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The
Policía
de
Control
de
Drogas (PCD)
- Costa
Rican
drug
enforcement
police -
released
the
above
foto of
doctors
removing
an ovum
from a
"mule"
who went
into
shock
when one
of the
packets
full of
cocaine
burst
while in
his
stomach
and went
into
shock
minutes
before
he was
to board
a flight
headed
for La
Habana,
Cuba,
from
Costa
Rica. [Foto:
PCD] |
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Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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Recope Asks For
Another Increase In Gasoline Prices
Although consumers of
diesel fuel got a reprieve for the
latest round of fuel price hikes
following the government's action to
subsidize the cost of diesel fuel,
consumers of regular and super gasoline,
are not so lucky as the state refinery,
Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope),
made its latest request for a hike of
¢58 colones a litre.
500.000 In San José
Without Water Sunday
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) and
Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA)
announced that they will
be suspending water
service to some 500.000
people in the San José
area for most of Sunday
15 June, beginning in
the morning and lasting
well into the afternoon.
Cuba Deports US Man On
Sex Offences In Costa
Rica
Cuba proved to be no
refuge for an American
fugitive who was
deported Friday to face
federal charges in
California of sexually
abusing a Costa Rican
girl and possessing
child pornography.
Talk Rain Like a Costa
Rican
For many Costa Ricans
and residents, winter,
or rainy season, is the
favorite time of year.
Temperatures drop,
plants grow at
astounding rates, and
rooftop raindrops evoke
the kind of comfortable
feeling that makes you
want to wrap up in a
blanket and watch a
movie. It’s good to be
here during rainy
season, enjoying the
moister side of Costa
Rica Weather, but if
you’re going to spend
the winter here, you
need to arm your
vocabulary.
Costa Rica Has Honest
Police Officials.
Honest.
Imagine losing a watch
worth ¢25 million
colones (us$48.000) and
at the San José airport?
That is exactly what
happened to someone
passing through the Juan
Santamaría international
airport and thanks to
two honest police
officials at the airport
gave Costa Rica a good
name.
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Nicaraguan
Solidarity With Cuban 5
The Nicaraguan media on
Friday highlighted worldwide
condemnation of the decision by three US
judges in Atlanta, who upheld the
convictions against five Cuban
anti-terrorists.
El Salvador To Send
Peacekeepers To Lebanon
El Salvador is expected
to send 52 soldiers to
join the UN peacekeeping
mission in Lebanon, the
country's Defense
Ministry announced
Friday.
FARC Member Offers To
Release Betancourt,
Other Hostages
A member of the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
has agreed to free
Ingrid Betancourt and
other hostages in
exchange for protection
from extradition,
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe announced
Friday. His government
has accepted the rebel
initiative.
Brazil Threatens To Slap
Visa Requirement On
British Tourists
The Brazilian Foreign
Ministry on Friday
threatened to make visas
mandatory for all
Britons if Britain
re-slaps visa
requirements on
Brazilians.
Chile's Chaiten Volcano
Renews Seismic Activity
The Chaiten volcano in
southern Chile has
renewed seismic activity
and police and military
personnel stationed
nearby have been ordered
to leave, local
officials said Friday.
COLOMBIA:
ILO to Keep an Eye on
Labour Rights
Cases of violence
against trade unionists
and violations of labour
standards committed in
Colombia were presented
to an International
Labour Organisation (ILO)
panel of legal experts,
which will instruct the
Colombian state to
modify its policies and
will hold the government
accountable, said labour
representatives from
that country.
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B.C.C.R.
14 June 2008 |
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