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Costa Rica says that Liberty Reserve moved $ 100 Million through Costa Rica
Costa Rica authorities said this past week that there was over 100 million dollars that moved through this country via Liberty Reserve accounts, company accused this week in the United States of money laundering 6,000 million worldwide.The Director of...
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Heavy Rains affect Major Highways throughout Costa Rica
Heavy downpours the past 2 days have affected major roads passing through the country, this according to reports from the Emergency Committee of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT).According to David Melendez, Head of Emergency MOPT is...
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President of China Begins Visit to Costa Rica for Investment and Cooperation
The President of China, Xi Jinping, will arrive on Sunday in Costa Rica to meet with his counterpart, Laura Chinchilla on cooperation and investment issues with its only diplomatic ally in Central America.Xi Jinping, who is touring of Latin...
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Panama President says Latin America is Land of Opportunity
Latin America News - Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, said while visiting Paris that Latin America is a "land of opportunity" and asked other leaders in the region who, like him, traveling to Europe to promote their countries and not...
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Joe Biden Praises Advances In Colombia's Security During Visit
Latin America News - In his visit to Colombia this week, Vice President Joe addressed the South American nation struggles to control a violent security situation that pitted left-wing guerrillas against right-wing paramilitary groups and wealthy drug traffickers...
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Costa Rica to Set Up New Border Controls with Nicaragua with U.S. Grant Money
Thanks to a donation of three million U.S. dollars, Costa Rica is building a new checkpoint on the border with Nicaragua, officials announced.Costa Rica Security Minister Mario Zamora, told reporters that the new post will serve the customs and...
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ComScore Report: Latin America in First Place for Growth of Internet Users
ComScore, the worlds leading Internet research company, issued its latest report on digital trends in Latin America user behavior on the Internet.The Latin American Internet audience grew by 12% between March 2012 and March 2013.In total there are 147...
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Controversial Figures of Swine Flu (H1N1) in Venezuela
Latin America News - Swine flu (H1N1) is back in Venezuelan newspaper headlines. At least 16 deaths have been confirmed by local authorities. But the government, which ruled out any epidemic, is not reporting figures because that confuses citizens.According...
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U.S. Liberty Reserve Accused of Money Laundering
U.S. federal authorities accused the company Liberty Reserve, based in Costa Rica, of using their virtual currency system for money laundering operations.In a statement, officials said authorities in Spain, Costa Rica and New York arrested five people on Friday...
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France puts Costa Rica on Tax Haven List
The French government has established a new list of 17 tax havens which include Switzerland, Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala, that can no longer cannot operate with the French Development Agency (AFD), revealed the newspaper Le Monde .The AFD...
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Global Sea Turtle Day is Commemorated in Costa Rica
Sea turtles are ancient creatures that have inhabited our oceans for more than 100 million years. These guardians of...