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Thursday 17 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
San José - Calera Road
Construction Begins
Today
After thirty years in
the planning and
construction and
stalling, work on the
San José - Caldera
begins today, as heavy
machinery start moving
again with the objective
of having the road
complete by 2010.
Taxi Drivers
Converted Into Pirate Taxis
A number of the 600 taxi
drivers who were operating legally this
week are now operating "illegally" or "piratas"
as they Tránsito (traffic) officials
began to apply the control against taxis
operating with the old plates.
Twelve Days of Palmares
Begins At Noon Today
The Palmares festival is
in full swing today as
tens of thousdands are
expected to flock to the
small town northwest of
San José during the next
twelve days.
Court Rejects Residents
Appeal
The Sala Cuarta
(Constitutional Court)
did not find merit with
the appeal by a group of
Pavas residents on who
objected to work being
done by the
Municipalidad de San
José in favour of the
development of hotel
Casa Roland.
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Nicaragua, Venezuela
Presidents Meet
Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega and
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
start Wednesday an
extensive analysis of
their bilateral
relations and in the
framework of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA),
governmental sources
reported.
Chavez Consolidates ALBA
on Tour
The Bolivarian
Alternative for the
Americas moved forward
after Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez'
visit, which concluded
in this capital.
Colom to Develop Rural
Guatemala
As announced in his
inauguration speech,
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom is to
travel Thursday to Ixcan,
a distant bordering
region with Mexico, to
launch his rural
development plan.
Venezuelan, Italian
Deputies for Multipolar
World
Venezuelan and Italian
parliamentarians called
for building a
multipolar world and
agreed to strengthen
bilateral relations
during a meeting at the
legislative palace on
Wednesday.
Ecuador Assembly
Prepares Amnesty
Ecuadorian assembly
members are preparing Thursday a
proposal to request amnesty and pardon
for former officials accused of
political crimes and people imprisoned
for transporting small quantities of
drugs.
ARGENTINA:
Mystery of the Dead
Whales
It will be difficult to
determine exactly why
the number of whale
deaths has shot up along
the Atlantic coast of
southern Argentina’s
Patagonia region, but
experts studying the
phenomenon are pointing
to poisoning from the
"red tide".
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