Gasoline Could Increase ¢50 Per Litre in the Coming Week
The rising cost of crude oil will have a drastif effect in Costa Rica.

Solar Eclipse Not To Be Visible in Central Valley
According to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (weatherman) forecast, the solar eclipse for tomorrow will not be visible in Costa Rica.

CONAVI Promises To Fix the Potholes
Without the approval of the Contraloría General de la República (Comptroller's office), the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi) has promised to repair 770 kilometres of road in six areas that have been without a maintenance contract for the last three years.

Funeral Mass fro Pope John Paul II This Morning
This morning the roads around the Catedral Metropolitana will be closed or restricted to traffic, as government leaders and Costa Ricans take part in the funeral mass for Pope John Paull II that is to begin around 10am.

"Pelear es una bestia. Como Bush", Were The Words of Santana
The Ricardo Saprissa stadium, in Tibás, was invaded last night by thousands just to see legendary guitarist Carlos Santana perform his magic live.

Students Present Findings from Costa Rica
When sophomores Amanda Bostick, Kim Gillman and Mandi Morningstar traveled to Costa Rica during the last week of their winter break, they weren’t going to soak up the sun. Instead, they were caught in torrential rains and flooding, they were put to work planting trees and painting buildings and even worse, they had to do research.

LATIN AMERICA

US expects Venezuela to keep supplying oil
The United States expects Venezuela, its fourth supplier of crude, to keep on supplying petroleum, a senior US official said here Wednesday.

Chile, Italy sign agreement on geothermal energy
The National Petroleum Company (ENAP) of Chile and Italy's electricity firm ENEL signed an agreement on Wednesday to jointly exploit geothermal resources.

Chilean judge to push tax probe against Pinochet
The Santiago Court of Appeals confirmed Wednesday that Judge Sergio Munoz will continue to be in charge of the investigation into the tax evasion cases of former dictator Augusto Pinochet and his collaborators.

One Uruguayan dies of Q fever
Four Uruguayans were infected with Q fever and one of them died in a rural area, health authorities said Wednesday.


SPECIAL REPORTS

BRAZIL:
Latin America's Giant Has 'Exceptional Prospects' for Development, Say Analysts
Brazil has "exceptional prospects" for development over the next two decades, a period that will likely witness the full integration of the "United States of South America," according to economist Carlos Lessa.

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