Palmareños Evacuated Due to
Flooding
Heavy rains of the last couple
of days flooded many parts of
Palmares and San Ramón, two
communities northwest of San
José. More than 150 families had
to be evacuated from their
homes.
Earth moving has begun
at the new site of the
latest Hipermas in
Escazú. Reports are that
the new store will be
closer identified to Wal
Mart, looking more like
the inset foto. WalMart
Costa Rica owns
controlling share in
Hipermas, Mas x Menos
and a number of other
retails stores.
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Wal-Mart Breaks Ground For New
Super Store in Escazú
Earth moving has begun to clear
the site for a new Hipermas
store in Escazú. Wal-Mart Costa
Rica says it will invest us$12.5
million dollars in the latest "hipermercado",
which according to Wal-Mart
officials, will look more like a
Wal-Mart, including the Wal-Mart
name on the outside, rather than
the existing Hipermas stores.
Costa Rica
Resumes Relations with Kuwait,
Bahrain, Yemen
Costa Rica has resumed
diplomatic relations with
Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen after
Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno's
Friday talks with his
counterparts from the three Arab
countries in New York, the Costa
Rican Foreign Ministry said in a
statement.
Latest
Traffic Accident Claims Three
Lives
Traffic accidents on the
country's roads continue to
claim lives.
Violent Day Claims 17
Guatemalans
In the last 24 hours, Guatemala
has endured one of its bloodiest
days, in which 17 people were
killed, including four women,
according to a police report
published Friday in Guatemala
City.
Cuba : NAM Stays Tight with G-77
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe
Perez Roque told the 30th Group
of 77 Ministerial Conference on
Friday that the Non Aligned
Movement has an unequivocal
promise of unity, cohesion and
search for common objectives
with the group.
Paramilitary Threats Make
Bolivia Edgy
New threats from separatist
groups and a government
denunciation of the formation of
paramilitary bands keep
political and social tensions
high in Bolivia, although the
Executive achieved the end of
road blockades on Friday.
Chavez to give a lecture on the
integration process
The President of the African
Union (AU) Commission, Alpha
Oumar Konare, will visit
Venezuela Sep 23-26 to meet with
President Hugo Chavez to give a
lecture on the integration
process.
Venezuela
to Supply Cheap Fuel to US Needy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
has offered to supply oil at
subsidized prices to poor US
sectors to protect them from the
severe winter, since their
government refused to provide
them with vital services.
LATIN
AMERICA:
Women
Lawmakers Find Strength in Unity
More and more women legislators
in Latin America are setting
aside their differences and
coming together around the cause
of women’s rights, in women’s
caucuses. The last to have done
so are female congresswomen in
Colombia and Peru, who say they
realised there is strength in
unity.
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