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Tuesday 08
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
14.000 Bolts Of
Lightning In Two Days
Although 14.000 bolts of
lightning in two days
seems a lot, Berny
Falls, meteriologist for
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), says
that the number is
within the parameters
for electrical
discharges.
Divorce Abound in
Costa Rica
According to Registro
Civil (Civil Registry) 1.761 couples
filed for divorced during the first two
months of the year: 714 in January and
1.047 in February.
Chinese Group In Costa
Rica Drafting Plans For
New Stadium
A team of Chinese
engineers and architects
has arrived in Costa
Rica to develop the
us$60 million dollar
national stadium
proposal. The new
stadium that is to
replace the existing "Estadio
Nacional" is China's
gift to Costa Rica, the
most generous since the
two nations began
diplomatic ties.
Costa Rican
Biotechnology Centre In
Jeopardy
Costa Rica could lose a
multi-million euro
donation from the
European Union (EU) to
build and equip a new
biotechnology centre.
Luis Vindas Wins Two in
a Row after Costa Rica's
Circuito Nacional de
Surf
With Jaco's Luis Vindas
claiming his second
consecutive 4-star, 1st
place Circuito Nacional
de Surf win this weekend
at Playa Dominical's
Torneo Banco Nacional,
and the currently
#1-ranked Gilbert Brown
from Puerto Viejo
sneaking up behind him
at in 2nd place, the
overall National
Championship crown still
looks to go with Brown
but the race is getting
mighty interesting.
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Free Trade Will Boost
Panama's Property Market
Panama has been making
the headlines recently.
There is much furore as
the Bush Administration
applies pressure on
Congress to approve free
trade agreements with
Panama, Peru, Columbia
and South Korea. The
U.S. and Panama signed
the Trade Promotion Act
(TPA) in June last year
and it was ratified by
Panama in July 2007.
Central American,
Caribbean Mayors Start
Meeting
Mayors from Central
America, Panama and the
Caribbean meet here to
discuss regional
integration from the
viewpoint of local
authorities.
Cuba Defends China for
Olympics
Cuban Olympic Committee
(COC) president Jose
Ramon Fernandez
condemned the campaign
to damage international
confidence in China to
fulfill commitments and
organize the 2008
Olympic Games.
OAS Mission Begins
Analyzing
Colombia-Ecuador Crisis
A mission from the
Organization of American
States (OAS) was due to
meet Ecuadorian
ministers to analyze
this country's
diplomatic crisis with
Colombia Monday in
Quito, Ecuador's
capital.
Bolivia: No State of
Siege in Santa Cruz
Bolivian President Evo
Morales ruled out the
possibility his
government declares the
State of Siege in the
eastern department of
Santa Cruz, whose
authorities foster an
autonomous referendum,
revoked by the National
Electoral Court and
Congress for considering
it illegal.
COLOMBIA:
Violent Society, Violent
Schools
In a survey carried out
in 807 public and
private primary and
secondary schools across
the social spectrum in
the Colombian capital,
56 percent of students
said they had been
robbed within the school
premises.
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