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Friday 31 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Trick
or Treat.
It's Halloween!
Halloween, a relatively new holiday in
Costa Rica, will be celebrated today in
mostly private parties and get togethers.
In Costa Rica the night is called "Noche
de Brujas" (witches night).
Click here for latest
road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
Go Ahead Given For
Approval Of
Remaining TLC Bill
The Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
resolved in record time
the appeal by
legislative members of
the Partido Acción
Ciudadana (PAC) and
Frente Amplio parties on
the constitutionality of
the Intellectual
Property bill, the last
of the "complimentary"
laws that is required to
be passed by the
Legislative Assembly to
ratify the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement
with the United States.
Costa Rica Has More than
900.000 Poor
The results of the
latest Encuesta de
Hogares del Instituto
Nacional de Estadística
y Censos (INEC) -
Household Survey of the
National Institute of
Statistics and Census -
reveals that Costa Rica
has 931.767 poor people,
95.400 more than last
year.
Chinese President To Boost Costa Rica
Ties In November Visit
Chinese President Hu
Jintao will visit Costa
Rica on November 17 to
boost bilateral ties
established last year,
the Chinese ambassador
to Costa Rica.
Online-Gaming Case
Involving Costa Rica In
Jeopardy
An Arizona judge on
Thursday sent
gambling-ring charges of
more than 30 defendants
facing 130 felony and 80
misdemeanor counts for
placing and collecting
on bets conducted
through Costa Rican
websites, back to the
grand jury because a
county prosecutor failed
to inform the jury of
certain legal facts in
getting the indictments.
U.S., Costa Rican Police
Raid In $100M Fraud
Investigation
U.S.and Costa Rican
authorities yesterday
raided the offices
of Red Sea/Sentry Global
in downtown San José,
seizing documents in an
investigation of a
us$100 million fraud
scheme.
Cats Take To The Catwalk
This Weekend
This weekend cats
becomes models and take
to the runway at the
INBio Parque during the
Exposición Internacional
Felina (International
Feline Exibition).
Ibero-Am Summit Opens in
El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR - The first
session of the Ibero-American
Summit opened on
Thursday in San
Salvador, where heads of
state and government are
addressing youth
problems and the current
world financial crisis.
Lula Demands New World
Economic Order
SAN SALVADOR -
Brazil's president Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva,
blamed the First World
for the financial crisis
and demanded the voice
of poor countries be
heard when a new world
economic order is
designed.
Resounding Cuban Victory
at UN
HAVANA - International
media called on Thursday
overwhelming the Cuban
victory over the United
States at the United
Nations, after 185
countries rejected the
blockade imposed on the
Island.
Venezuela Condemns U.S.
Air Attack On Syria
CARACAS - Venezuela on
Thursday strongly
condemned a U.S. air
attack against the
Syrian border region of
al-Bukamal on Oct. 26.
Bolivia: Coca Leaves
Eradication
LA PAZ - The Bolivian
state prepares for the
celebration of a
national act to
officially announce the
achievement of the
eradication of coca
leaves (12,355 acres in
area).
POLITICS:
Ibero-American Summit
Marred by Absences
Several heads of state
and government have sent
lower ranking officials
to represent them at the
18th Ibero-American
Summit in the Salvadoran
capital, while others
arrived late and will
stay only for a few
hours.
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