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Thursday 14 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Let's Finish The San
José Airport Now, La
República Urges Government
In a front page
editorial Wednesday, the
daily Spanish language
newspaper La República
urged the government to
come to agreement with
the manager of the Juan
Santamaría (San José)
international airport
, Alterra Partners, and get the urgently
needed airport finished
once and for all.
Better Late Than Never,
Legislature Approves
Telecommunications Law
The Costa Rican
legislature yesterday
approved its "general
telecommunications law"
in first round of
debate. Second reading
that is required to make
the bill into law is
expected in the coming
weeks.
Third Daily Flight To
San José From Miami Next
Month Offered by ATA
Airlines
Next month visitors from
the United States will
have another alternative
to fly directly to and
from Costa Rica as
another airline prepares
for beginning of its
regular service to San
José from Miami.
San Sebastián
Underpass To Be Ready By Month's End
In two weeks, the
construction work on the San Sebastián
underpass will be completely finished,
according to estimates by the Ministerio
de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT).
Currently, the underpass is open to only
two lanes of traffic instead of the six
when the road construction is finished.
Cianchette Nominated As
Ambassador to Costa Rica
Peter Cianchette, the
National Committeeman
for the Maine Republican
Party and former
candidate for governor,
has been nominated as
the U.S. ambassador to
Costa Rica by President
George W. Bush.
IN BRIEF...
> Inmates
Will Cell Phones A Problem For Prison
Officials
> Most Dangerous Intersection in Costa
Rica
> Couple Celebrates 50 Years of Marriage
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Nicaragua Sends
Protest to Colombia Over Dispute
Nicaragua has sent a
formal protest note to Colombia, saying
a Colombian navy ship intimidated
Nicaraguan fishermen in disputed waters.
Nicaragua's action is the latest twist
in a long-running row between the two
nations over several islets and a
maritime border in the Caribbean Sea.
Honduras to Import
Venezuelan Oil
Authorities of Honduras
and Petroleos de
Venezuela S.A (PDVSA)
met to prepare first
purchases of Venezuelan
oil within the framework
of an initiative by
Petrocaribe.
Honduras: Highest AIDS
Rate in Central America
The rate of infected
people with the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (VIH/AIDS)
in Honduras is the
highest in Central
America with more than
60 percent of all the
cases in the region.
Bolivia Calls In US
Ambassador
The US ambassador in
Bolivia, Phillip
Goldberg, must explain
to the Bolivian Foreign
Affairs Ministry what is
behind the espionage
scandal arising from the
US diplomatic
headquarters.
Colombian Rebels Lay Out
Terms for Exchange
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
rejected the eventual
mediation of Spain or
the Catholic Church in
an exchange of prisoners
because of their
positions in favor of
the government of Alvaro
Uribe.
DEATH
PENALTY-GUATEMALA:
Green Light for
Executions
Guatemalan President
Álvaro Colom said
Wednesday that he would
not pardon those on
death row -- a
presidential option that
was restored by
parliament in a decision
that ended a de facto
moratorium on executions
in place since 2000.
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