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From
6:00am
today
2.6
million
Costa
Rican
voters
will be
asked to
make
their
decision
on the
Tratado
de Libre
Comercio
(TLC),
ending
five
years of
debate,
discussion
and
protests.
The
voting
ends at
6:00pm
and the
results
are
expected
by the
end of
the day.
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Costa Rica Lures Big
Tour Outfits
Several years ago, when
the Chicago-based
Caravan Tours
(800-Caravan or
caravantours.com)
created a 10-day, $995
tour of Costa Rica (not
including airfare there
and back), it attracted
so many bookings that it
is today the largest
single source of
tourists to that Central
American nation.
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AyA, Cabei put up US$114 million
for nationwide waterworks
Costa Rican water and sewage
authority AyA and the Central
American Bank for Economic
Integration (Cabei) have agreed
to provide ¢58.9 billion colones
(US$114 million) for waterworks
throughout the country,
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Costa Rica Has No `Plan
B' for U.S. Free Trade
Deal
Costa Rican President
Oscar Arias Sanchez said
his country's us$21.5
billion economy will
lose investment and jobs
if voters don't back a
free trade accord with
the U.S. in a national
referendum on Oct. 7.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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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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Sunday 07 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
VOTE DAY!
"X" Will End Five
Years of Debate
At 6:00am sharp today,
some 2.6 million Costa Ricans voters
will take part in the first ever
national referendum to decide the future
of the country and the fate of the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United States.
White House Warns
Costa Rica Ahead of
Vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The United States will
not renegotiate a free
trade agreement with
Costa Rica if voters in
that country turn down
the pact in a referendum
on Sunday, the White
House said.
Arias Confirms He Will
Vote "Si"
Costa Rican president,
Óscar Arias Sánchez,
will be voting at the
Escuela Carlos Sanabria
Mora de Pavas at
10:30am, according to
information by the press
office of Casa
Presidencial.
Solís Confident of
a "No" Victory Today
The leader of the
Partido Acción Cuidadana (PAC), Ottón
Solís, is totally confindent of a "No"
win int today's referendum vote on the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC).
A Quiet Day as Costa
Ricans Vote
Organizations both
against and Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement
with the United States -
predict a peaceful day
in Costa Rica today, as
Costa Ricans are asked
to choose between "Si"
and "No" for the future
of the trade deal.
Nicaragua Signs Deal
with IMF
President Daniel Ortega
announced a three-year
agreement with the
International Monetary
Fund that stresses on
social expenses to keep
its macroeconomic
indicators.
UN Says Panama Mystery
Disease is Malnutrition
Reuters - The U.N. has
dismissed Panama's
claims it is fighting a
mystery respiratory
illness that has killed
at least 10 people,
saying the deaths are
linked to malnutrition.
Panama Canal
Breaks Single Day Transit and Annual
Tonnage Records
The Panama Canal
Authority (ACP) has announced that it
broke one annual record and set two new
single-day records.
26 Killed in Bus-Train
Collision in Cuba
A passenger bus on
Saturday collided with a train in
southeastern Cuba, killing at least 26
and injuring 71, a local official from
the transportation department said.
Venezuela Teacher
Salaries Soar
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez announced a
40-percent salary
increase of teachers, a
measure that will be
implemented as of
November.
Nicaragua Bonds Tumble
as Ortega Aligns With
Iran, Venezuela
As far as bond investors
are concerned,
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega is
returning to his
Sandinista roots.
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/Buy us$1 |
/Sell us$1 |
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¢520.74 |
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B.C.C.R.
06 October 2007 |
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