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Another Gasoline
Price Hike Approved, More On the Way
Get ready for another
round of gasoline price hikes, as the
Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep), approved a hike in
the price of gasoline which is to take
effect next Tuesday.
At Least A Month
Before Interamericana Sur Will Be
Completely Opened
Alma continues to affect
residents and visitors of the Southern
Zone as work to repair the
Interamericana Sur, the main route to
and from San José to major centres like
Pérez Zeldrón and the Panaman border,
continues at a slow pace.
Supermarket Chain
Eliminates Sales Tax In Latest Promotion
The Corporación
Megasúper has come out with its latest
promotion, eliminating the sales tax on
some 1.000 products offered in its
supermarkets around the country.
Spectacular
Train And Bus
Crash Resulted Only In Minor Injuries
A bus driver thought he could outrun a
train ended up in a multiple vehicle
collision in Barrio Cuba, south side of
San José. Miracolously no one was killed
in what is being called a "spectacular"
crash.
INS Premiums Can
Now Be Paid Online
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) - state insurer - is
now allowing the payment of insurance
policies online.
Elephant Beetle In Quest
For Mate
A zoo is trying to find
a mate for a beetle the
size of a hamster.
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Another Copter Crashes
In Panama City
A private helicopter
crashed into the Albrook
Airport grounds here
Wednesday, only days
after a similar crash
killed the Chilean
police chief.
Nicaragua, Venezuela
Trade Pact Takes Off
Nicaragua shipped the
first 750 cows that
start the bilateral
trade pact signed under
the Bolivarian
Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA).
Villagers Attack Customs
Officials in Bolivia
A group of people
attacked customs and
military officials in a
northern Bolivian town
on Tuesday, news reports
reaching here from the
Bolivian capital La Paz
said.
Brazilian Government
announces New
Anti-Deforestation
Measures
Brazil's newly-appointed
Environment Minister
Carlos Minc announced a
series of measures to
fight illegal
deforestation in the
Amazon region, local
media reported on
Wednesday.
50 Detained In Chile In
Protests Against
Proposed Education Law
At least 50 people were
detained here Wednesday
as a protest launched by
students and teachers
against an education law
under review in
parliament turned
violent.
HEALTH-LATIN AMERICA:
Tobacco Regulations as
Solid as Smoke
Government funds
to fight tobacco use in
Latin America, which
kills one million people
each year, pale in
comparison to the health
costs of this epidemic
and receive only a small
portion of the tax
revenues from the
tobacco industry
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¢522.91 |
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05 June 2008 |
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