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100 Ideas
To Get Costa Rica Moving Forward
The Sunday edition of
the Spanish daily Al Día published a
list of 100 ideas for Costa Rica as
submitted by its readers. Some of the
ideas include more work, changes of
attitude, turn eyes towards God, values
and the teachings of ancestors.
Strike At Psychiatric
Hospital
What began as a strike
of the janitorial staff
three days ago, extended
yesterday to all staff
working at the Hospital
Nacional Psiquiátrico,
located in Pavas.
Money Laundering
A Costa Rican couple was
arrested for their
involvement in a money
laundering organization
led by U.S. citizen
Michael L. Mayer, who
was arrested on April
29th upon request of the
DEA.
Attraction of Investment
Costa Rica placed
seventh in the
attraction of foreign
investment in 2007 among
the Latin American and
Caribbean nations,
according to a survey by
the Latin American and
Caribbean Economic
Commission.
AIDS Fund
Costa Rica was left out
by the Global Fund,
which provides funds to
fend off AIDS,
tuberculosis, and
malaria.
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US Citizens In Nicaragua
Warned As Transit Strike
Continues
The U.S. Embassy in
Nicaragua is warning
U.S. citizens to beware
of highway robbers and
take precautions during
a national
transportation workers
strike.
Panama To Deploy
Special Force On Colombian Border
Panama will create an
armed border protection force to combat
the flow of cocaine and weapons and to
catch leftist guerrillas along its
jungle border with Colombia, the
government said on Friday.
Germany Supports
Colombia's
Anti-Narcotics Program
Visiting German
Chancellor Angela Merkel
said Saturday that
Germany fully supports
Colombian government's
anti-drug operations and
plans to offer aid to
the Latin American
country's anti-narcotics
program to eradicate
coca plants.
Uribe Promises To Probe
Alleged Intrusion Into
Venezuela
Colombia will launch
investigations on the
alleged intrusion of its
troops into the
Venezuelan territory and
will make an apology if
the accusation is
confirmed, Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe
said Saturday.
Ecuadorian President
Says To Quit If Proved
To Have Links With FARC
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa said
Saturday he would step
down if there is proof
that he had ties with
the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
the largest rebel group
in Colombia.
TECHNOLOGY-CUBA:
University Opens Doors
to Free Software
After years of
deliberation, the
University of Havana has
finally decided to
switch over to free
software on its network
of computers, virtually
all of which are running
the Windows operating
system, produced by
United States software
giant Microsoft.
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