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Referendum Process Under Way
The process of the referendum on
the Tratado de Libre Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement
with the United States - is on
track, according to the Tribunal
Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)
officials, who say they already
have the 10.000 citizens already
trained to operate the voting
stations when Costa Ricans make
history in the first popular
vote in the country to decide
their fate.
In this photo
released by the
Miss Universe
2007
Organization on
Friday, Veronica
Gonzalez, Miss
Costa Rica 2007,
poses in a
Mexicana
airplane jet
engine during a
photo shoot in
Mexico City. She
will compete for
the title of
Miss Universe
2007 during the
56th annual Miss
Universe
competition in
Mexico City on
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Weatherman Says Rainy Season Is
Here Early
Good news and bad news. The
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional
(IMN) - the weatherman - is
predicting that the transition
towards the rainy season is
fully underway and that the the
coming week will be filled with
rain, especially in the
afternoons that will be filled
with thunderstorms and heavy
downpours.
Traffic Police Must Accompany
Drunk Driver For Blood Test
The Comisión Interinstitucional
de Tránsito has ruled that
Tránsito (traffic ) officials
must, as part of their duties,
accompany drivers to a medical
centre for a blood test if the
offending driver requests one.
Medical Air Transfers Suspended
Getting sick or injured in
remote places can become a risk
to life as the sección de
Vigilancia Aérea del Ministerio
de Seguridad Pública (air
support of the Security
ministry) has suspended
"ambulance" flights due to lack
of funds to purchase fuel for
the planes.
Struggle
for Whales
Costa Rican environmentalist
groups are making efforts to
enlist the help of Nicaragua to
protect whales.
Nicaragua Gets to
Roots of Hunger
The Zero Hunger
program, whose aim
is to benefit about
75,000 rural
families in five
years, starts
Saturday in a
distant northern
community of
Nicaragua.
Nearly 13.5 Hectares Honduras
Forests Burned
Nearly 13.5 hectares of
woodlands have been destroyed by
burns this year, Lucky Medina,
chief of the Environment
Department at the Honduran
Forest Development Corporation (COHDEFOR),
stated on Saturday.
Bolivia Nationalization Gains
Ground
The Bolivian government took
control of energy resources
after signing 44 oil contracts
with 12 transnational companies,
the most publicized event of the
week that concludes today.
Brazilian Man Offers to Sell
Wife For $50
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) --
The government has ordered an
Internet auction site to remove
an advertisement in which a
Brazilian man offered to sell
his wife for about $50.
Havana Event Snubs
US Trade Deals
A speech by
President of the
Cuban Parliament
Ricardo Alarcon and
a panel on the
Network in Defense
of Humankind are
expected to mark the
end of the Sixth
Hemispheric Meeting
on the Struggle
against Free Trade
Agreements, in
session at the
Havana Convention
Center.
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