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Costa Rica's Jose Esquivel (left) fights agaisnt El Salvador's Felipe Bonilla (right)  to win gold in the fencing foil category of the IX Central American games in San Salvador, Tuesday. [AP Photo/Luis Romero]

Former President Rodríguez And Eights Other To Trial Today
Its been more than five years - 66 months in fact - since former Costa Rican president, Miguel Angel Rodríguez, was detained by judicial officials at the San José airport, accused of corruption and extortion related to the ICE-Alcatel case.



Lower Fines And No Points In Approval Of Reforms To The Ley De Tránsito
Tomorrow the reforms to the Ley de Tránsito could be approved into law, given that 28 legislators voted in favour, while 14 against, in first vote taken at 7:15pm Tuesday night.





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Problems At Airport Causes Chinchilla To Stand Up Ortega
Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega was stood up by Costa Rica's president-elect Laura Chinchilla when a problem at the Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador shut down the airport, grounding Chinchilla's travel plans.



Drought Costs Costa Rica Six Million Dollars
Drought caused by El Niño phenomenon cost Costa Rica more than six million dollars between 2009 and the first month of the year.



The Guns N'Roses Debacle In Costa Rica Still A Mystery
What really happened with the Guns N'Roses concert in Costa Rica? That is perhaps the single most question on everyone's mind, save the thousands of fans who were disappointed not to see their band play, and worse out of pocket and without any assurances that they will get their money back for the cancelled show.



Taiwan Investigates Reports Of Abuse On Ship In Costa Rica
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MODA) is investigating reports about abuse on board a Taiwanese fishing trawler in Costa Rica. Police in Costa Rica last weekend arrested three Taiwanese man and a Costa Rican after crew members escaped and reported the abuse.



Longboarding Qualifying Series 2010 Costa Rica: Semifinalists Decided
The competition was tight at the Costa Rica PLA Pro, the second stop of the ASP Longboard Qualifying Series. Semifinalists had to put up a good fight to get through the Quarterfinals.



EXPO CONSTRUCCION 2010 Kicks Off Today
Expo Construccíon y Vivienda Costa Rica 2010 kicks off today at the San José with more than 200 exhibiting companies taken part, with an expected 15.000 visitors during the five day event.

 
 

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PANAMA
1,400 Kilos of Cocaine Confiscated in Panama



NICARAGUA
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FAO Warns over Food Prices Volatility



GUATEMALA
Guatemala Says Drug Investigator Tipped Off Cartel



COLOMBIA
Heavy Rains Kill 3, Affect Over 3,000 In Colombia



COLOMBIA
Colombia to Double Oil Production by 2015



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Venezuela: Popular Counterattack



BOLIVIA
Bolivian Lawmakers on Green Bills
 

 
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Equality for Women - "The Core of the Problem is Care"
 "Women help to reduce poverty and raise family incomes, but they pay too high a price for it, because in every country their working days are longer than men's," said Sonia Montaño, head of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's (ECLAC) Division for Gender Affairs.



 

KEEPING IT SIMPLE.
The Only 6 Fish You Should Eat / 20 Weird Food Combinations
Salmon, Shrimp and Mussels are three of the only six fish you should ear, while Banana and mayo sandwich, Fresh popped popcorn with milk (like a cereal) and Pizza with Nutella are a few of the weird food combinations enjoyed by many.

 
 
 

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Attention Internet Users in Costa Rica: The Internet Is Almost Full!!!
I want to share you something that happened the other day and will be happening more and more, people will lie to you. Like most of us we hang on to every word of any person we respect, even to the point of taking notes.

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Apple Working On Two New iPhone Models
Apple Inc. is developing two new models of iPhone including one that may be prepared for Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the United States, U.S. media reported on Monday.
 
 

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