Nicaraguans In Long Lines For
Visa To Costa Rica
The return home for many
Nicaraguans, as well as friends
and relatives who have decided
to travel with them, hasn't been
easy this year, as many have too
line up to 24 hours in a mile
long line to obtain a visa from
the Costa Rican consulate in
Managua.
The Fiestas de
Palmares
continues with
lots of night
action. The
festival that
began on
Thursday is the
largest and best
organized of all
festivals around
the country and
goes on until
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Hatillos Traffic Lights The Most
Dangerous
The traffic lights in Los
Hatillos on the southwest side
of has become one of the worst
intersections in San José. And
not for traffic accidents, but
rather for the high number of
assaults.
Tragedy on The Roads Seems to
Have No End
Yesterday a couple and their two
children where killed when a
trailer fully loaded with sand
could not stop and rammed into a
bus loaded with passengers on
Route 32.
$15 Tax For Each Person
The Insituto Costarricense de
Turismo (ICT) - Costa Rican
Institute of Tourism - announced
it plans to establish a us$15
tax to enter the country.
From
Ireland
The manufacturer and distributor
of medical equipment Hospira
announced a further us$9 million
investment in Costa Rica,
through which it moved here part
of its operations in Ireland.
Ortega
Plans Changes to Nicaragua's
Constitution
Nicaragua`s new President,
Daniel Ortega, said he would
propose constitutional changes
to improve democracy in Latin
America's second-poorest
country.
UN Tells
Honduras to Fight Poverty
Kemal Dervis, administrator of
the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP), recommended
Honduras to work to reduce its
80% level of poverty as a
critical factor for development.
Chavez Talks of Latin America
Resurrection
Venezuela´s President Hugo
Chavez said that there is
currently a resurrection in
Latin America, alluding to a
leftward advance in recent
elections.
Fidel Castro Was Right about
Posada
The denunciations Cuban
President Fidel Castro made over
a year ago on notorious
Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada
Carriles entrance to the US were
confirmed by the US Department
of Justice.
Bolivian
president calls for dialogue to
resolve conflicts
Bolivia's President Evo Morales
called on Bolivians on Friday to
resolve conflicts through
dialogue after two people died
in clashes related to the
dispute regarding autonomy of
the central region of Cochabamba.
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