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Tuesday 18 December 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Cool Reception For
Cellular Lines
The expected cellular
fever by Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) officials never
happened, as only 2.600 people signed up
for service yesterday instead of the
10.000 or more that had been predicted
to gobble up the 340.000 GSM lines made
available beginning yesterday.
Driving Exam Goes Digital
The Consejo de Seguridad
Vial (COSEVI) announced
that, beginning today,
use computers to test
the "written" portion of
the drivers examination
in an attempt to
eliminate the long lines
and corruption at driver
examination centres.
US Visa Fee Increases
Jan 1
The cost of obtaining a
visa to the United
States just got more
expensive. For those
wanting to visit the
U.S., as of January 1,
2008, the must pay
us$131, up from the
current us$100.
U.S. Makes Deals On
Internet Gambling
The United States has
reached a deal with the
European Union, Japan
and Canada to keep its
Internet gambling market
closed to foreign
companies, but is
continuing talks with
India, Antigua and
Barbuda, Macau and Costa
Rica, U.S. trade
officials said on
Monday.
Iron Maiden in Costa
Rica February 26
Iron Maiden will make
the only appearance in
Central America in Costa
Rica on February 26,
2008, as part of its
2008 tour.
Nicaragua Reverses
American's Conviction
A Nicaraguan appeals
court on Monday
overturned the
conviction of an
American man sentenced
to 30 years in prison
for killing his
Nicaraguan girlfriend.
Fidel Castro Says He
Will Not Cling To Power
Cuban leader Fidel
Castro said on Monday he
does not intend to cling
to power or block the
rise of younger
generations.
Cuban VP Unveils
Monument in Ethiopia
Cuban Vice President
Esteban Lazo along with
the President of the
Ethiopian Parliament
Tesome Toga unveiled in
this capital the
Monument Park dedicated
to Cuban
internationalists who
died in that African
nation.
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile
Agree On Road Corridor
Linking Pacific,
Atlantic
Bolivia, Brazil and
Chile have signed an
agreement to create a
corridor linking the
Pacific and Atlantic
oceans, according to
reports reaching here on
Monday.
Helicopter Carrying
Santa Claus Targeted By
Rio's Drug Gangs
RIO DE JANEIRO - A
helicopter transporting
a man wearing a Santa
Claus costume was shot
by drug trafficking
gangs in Rio, the local
press reported on
Monday.
COLOMBIA:
Indians Neither Museum
Exhibits Nor Tourist
Attractions
Indigenous people in
Colombia today are
elected to office as
legislators, governors,
mayors and city
councillors. But their
communities continue to
be seen as marginal,
ignorant or mired in the
deepest poverty.
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