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Handcuffed,
Matteo
quintavalle,
was
escorted
from the
offices
of the
Ministerio
Público
yesterday
afternoon
after
more
than
four
hour of
questions.
Quintavalle,
who was
the
subject
of a
massive
manhunt
week,
presented
himself
to
authorities,
accompanied
by his
lawyer
and his
lover.
[Foto:
Luis
Morales]
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The Non
Sensicals Of Our
Traffic Laws
Traffic laws in Costa
Rica are upheld by the Dirección
General Policía de Tránsito,
with some 800 officials or
Tránsitos as their known, who
patrol the highways and bi-ways
of the nation.
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People Words
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English has different names for different people. By learning the words
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Tuesday 17 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Quintavalle Behind Bars
The saga of Matteo Quintavalle continues
as the Italian businessman wanted by the
authorities for failing to show to
answer their questions, woke up this
morning behind the bars of the San
Sebastían jail in San José.
Banco Popular Scolded By
Contraloría For Waste in
Failed Computer System
The Contraloría General
de la República
(Comptroller's office)
has pulled the red
carpet under the feet of
the Banco Popular for
spending millions on a
computer system that has
not given results.
Peace with Nature
Costa Rica has chosen to
give a respite to the
environment and to
become the world leader
in its preservation. In
order to do so, the
nation launched the
“Peace with Nature”
initiative.
Honduras May, Like Costa
Rica, Go Way of China
The decision by Costa
Rica to begin diplomatic
relations with China
last June 1, maybe
copied by other Central
American nations, who
see the Chinese market
as a great opportunity
with more than 1 billion
people.
Health Hotel
Paradise Cosmetic Inn started operating
in Alajuela as an ideal place for those
recovering from medical treatment,
particularly plastic surgery, which many
foreigners undergo here to take
advantage of top professional quality
and low costs.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
New Buses Operate in
Panama
Panamanians started to
operate Monday a new
articulated bus called
"Chinese Dragon,"
promising to solve the
crisis gripping the
urban public
transportation,
dependent of old and
dangerous US buses "Red
Devil."
Honduras, Thousands
Infected by Dengue
The spread of dengue in
Honduras has infected
more than six thousand
persons during this
first half of the year,
health authorities
admitted.
Salvadoran Church: No
Troops to Iraq
The Salvadoran Church
strongly rejected on
Monday President Elias
Antonio Saca's
announcement that a
ninth group of
Salvadoran soldiers will
go to Iraq next month.
Menchu calls to Build
Pluralist Guatemala
The Guatemalan
indigenous are now in
the process of passing
from resistance to
power, affirmed
Rigoberta Menchu while
explaining her
government's program to
thousands of farmers´
leaders.
Cuba, Venezuela Create
Companies
Cuba and Venezuela are
working to form joint
metal working companies
as part of the projects
derived from the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
announced Cuban
minister, Marta Lomas.
LATIN AMERICA:
Catholic Church Renews
'Option for the Poor'
The Roman Catholic
Church plans to
undertake concrete
projects in the next
four years to help
overcome poverty in
Latin America, the
region with the most
glaring income
inequalities in the
world.
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