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Johan
Montoya
Guevara,
told
police
that he
was shot
in the
eye, for
being
witness,
by one
of two
men who
escaped
on a
motorcycle
following
a
robbery
at the
Aurola
Holiday
Inn
hotel in
downtown
San José
yesterday
afternoon.
[Foto:
Adolfo
Alvarado]
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Guatemala and Costa
Rica: In and Out of
CAFTA
It was a short, but
eloquent, announcement:
after nearly a year in
CAFTA's orbit, the same
traditional exports as
always are growing,
outside of the Central
American Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA). The
message is overwhelming:
the country "sacrificed"
itself to the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) with the
United States for
nothing.
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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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of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Thursday 19 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Counterfeiting A Multi
Million Dollar Business
in Costa Rica
Clothing, compact discs,
perfumes, shoes and
books are only some of
the items in
distribution by
counterfeiters, who in
many cases attempt to
sell the knock offs for
being original.
Water Shortage
Predicted For the Central Valley in 8
Years
AlthWough water was
considered an inexhaustible resource the
Servicio Nacional de Riego y Avenamiento
(Senara) warns that in eight years the
central Valley may see a shortage of at
least 15% of the precious liquid.
Anti-Child
Pornography Measure Singed Into Law
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias signed
a new measure against child pornography
into law yesterday.
"I Knew He Had Killed
Her", Maureen's Mother
Tell Court
In the second day of
trial, the mother of
Maureen Hidalgo
testifying against her
son in law,
accused of killing
his wife, told
the court of the jealous
and violent nature of
Luis Fernando Burgos.
Recope Begins Dredging
At Moín
The Refinadora
Costarricense de
Petroleo S.A. (Recope) -
the sate oil refinery -
this week began dredging
the port of Moín, next
to the port of Limón on
the Caribbean. The
dredging of sediment
will allow for larger
ships to enter the port.
Taiwan Prepares Aid
it Hopes China Can't
Match
Taiwan,
recognized by only 24
governments around the
world, will give $340
million this year to
third-world countries,
playing up new types of
assistance that it hopes
China cannot match, an
aid agency head said on
Wednesday.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
Venezuela, Nicaragua
Create Joint Venture Oil
Firm
PDV Caribe, a branch of
Petroleos de Venezuela
and PETRONIC, a
Nicaraguan state
enterprise, created the
joint venture ALBA de
Nicaragua S. A. (ALBANISA)
Tuesday.
Managua Free of
Illiteracy
Managua will be declared
as of Wednesday the
first Central American
capital free of
illiteracy, after a
successful two-year
literacy campaign with
the Cuban method "Yo Si
Puedo" (Yes, I Can).
Guatemalans Say US Free
Trade Costly
One year after CAFTA-DR
took effect in
Guatemala, the
Guatemalan Social
Organizations Collective
(COS) presented evidence
on Wednesday that its
alleged benefits are
deceptive and false.
Panama, Spain Sign
Understanding
Panama and Spain's
respective leaders,
Martin Torrijos and Jose
Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero,
confirmed by signed
documents a deep
understanding in
international and
economic policies.
Dominicans Pay the Most
Expensive Airline
Tickets
Restrictive offer and
taxes in Dominican
Republic have made
airline tickets became
the most expensive in
the region , affirmed a
research of Listin
Diario published here
Monday.
EL SALVADOR:
Spectre of War Looms
After 15 Years of Peace
Violent clashes between
the police and
demonstrators are
sounding alarm bells for
the peaceful coexistence
that was achieved in El
Salvador in the 1990s
after 12 years of civil
war, say human rights
lawyers, analysts and
activists.
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