Limón Slowly Getting Back To
Normal
The Limón docks returned to what
could be pretty normal yesterday
following the police
intervention on Thursday, and
producers are scurrying to get
their products loaded and to
market avoiding further losses.
A plan to fence off a
third of the U.S. border
to stop illegal
immigration from Mexico
may harm migration
routes used by animals
including rare birds and
other wild animals like
the female jaguar in the
foto that is house in
the San José zoo,
environmentalists and
U.S. authorities warn. |
Private Industry Supports
Arias Quick Action in Limón
"Opportune and on target" were
the words of Jack Liberman,
president of the Cámara de
Industrias de Costa Rica
(industrial chamber of
commerce), on president Oscar
Arias' action to return dock
operations to normal in Limón
and without incident.
Nicaragua
Presidential Election Comes to
Costa Rica
The Nicaraguan presidential
election that will be held on
November 5 has reached Costa
Rica, as Nicaraguans living in
Costa Rica go out looking for
votes.
Optimism
On The Rise
The number of Costa Ricans who
believe that the overall
condition of the country has
improved is now 10 times larger
now than last November.
Tarantula: A Surprising Spider
A showy species of tarantula
that some people keep as pets
spins silk not only from its
abdomen but its feet as well, a
discovery that startled the
scientists from UC Irvine and
Germany who figured it out.
Nicaragua's Ortega still in Lead
The Nicaraguan presidential
candidate from the Sandinista
National Liberation Front (FSLN),
Daniel Ortega, is holding the
lead in electoral polls, but
still lacks the 35 percent of
votes needed to win in the first
round.
Brazil: Lula Skips out on Smear
Show
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva's rivals strayed from real
issues and attacked him
personally in a Friday TV
debate, which he chose not to
attend.
Legal Win for Bolivia Assembly,
MAS
The Movement towards Socialism
(MAS) in Bolivia earned the
respect at daybreak Friday of
its absolute majority in the
Constituent Assembly and, with
the support of another six
forces, declared the nature of
the forum original and
plenipotentiary.
Chavez: Oil price at 50-60 USD a
barrel "appropriate"
Venezuela would cut oil
production to halt falling crude
prices, said President Hugo
Chavez on Friday, adding that 50
to 60 U.S. dollars a barrel was
an appropriate price.
Brazilian
airliner with 155 aboard missing
after mid-air collision
A Brazilian airliner with 155
aboard went missing Friday night
in Amazon after a mid-air
collision with a small aircraft,
the airline company and aviation
authorities said.
ELECTIONS-BRAZIL:
Suspense -
a Latecomer to the Campaign
Interest in next Sunday's
elections in Brazil has revived
in the last two weeks of the
campaign, as two big question
marks emerge: will President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva win a
first-round victory, and what
repercussions will the latest
corruption scandal have.
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