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Thursday 18 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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State Banks Cash
Infusion of us$117.5
Million Will Be
Immediate
All that is required now
is the publication in
the official government
newsletter, La Gaceta,
for state banks to
receive an infusion of
us$117.5 million
dollars, said the
ministro de Hacienda,
Guillermo Zúńiga, after
legislators yesterday
approved the "proyecto
de capitalización
bancaria".
Visitor 2 Million Marks
A Milestone In Tourism
The Biedron family
arrived in Costa Rica
yesterday in the midst
of pomp and celebration
as they were the 2
millionth visitor this
year, marking a
milestone for the
country.
No Vehicular Restriction
Of San José For the
Holidays
Beginning Monday
(December 22), the
vehicular restrictions
of San José will be
suspended to the end of
the year, to allow
shoppers unrestricted
access to the downtown
core for the Christmas
holiday season.
Marina Papagayo Opens
The new full-service,
five-star Marina
Papagayo was a thriving
hub of nautical activity
and excitement as
mega-yachts began
gliding into the docks
at Costa Rica’s finest
luxury marina on the
Pacific coast during its
official opening Monday,
Dec. 15.
Costa Rica Accedes To
UPOV Convention
Costa Rica deposited its
instrument of accession
to the UPOV Convention
and will become the
sixty-seventh member of
the International Union
for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants
(UPOV) on January 12,
2009.
Costa Rica Gold Mine
Threatens Rare Bird and
River Water Supply
The independent Tropical
Scientific Center (CCT),
warned Wednesday that if
a planned open-pit gold
mine in northern Costa
Rica begins operating it
will endanger the great
green macaw as well as
the San Juan River,
which forms the
country's border with
Nicaragua.
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First Latin America,
Caribbean Summit To
Boost Regional
Integration
Sauipe Coast - The first
Summit of Latin America
and the Caribbean on
Integration and
Development (SLAC)
concluded Wednesday in
northeastern Brazil,
calling for dialogue and
interaction to boost
integration in the
region.
Panama Calls For UN
General Assembly Session
On Financial Crisis
Sauipe Coast, Brazil -
Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos on
Wednesday called for the
holding of an UN General
Assembly session to
discuss the global
economic crisis.
Brazil's Telecom
Operators To Cooperate
With Police On Internet
Child Porn Cases
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazilian
telecommunications
companies TIM, Oi, and
Brasil Telecom signed a
cooperation deal
Wednesday with the
country's police
authorities for quick
supply of data in the
investigation of
Internet child
pornography cases.
Argentine Senate
Approves Nationalization
of Flagship Airline
Buenos Aires - The
Argentine Senate
approved Wednesday the
nationalization of
Aerolineas Argentinas,
the country's flagship
airline owned by Spain's
Marsans Group.
Uruguay Approves Bill To
Allow Changes In Gender,
Name
Momtevideo - The
Uruguayan Senate has
passed a bill allowing
people aged 12 and older
to change their gender
and name.
LATIN AMERICA:
Summit
Marks Distance from US
A motion calling
for an end to the United
States embargo against
Cuba accentuated the
anti-imperialist tone
taken on by the summit
of Latin American and
Caribbean leaders that
ended Wednesday in this
tourist resort in the
northeastern Brazilian
state of Bahia.
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