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Women
police
officers
in Costa
Rica not
only
have to
fight
the "bad
guys" on
the
streets,
but also
within
the
ranks,
as the
case of
Xiomara
Sierra,
an
official
of the
Policía
Municipal
de
Garabito,
in
Puntarenas,
who was
beaten
by a
fellow "machista"
officials.
The
beating
left
Xiomara
in
hospital
for a
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Wife’s Passion
for Mel Gibson Runs Out
Apparently, Robyn Gibson has a sense of
humor. The day before the reading of the
Passion of (the) Christ on Easter weekend,
she filed for divorce from her uber Catholic
husband of 28 years, Mel Gibson . |
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Transport
Minister Aims To Close Drunk Driving Law
Loopholes
Closing all the "loopholes" for drunk
drivers to avoid the sanctions under the new
Ley de Tránsito is the goal of the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT),
according to MOPT minister, Karla González.
IMF Approves us$735 Million Dollar Loan To
Costa Rica
The International
Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday it had approved a
us$735 million dollar standby loan for Costa
Rica to help it weather the global financial
and economic crisis.
The Washington-based IMF said the turmoil
"entails risks to Costa Rica's outlook in
2009 and 2010" but added that it was not
facing immediate balance of payments
pressures.
Costa Rica Safest
Country In Latin America For Second Year In
A Row
Though hard to believe, tor the second year
in a row Costa Rica is considered one of the
most secure country in Lain America for
foreign multinationals and their executives,
according to the third annual Latin Security
Index developed by FTI Consulting Ibero
America for Latin Business Chronicle.
Ontario
Students Help Light Up Costa Rica
Visions of March Break often dance in the
minds of students. Images of waves breaking
on a hot, sandy beach are a common vision of
the annual school vacation. But for 17
Rainbow District School Board (Sudbury,
Ontario) students, the March holiday was
spent spreading a little light into the
lives of less fortunate people.
Uruguay's Vazquez to Costa Rica
Uruguayan
President Tabare Vazquez will pay an
official visit to Costa Rica starting April
19 aimed at strengthening bilateral
relations. |
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