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Tuesday 11 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Countdown to TLC Referendum:
26
Days
Vice President
Casas Will Not Participate in "Si"
Campaign
Second vice-president of
Costa Rica, Kevin Casas, announced
yesterday his decision to leave the "Si"
campaign on the TLC to avoid more
reactions to a memorandum with
controversial proposals that was sent to
president Óscar Arias .
Private Consortium Will
Buy Up Garbage
The Costa Rican
consortium Amaral Isotex
will be giving several
municipalities a respite
from their constant
refuse problems by
buying up their garbage
with the intention of
processing it and
converting it to
biodiesel fuel and
fertilizer.
Customs Operations At
Peñas Blancas To Be
Interrupted With Arrival
of "Independence Torch"
The arrival of the
"independence torch"
this Thursday is forcing
the Ministerio de
Hacienda to adjust its
hours and will restrict
vehicular traffic for a
time through the Peñas
Blancas customs check
point.
The Celidon Foundation
Undertakes us$1.5
Million Campaign for
Pre-Construction Costs
of the University for a
Sustainability
Following last week’s
announcement by the
Celidon Foundation that
it intends to construct
the University for a
Sustainable Future near
the Papagayo Peninsula
in Guanacaste, the
organization is
undertaking a capital
campaign to raise us$1.5
million dollars to cover
the preconstruction
costs of the project.
Panama, Costa Rica
Fight Child Labour
(Prensa Latina) Many
indigenous children work
on coffee, sugar cane,
vegetable and oil palm
farms in Panama and
Costa Rica despite
official efforts to
eradicate that scourge.
Nicaragua for ALBA
Hurricane Help
Nicaragua will ask the
member countries of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
to readjust a program
for the construction of
houses and classrooms to
benefit those affected
by Hurricane Felix.
US
Sets Eyes on Panama
Casinos
The US smells big money
in Panama's casinos due
to the us$485 million
income registered from
January to July and is
preparing to accuse them
of money laundering.
Sales of Honduran
Islands in Caribbean
Investigated
The Honduran Foreign
Ministry confirmed on
Monday that an
investigation will be
opened into the sales of
national islands and
islets in the Caribbean
Sea to foreigners.
Final Run for
Guatemalan President in
November
Center-left National
Union of Hope candidate
Alvaro Colom is leading
on Monday the
presidential electoral
results in Guatemala,
although he should go to
a second round with
retired Gen. Otto Perez
Molina.
Human error causes
Brazil's deadly train
collision
Human error is blamed
for a major collision
between two trains that
killed eight people and
injured 101, Brazil's
railway managing company
said Monday.
Iran's Romance of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, the Central
American nation noted
for its connection to
Iran during a political
scandal two decades ago,
is coming under fresh
scrutiny for its ties to
Tehran.
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B.C.C.R.
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