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Saturday 24 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
175.000 Costa Ricans
Cannot Leave the Country
What do 175.000 Costa
Ricans have in common?
Besides the love for
their country, they
cannot leave it, as that
is the number of Costa
Ricans who are
prohibited from leaving
the country for falling
behind in child support
or are accused of a
crime and waiting their
day in court.
Intelligent
Traffic Lights To Be A Reality Next Week
Following delay after
delay the new intelligent traffic light
system that will combat traffic
congestion in downtown San José should
start operating on Tuesday, November 27,
accoring to the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT).
Quintavalle Faces
Charges in the U.S.
Italian businessman, Matteo Quintavalle,
who is in Costa Rica under preventive
detention (jail), accused of fraud by 17
American investors, now faces charges in
the United States as well.
Fake 911 Class Can
Be Costly
A legislative commission
is study the possibility of imposing a
¢220.000 colones (us$435) fine for
making false calls to the 911 emergency
service.
Gut of Costa Rican
Termites Holds Key to
Improve Biofuel Process
A group of scientists
backed by the U.S.
Department of Energy
(DOE) has discovered a
rich source of enzymes
in the guts of tiny
termites that will
improve the conversion
of wood or waste biomass
into biofuels.
Nicaraguan Women March
Against Violence
Nicaraguan women from
across the nation will
gather in Managua Friday
to mark International
Day for Elimination of
Violence against Women
and denounce abuses to
which they are subject,
organizers announced.
Panamanian Banana
Workers Denounce Abuse
Panamanian banana
producers are waiting
for authorities to
process their reports of
unfair practices against
the US Chiquita Brands
multinational company,
which forces them to
sell the fruit at a loss
and prevents them from
exporting to other
markets.
El Salvador Urged to
Change Anti-Violence
Policy
Humanitarian bodies have
urged the Salvadorean
Government to
immediately change the
policy designed to
counter violence, which
killed over 2,976 people
in the first ten months
of 2007.
Guatemala Watch Dogs Out
of Cash
The International
Commission against
Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
reported serious
difficulties Friday
because as of next year
it will not have
financial resources to
function, besides facing
opposition by some
sectors.
Colombia
Proposes FARC to Hand
Over Hostages to
Venezuela or France
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe said on
Friday he hoped the
Colombia's Revolutionary
Armed Forces (FARC)
rebels to hand over
hostages to France,
Venezuela or the
International Red Cross.
COLOMBIA:
Door ‘Definitively’
Closed on Chávez’s
Mediation
"Hey, I want to ask you
a question. How many
police officers and
soldiers are being held
hostage by the FARC?"
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez asked
Colombian army chief
General Mario Montoya. |
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