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Thursday 10
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa
Rica Leader in Technology in Central
America
Costa Rica is the
country with best technological
development in Central America and
seventh in Latin America, according to
"The Global Information Technology
Report 2007-2008" published by the World
Economic Forum (WEF).
Free "Gallo Pinto"
For 30.000 On
Sunday
Organizers are expecting
up to 30.000 people to
take part in the first
ever "Fiesta Nacional
del Gallo Pinto" to be
held on Paseo Colon on
Sunday.
Salvadoran President
Says "Maras" New
Terrorist Threat Facing
Latin America
The president of El
Salvador, Elías Antonio
Saca, considers the
youth gangs that are
plaguing his country are
the new terrorism threat
facing Latin America.
Court Gives Green Light
To Cut Down Trees in La
Sabana Park
The Sala IV or
Constitutional Court has
decided to allow the
cutting down of a number
of trees in the Parque
Metropolitano La Sabana
for reasons of security
of the visitors to the
part. The decision
struck down a "recurso
amparo" (appeal)
presdented by Warner
Saborío.
Saprissa Defeats Dynamo
3-0
Costa Rica's Saprissa
defeated the Houston
Dynamo 3-0 to reach the
finals of the CONCACAF
Champions Cup on
Wednesday.
Photographer Pays Homage
To San José Street
Characters
The Correos de Costa
Rica (post office)
building in downtown San
José now offers more
that postage stamps and
sending and receiving of
mail, but also the
opportunity to meet some
of the "Habitantes del
tiempo" - Inhabitants of
time - in photographs.
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Panama Unions,
Government to Resume
Talks
Trade union and social
organizations of Panama
reiterated Wednesday
their will to resume
dialogue with the
government to find
solutions to the
people´s more serious
problems.
Oil in Nicaraguan
Caribbean Coast
Legalized
Nicaragua legalized oil
exploitation in its
Caribbean waters
Wednesday and it will
start exploiting a
resource that might turn
Nicaragua into a Central
American exporter,
something that may take
years, experts said.
Controversial Cop Kill
in Guatemala
Diverse reactions were
generated Tuesday in
Guatemalan political and
social sectors after the
execution of Victor
Rivera, former security
adviser of the Ministry
of Interior, in an
exclusive zone of this
capital.
Brazilian Police
Arrest
14 Mayors For
Embezzlement
Brazilian police
Wednesday arrested 44
people charged with
embezzling money from a
government fund,
including 14 mayors, in
the states of Minas
Gerais and Bahia.
8 Soldiers Killed, 5
Injured In Colombia Mine
Ambush
Eight Colombian soldiers
were killed and five
others injured in
anti-personnel mine
explosions in the Meta
department of central
Colombia, the army said
Wednesday.
COLOMBIA-US:
Fight Over Trade Deal Is
On
Although the Democratic
Party has made it clear
that it will oppose the
free trade agreement
with Colombia, President
George W. Bush sent the
trade deal Tuesday to
the U.S. Congress, which
now has 90 working days
to vote on it.
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