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Friday 05 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
02
Days
San José - Caldera
Highway One Step Closer
to Reality
The long awaited road to
Caldera may soon be a
reality, following an
agreement between the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
and the contractor,
Autopistas del Sol,
where the MOPT has
agreed to pay the
additional us$72 million
dollars for the
completion of the road.
U.S. Warns Costa Rica
Against Rejecting CAFTA
Costa Rica could lose
valuable access to the
U.S. market if the
country rejects a
free-trade agreement
with the United States
when voters go to the
polls on Sunday, a top
U.S. official said.
Referendum, the Most
Watched in History
Sunday's referendum on
the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States - will be
the most internationally
observed electoral event
in history, authorities
in San José confirmed.
China Talks Up Costa
Rica Tourism
Chinese tourists are
being encouraged by
their own government to
visit Costa Rica. The
recommendation comes
nearly four months after
Costa Rica broke 60
years of ties with
Taiwan and established
diplomatic relations
with Beijing.
Drunken Driving
Priest Accuses Media of Persecution
The Catholic priest,
Carlos Humberto Abarca, blames media
persecution following being pulled over
by the Policía de Tránsito (traffic
police) during a routine check where the
priest was found to be behind the wheel
of a vehicle with a blood alcohol
content of 2.52, well above the 0.99
that is permitted under the traffic
laws.
Nicaragua Authorities
Seize Coke Cargo
Nicaraguan police
confiscated
approximately 800
kilograms of cocaine on
the border with Costa
Rica, National Police
Chief First Commissioner
Aminta Granera informed
on Thursday.
Latin America, US Study
Europe Banana Imports
Latin America and the
United States are
studying the European
Union banana import
regulations and its
effects since it went
into effect on January
1, 2006.
Panama Backs Evo for
Nobel Prize
Grassroots leaders,
celebrities and unions
from Panama expressed
Thursday support for Evo
Morales' Nobel Peace
Prize candidature.
Guatemala, Korea
Establish Diplomatic
Relations
Guatemala and the
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK)
agreed to establish
diplomatic relations,
reports reaching here
quoted the Guatemalan
Foreign Ministry as
saying on Thursday.
Chilean judge orders
arrest of Pinochet's
family
A Chilean judge on
Thursday ordered the
detention of the widow
and five children of
late ruler Augusto
Pinochet in relation to
corruption allegations.
CORRUPTION-CHILE:
Pinochet’s Family in
Jail
A Chilean judge ordered
the arrest of the widow
of former dictator
General Augusto Pinochet
(1973-1990), his five
children, and 17 of his
closest civilian and
military associates on
corruption charges
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