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Tuesday 04 November 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Policía de Tránsito,
Fiscalía Claims Calderón
and Reiche Devised A
Criminal Plan
The trial that has been
long awaited by former
Costa Rican president
Rafael Ángel Calderón
began yesterday, when a
few minutes before 9am,
the judges, the eight
accused and their
lawyers, and the
fiscales (prosecutors),
sat down to what is
surely to be a long
trial.
Recope Sold Inferior
Asphalt
One of the reasons for
the poor conditions of
the roads in Costa Rica
may be the poor asphalt
product distributed by
the Refinadora
Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope).
Colombian Consortium
Interested In Building
New Road To Limón
A Colombian consortium
has expressed an
interest in improving
and maintaining the
Braulio Carrillo highway
(San José - Limón) and
building a new road to
the port city connecting
Limón to Cartago by way
of Turrialba and
Siquirres.
Pioneer Of Geothermal
Energy in Guanacaste
Honoured
Dr. Alfredo Mainieri, one of the
pioneers of electricity
generation from
geothermal sources in
Costa Rica, has been
recognized for his
contributions to energy
security.
October A Violent Month
Traffic accident deaths
topped the list of
violent deaths for the
month of October with 97
violent deaths reported,
making October the
fourth most violent month
of the year.
Obama Would Be Elected
President In Tico Vote
According to poll taken
by Demoscopia for the
Spanish language daily,
Al Día, 69% of Costa
Ricans favour Barack
Obama in today's U.S.
presidential elections,
while only 8.4% favour
McCain.
Nicaragua: FSLN
Influence Triggers
Changes
Managua - The presence
of a Sandinista
government in Nicaragua
has generated panic
among the international
right because of changes
triggered under its
influence in the Central
American political map,
local analyst Aldo Diaz
Lacayo said.
Panama Candidate Bets on
Social Projects
Panama - Juan Jovane, an
independent candidate
for Panama's presidency
in the 2009 elections,
is betting on social
projects in his
political platform.
Venezuela: Majority
Support for Chavez
Caracas - Director of
the Social Research
Group (GIS 21) pollster,
former Finance Minister
Nelson Merentes, said on
Monday that Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez is
drawing over 70 percent
support from the people.
Brazil: Lula Reasserts
Support to Cuba
Brasilia -
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
reiterated Monday Brazil
supports the
reconstruction of Cuba
after damages left by
hurricanes Gustav and
Ike.
Eve of Andean Forum in
Ecuador
Quito - Ecuadorian
authorities are putting
Monday the final touches
on the Second Andean
Meeting of the
International
Humanitarian Right, to
be run November 4-5
here, attended by
delegates from Bolivia,
Colombia, Peru and this
country.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
UN
Warns of Civilian
Killings by Military
The extrajudicial
executions that are
being committed by
government forces in
Colombia constitute
crimes against humanity,
United Nations High
Commissioner for Human
Rights Navi Pillay said
at the end of her
six-day fact-finding
tour of this South
American country. |
