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Theft and Loss of
Cellular Phones Alarming
75.298 is the number of
cellular telephones that have either
been stolen or lost by their owners to
date this year.
Private Sector Unions
Looking For A 10%
Minimum Wage Hike
The process of
negotiating private
sector employee minimum
salary for the second
half of 2008 will begin
June 16, with the
petition by the private
sector employees unions
who will be looking for
a 10% salary hike for
their members.
Costa Rica Crime Rate:
40 Percent
In Costa Rica, with a
crime rate of 40
percent, nearly half of
the households are hit
by any violent incident
in some areas, vice
president Laura
Chinchilla admitted on
Tuesday.
National Emergency
Declared Following "Alma"
The government of Costa
Rica signed a national emergency decree
to rally reconstruction efforts in
communities hardest hit by last week's
tropical storm "Alma."
Western Union To
Double Its Employees in Coming Months
Western Union, now in
its 10th year in Costa Rica, announced
it will double its work force from the
current 600 to 1.200 in the coming
months.
Girl Scout Troop Bound
For Costa Rica
A group of local Girl
Scouts are planning to
participate in community
service projects on a
2½-week trip to Costa
Rica this summer.
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Violence, Sequel of US
Invasion of Panama
The 1989 US military
occupation of Panama is
blamed for the emergence
of a new form of
violence in Panama: bank
robbery.
El Salvador Remains On
Yellow Alert Over
Further Storm Threat
The authorities of El
Salvador said Tuesday
the country will stay on
yellow alert due to
another possible
tropical depression.
Hondurans to Protest
Negroponte's Visit
Hondurans plan to reject
the announced Central
American tour of US
Deputy Secretary of
State John D.
Negroponte.
11 Soldiers Killed, 21
Injured In Venezuela
Accident
Eleven soldiers were
killed and 21 injured
Monday night in northern
Venezuela when their
vehicle tumbled down a
ravine, local sources
said.
Bolivia's Truck Drivers
Strike To Protest Tax
Adjustment
Truck drivers in five
departments of Bolivia
began a 48-hour strike
early Tuesday in protest
against the government's
modification of cargo
transportation taxes,
according to news
reaching here from La
Paz.
POLITICS:
U.S. Praises Colombia at
OAS Meet
Stressing U.S.
commitment to the
Colombian government's
controversial efforts to
rid the country of "narcoterrorists",
which have included
briefly invading a
neighbouring country to
attack guerrilla forces,
U.S. Deputy Secretary of
State John Negroponte
said Monday that
Colombia was "an
outstanding example" of
what can be achieved
through a commitment to
democracy and good
governance.
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