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Monday 17 December 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
PANI TO Subsidize
500 Adolescent Mothers To Stay in School
The Patronato Nacional
de la Infancia (PANI) announced that
beginning next year it will be helping
out 500 adolescent mothers who are
enrolled in public colleges with a
monthly payment of ¢50.000 colones
(us$100), in an attempt to keep the
youths in school.
16 Drivers A Day Are
Victims of Crime
According to a report in
the Spanish daily, La
Nación, every day, on
average, 16 owners of
vehicles are victims of
crime in the province of
San José.
61 The Winning Number
For the first time in
its history, the Gordo
Navideño - the Christmas
lottery - draw was held
outside of San José, at
old metropolis of
Cartago.
240,000 Fly Into
Guanacaste
Even though the flow of
passengers through Liberia’s Daniel
Oduber International Airport increased
since November, it is December 15th that
marks the start of the high tourist
season.
AA Offers Discounts to
San José
Looking for a wintertime
getaway to Latin
America? Consider Buenos
Aires (EZE), or perhaps
closer-to-home Panama
City (PTY) or San José (SJO).
Colombia Protests Over
Nicaragua's FARC Remarks
Colombia's government on
Friday formally
complained to Nicaragua
after President Daniel
Ortega, an ex-Marxist
guerrilla, referred to a
Colombian rebel
commander as a brother.
Four Consortiums Compete
To Build New Panama
Canal Ship Locks
Panama will take bids
from four international
consortiums seeking to
build new, larger ship
locks for the Panama
Canal, government
officials said Friday.
Gun battle Between
Police, Suspects Kills 7
in Guatemala
Guatemalan Police holed
up suspected thieves in
a slum on the outskirts
of Guatemala City on
Saturday and exchanged
fire with them, killing
all the six suspects.
Brazil-Argentina Rocket
Blasts Off Successfully
A scientific research
rocket took off
successfully from Brazil
on Sunday, marking the
first time Brazil and
Argentina have
collaborated in a space
mission.
Capitals of Argentina,
Uruguay Agree On Full
Co-op
The mayors of Argentine
capital Buenos Aires and
Uruguayan capital
Montevideo signed an
agreement here on Sunday
to forge closer
cooperation in a wide
range of fields.
Iran Making Push Into
Nicaragua
The second military
helicopter in as many
days hovered over the
jungle and then landed
to a most unwelcome
reception from several
dozen angry Rama Indian
and Creole villagers.
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