Polls show Figueres, new taxes unpopular - Tico Times


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Polls show Figueres, new taxes unpopular
Tico Times
A series of polls by research company Unimer have been stirring up political discussion in Costa Rica. Although presidential elections are not until 2014, the polls published by the daily La Nación are testing the waters for the country's political ...

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Costa Rican fishermen in jail charged with illegal fishing - FIS


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Costa Rican fishermen in jail charged with illegal fishing
FIS
The Prosecution Department for offenses against Natural Resources and Environment of Colombia charged four Costa Rican fishermen with violation of borders for exploitation and utilization of natural resources [fisheries], together with damage to ...

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Haiti case of ex-dictator spurs claims of gov't sway - USA TODAY


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Haiti case of ex-dictator spurs claims of gov't sway
USA TODAY
They say the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica, whose judgments Haiti is legally bound to obey, has held that cases involving gross human rights abuses have no statute of limitations. Both sides say they plan to appeal the judge's ...

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Costa Rica's Movers and Shakers: Five Families, Individuals and Entities to Watch - Inside Costa Rica

Costa Rica's Movers and Shakers: Five Families, Individuals and Entities to Watch
Inside Costa Rica
When Christopher Columbus arrived here during one of his last voyages centuries ago, it is believed that he bestowed our land the name of Costa Rica because he thought he had found a place where riches would spring forth magically.

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Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race - The Associated Press


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Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race
The Associated Press
"In me, he will have a great ally," said Lopez, who is on a list of hundreds of politicians barred from holding office in the past decade due to corruption investigations. He calls the probe politically motivated. Recent polls show Chavez's popularity ...
Chavez Foe Leopoldo Lopez Drops Out of Venezuela Presidential Race Fox News
Lopez bows out of Venezuela presidential race, supports opposition front ... Newser

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Revisiting the concept of presidential immunity — II - The News International

Revisiting the concept of presidential immunity — II
The News International
Even though Taylor was an incumbent head of state at the time of his indictment, he was barred by the court from invoking his presidential immunity to resist the charges against him-a decision that had signaled a changing direction in international law ...

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2012 Panama Real Estate Warning & Opportunity - The Panama Report

2012 Panama Real Estate Warning & Opportunity
The Panama Report
GDP was pushing 10%, tourism was an emerging industry, and places like Costa Rica and Belize were on the backburner. Everyone was thinking “Panama” because, in all reality, lots of money was being made on real estate flips and there was no end in sight ...

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