San José, Costa Rica - Thursday 02 September 2004

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Business at Riteve is back to normal now that there is an accord with the protestors by the MOPT to review Riteve's practices and a call of Riteve's owners to sit down to renegotiate the agreement. Click for larger image!

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Costa Rica in Crisis
Internal Battles Begin Within the Government Ranks
The accord with the protestors was signed, but before the ink could dry, the battle within government ranks broke out.

Sex Education Coming to the Classrooms
According to the Hospital Psiquiátrico Infantil (Children's Psychiatric Hospital), three of out of every ten Costa Rican children suffer for sexual abuse.

Interpol Nabs Another Fugitive
Following several months of investigations and pusuit, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) and Interpol were able to capture American, Robert Thomas Ondilla, who was wanted in the state of Georgia for drug trafficking.

Police Officer Involved in Murder of Italian Businessman
A member of the Fuerza Publica, a 23 year old man identified only by his last name, Valerio, was arrested by the Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIJ) as one of four suspected in the murder of Italian businessman, Gugliemo Proietti.

100 More Names Added to List of Child Murders; Casa Alianza Tells
Continuing violence against Central America’s children and youth under the age of 23 years old left another 100 murdered during the month of July.

Price of Rice to Decrease 50%
Good news, the price of rice is dropping The Asociación de Consumidores Libres (ACL) has asked the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) for a 50% decrease in the price of rice at the consumer level.

Did you Know?
There are more than 78,000 coffee growers in Costa Rica.  

Torrijos takes office as Panamanian president
Martin Torrijos Espino was sworn in as the new Panamanian president on Wednesday in the Atlapa Conventions Center of the capital.

Colombia Looks to Build Drug Crime Museum
A sprawling hacienda once owned by Pablo Escobar, emblematic of the drug lord's excesses, may soon house a museum highlighting the evils of drug trafficking, a top Colombian official said.

Argentina Completes High Court Purge as Judge Quits
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's anti-corruption purge of the Supreme Court concluded on Wednesday as a justice in impeachment proceedings quit.

International News from the New York Times
 

Are Latin America and the Caribbean ready to meet the health challenges of the coming senior boom? On October 14, 2003, the world's oldest person died. Elizabeth "Ma Pampo" Israel was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 1875, before telephones or light existed. At 128, Ma Pampo had a weak voice and had all but lost her eyesight, but she still loved visitors. For much of her life, she had worked in the sugarcane fields, and until her death she rose every morning at 5 a.m. to pray.  Authorities say her longevity owed much to the tranquility of Dominica , the world's "centenarian capital," with more than 20 men and women over age 100 among its 70,000 inhabitants.

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