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The Instituto Nacional de
Seguros celebrated the 35th
anniversary of the fire station
in Santo Domingo de Heredia with
a parade that included some
founding members. [Foto: Alonso
Gómez Siles/Prense Libre].
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New Comptroller to be Investigated
A campaign to force the recently appointment of Alex Solís,
brother of the 2000 presidential candidate, Otton Solís, to resign as comptroller
is picking up speed.
Former Vice President Asked to Explain Her
Relationship to the Fischel Corporation
Former Vice President, Astrid Fischel, will be facing a panel of
legislative deputies who are investigating the Caja Costarricense de
Seguro Social (CCSS) scandal, to explain her relationship with the
Fischel Corporation.
Three Dead, Apparent Victims of a Crime of Passion
Early Sunday morning in Birrí de Santa Bárbara de Heredia, according to
witnesses, a man identified as Cristian Alvarado, 26 years of age,
arrived at the house of his friend Jonathan, a friend of his estranged
wife.
US Authorities Seize Advertising Revenue In Crusade
Against Online Gambling
According to a report in the New York Times, the US authorities have
stepped up their campaign against offshore online gambling sites by
seizing advertising revenue paid to media firm, Discovery Communications
by Costa Rica-based online casino operation, Tropical Paradise.
News
Briefs
Claudia Poll of Costa Rica came in third in 4 minutes, 9.82
seconds in the women's 400-metre freestyle fourth and final stop on
the Mare Nostrum tour. Yamada Sachiko of Japan won the gold medal in a
time of four minutes, 8.18 seconds and Camelia Potec second in
4:09.34.
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European Nations To Fund Central
American/Caribbean Tax Study, by Amanda Banks
The governments of
Britain, Norway and Sweden, through the Inter-American Development
Agency, are to help finance a study of tax reforms taking place in
Central American and Caribbean countries, including Costa Rica and
Belize.
Hundreds of thousands turn out for gay pride
parade
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Go-go boys and drag queens waved
rainbow-colored flags as hundreds of thousands of dancing revelers
clogged a downtown avenue to celebrate gay pride on Sunday.
Chavez says Bush is his real adversary in August
15 recall referendum
Long-standing tension between
Caracas and Washington flared anew when President Hugo Chavez, fighting
for his job in a recall vote, said US President George W. Bush -- not
the Venezuelan opposition -- was his true political foe.
Latin America's First Anti-Kidnap School in Bogota
Colombia, the world's kidnapping
capital, inaugurated the first school in Latin America dedicated solely
to teaching security forces how to rescue hostages and neutralize
hostage-takers.
International News from the New York Times
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SPECIAL REPORTS:
ENVIRONMENT-URUGUAY:
Eat Fish, but Skip the Liver
In Uruguay's coastal
waters, where the Río de la Plata (River Plate) flows into the Atlantic Ocean,
”lead and chrome are the heavy metals with highest concentration in the
sediment,” Federico Viana, a biologist with the University of the Republic, told
IPS. ”Chrome is highly toxic. Even at low concentrations it has lethal
effects,” said Viana, head of an investigation of heavy metal contamination in
fish species along the Montevideo coastline.
THE TAKE:
Top 10 Vomit Comets
Whether you are tourist, expatriate
or local Tico you have had to ride on at least one of the fleet of "vomit
comets". Here is our Top Ten list of the worst bus rides in Costa Rica.
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