mayor
of
Nicoya,
demanding
his
identification
card
while
he
marched
in a
peaceful
protest.
105.000
New
License
Plates
Already
in
Circulation
In
seven
months
some
105.000
new
license
plates
-
the
alpha
numeric
plates
-
are
already
in
circulation.
Export
Picture
Good,
Despite
Crisis
Minister
of
Foreign
Trade
Anabel
Gozalez
predicts
that,
despite
a
grim
economic
picture
for
the
European
Union
and
a
stubborn
recovery
for
the
United
States,
that
2012
exports
will
reach
the
$15
billion
goal
set
last
year.
Millicom
International
Cellular:
Rebranding
of
Cable
Business
in
Costa
Rica
to
Tigo
As
reported
last
week
(Move
Over
Amnet
As
Name
Changes
To Tigo),
it
is
now
official
that
the
brand
Amnet
has
disappeared
from
the
Costa
Rica
market,
as
the
parent
company,
rebranded
to
Tigo.
Costa
Rica
Readying
For
The
Annual
"Romeria"
In a
matter
of
days
more
than
two
million
are
expected
to
descend
on
the
old
Metropolis
or
Cartago,
to
pay
homage
to
the Virgen
de
los
Angeles,
affectionately
known
as
"La
Negrita",
in
the
annual
"romeria".
The OneCall Ground Transportation Experience!
Power
&
Water
Cuts
in
San
José
Today
The
national
light
and
power
company,
the
Compañia
Nacional
de
Fuerza
y
Luz
(CNFL)
announced
several
communities
in
the
Metropolitan
Area
(San
José)
will
not
have
electrical
power
today.
The
Sexiest
Cars
Of
All
Time
A
car
can
be
as
sexy
as a
person,
maybe
even
more.
Part
of
the
appeal
of a
car
is
purely
physical:
proportions
and
curves,
size
and
power.
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