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Daily Archives: January 2, 2012
Latin America leads list of Catholic workers killed
The Vatican’s news agency says more than two dozen priests, nuns and lay Catholics were killed worldwide in 2011. The Fides news agency announced Friday at least 26 people were killed in violence this year. Latin America recorded the highest … Continue reading
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President takes vacation to Mexican location
President Laura Chinchilla Miranda has left the country to enjoy a vacation with her family in México, said Casa Presidencial. She is expected to return Friday. Casa Presidencial did not say where in México the president would be vacationing. In … Continue reading
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Ministry goes to Colombia to buy drug-type fastboats
The Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas is getting four Colombian-manufactured fastboats to patrol the Caribbean, said the Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública. In addition, the ministry will be investing $1 million in a new coast guard station in Limón, … Continue reading
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2012 predictions muddled as was the 2011 economy
After a tough year in which the global economy faced one headwind after another, U.S. economists are weighing in on what is in store for 2012. When it comes to the U.S. budget, unemployment and the crisis in Europe, many … Continue reading
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Opposition party wins Jamaican legislative vote
Jamaica’s opposition leader, Portia Simpson Miller, is promising to lead an open government following preliminary election results that show a large victory for her party. Ms. Simpson Miller told supporters after Thursday’s general election that she wants a partnership with … Continue reading
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Exxon Mobil wins case against Venezuelan takeover
An international arbitration panel has ordered Venezuela to pay oil giant Exxon Mobil $908 million in a contractual dispute – less than 10 percent of what the company sought for the country nationalizing its assets. Exxon Mobil had sought $7 … Continue reading
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Internet scamsters used vehicle Web sites to trap their victims
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted six foreign nationals on charges related to an Internet sales scheme that allegedly defrauded Americans who attempted to purchase automobiles and other vehicles on the Internet through Web sites that included … Continue reading
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Jaguar mom and cubs cited as proof of park foundation success
The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a dramatic photo of a female jaguar and her two cubs near the Isoso Station of the Santa Cruz-Puerto Suarez Gas Pipeline in Kaa Iya National Park in Bolivia. The adult jaguar, nicknamed Kaaiyana, … Continue reading
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Judge orders British murder suspect to prison for six months
Agents still are trying to figure out a motive of why a British tourist brutally murdered a Czech female in her tent at a research site. The woman arrived in Costa Rica Dec. 10 and began her stay at Finca … Continue reading
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Mafia gambling figure extradited to stand trial in New Jersey
Another clue to Mafia influence in Costa Rica came to light last week with the extradition of Frank Cetta, a trusted member of the New Jersey wing of the Lucchese crime family. Cetta was the Costa Rican manager of a … Continue reading
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Neighbor held in murder of 79-year-old Guácimo man
Two armed men assassinated a 79 year old Thursday night in his home in El Bosque in Guácimo. Just three hours later, judicial agents detained a 21-year-old neighbor as a suspect in the crime. The victim, identified by the last … Continue reading
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Home invasion hits family in Paso Ancho
The holidays usually are the time for home burglaries, and some Central Valley residents returned home over the weekend to find their home pillaged. But home invasions continue. Thursday six armed and masked men broke into a home in Paso … Continue reading
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Country’s geology produced 3,900 earthquakes in 2011
The country sustained 3,900 earthquakes in 2011, but most were not felt by the population. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica has released a report that also focuses on the flurry of quakes in the mountains south of … Continue reading
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Did they say that exploding fireworks are illegal?
A quick glance at the sky Saturday around midnight clearly showed that Costa Rica is a long way from controlling the sale of explosive fireworks. The Central Valley and other populated areas were alight with thousands of rockets. Such fireworks … Continue reading
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