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Daily Archives: July 26, 2012
Locals stage protest march at Nicoya celebratio
The celebration in Nicoya Wednesday was not what the central government wanted. A caravan of cars, buses and taxis carried the message that the government has failed to deliver on previous promises. Among those protesting was a group from Nosara … Continue reading
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Speed of Patriot Act OK intimidated the public
I believe that the speed of implementing and the enormous force of The Patriot Act was an overwhelming action to the American public! Literally overnight, many of the pillars of American freedom were erased by a document that was not … Continue reading
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French philosophy was major factor on Constitution
I must correct an article in Tuesday’s edition in which the statement was made that the U.S. Constitution was greatly influenced by Greek and Roman thinking as well as that of English philosophers. To a much greater extent were the … Continue reading
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Jacó tax case links some U.S. citizens to evasion strategies
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the tax-collecting agency, is deep into a probe of U.S. citizens who are trying to evade taxes by means of real estate investments and bank accounts here. The probe centers on James Stanley Gray and … Continue reading
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Sea Shepherd confirms that Paul Watson jumped bail
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says that its founder and president, Paul Watson, is no longer in Germany. The organization was quoting Watson’s German lawyer. The organization said it has learned that Japan may also be seeking to extradite Watson. … Continue reading
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Colombia coca production remains steady, U.N. reports
The area used to cultivate coca in Colombia has risen 3 per cent in 2011 over the previous year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which added that the overall picture remained stable for the raw … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Anti-terrorism officials are upbeat on progress
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the director of the National Counterterrorism Center gave an optimistic assessment of the progress made in fighting terrorism since the 2001 al Qaida attacks on the United States. But the … Continue reading
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Unsolved mysteries provides no closure for relatives
Sometimes there is no closure. Such is the case with a handful of relatives of tourists who have gone missing in Costa Rica over the last 11 years. This week seven years ago Laura McCloud-Vockery and her new husband vanished … Continue reading
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Young tourist dies in pool
A 16-year-old Canadian tourist died Wednesday in a hotel swimming pool in Playa Grande. He was identified by the last name of Moore.
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