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Tuesday 23 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
See the Toros
a la Tica here! |
Fiscal General
Intervenes In
Extradition Of US Woman
Nicole Elsie Kater has
found a new ally in her
quest not to be
extradited back to the
United States after she
fled from California, in
the middle of a custody
battle, contrary to a
judicial order.
State Banks To
Receive Cash Infusion
Before End Of The Year
The new year promises
good financial news for
small and medium sized
businesses as the Ley de
Capitilizacion gets
published today in the
official government
newsletter, La Gaceta,
allowing the Ministerio
de Hacienda to infuse
the state banks with
us$117.5 million dollars
before the end of the
year.
Toros A La Tica On The
Internet
Can't make to Zapote for
the "Toros a la Tica?
Not to worry, local
television station
Teletica will be
broadcasting live the
event beginning at 9pm
on December 25.
Attacks Against Tourists
Down
Carlos Benavides, the
ministero de Tursimo
(Tourism minister) said
he expects the excellent
work by the "policía
turística" (tourist
police) to continue into
2009, as figures reveal
that crimes against
tourists were down 8% in
2008 over 2007.
ICE Promises 300.000 GSM
Lines In Next Three
Months
Looking for a cellular
line for Christmas? With
a little patience and
faith in the state
institution, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE),
that could be a reality
in January.
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Nicaragua Nears Literacy
Target
Managua -
Nicaragua is nearing its
2009 illiteracy-free
target, noted Reynaldo
Mairena, Director
General of the Education
Ministry Department for
Literacy and Education
of Youngsters and
Adults.
Cuba Immersed in
Sugarcane Harvest
Havana - At least
nine Cuban provinces,
out of the 13 sugar
producing provinces, are
currently immersed in
sugarcane harvest, with
14 sugar refineries
already working, an
official source asserted
Monday.
Colombia Rejects
International
Participation in Hostage
Release
Bogota - Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe
said Monday he will not
let other nations act as
mediators during the
pending release of some
hostages held by rebels.
Bolivia Foils Attempt To
Assassinate President
La Paz - The Bolivian
government said in a
statement on Monday that
it has foiled a plot by
rightist extremists in
the country to
assassinate President
Evo Morales.
Mercenaries At Large in
Colombia
Mercenaries hired by
private military and
security companies are
playing an increasingly
broad range of roles in
Latin America, such as
guarding mines, borders,
prisons, and now
humanitarian aid, said
the members of the
United Nations Working
Group on the use of
mercenaries at a meeting
in this Swiss city.
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