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Monday 17 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
China's President In
Costa Rica For Free
Trade Talks
China's President Hu
Jintao is making his
first visit to Costa
Rica, after the country
became the first nation
in Central America to
recognize China, while
most of Central America
still grants diplomatic
recognition to Taiwan.
Chinese President To
Meet President Arias
Today; Tour Downtown San
Jose
The China Air 747
carrying Chinese
president, Hu Jintao,
and a delegation of
Chinese businessmen and
Communist Party
officials, touched down
at 3:25pm, at Aeropuerto
Juan Santamaría in San
Jose, under the tightest
of security measures.
2008 Traffic Accident
Death Toll 304 And
Climbing
Notwithstanding the
efforts of the Consejo
de Seguridad Vial (Cosevi),
the death toll on the
nation's highways is 304
as of November 9. The
death toll in 2007 was
339.
Central American Bank
Approves Contingency
Fund
Guatemala - The Central
American Bank for
Economic Integration (BCIE)
created a contingency
fund of us$500 million
dollars for the regional
countries, in views of
the financial crisis
affecting the world.
State Banks To Offer
Added Security For
December
Additional staff,
constant monitoring of
branches and automated
tellers, night patrols
and an awareness
campaign against fraud
are all part of the
December security plan
at state banks across
the country.
Cold Front Means Lower
Temperatures and Showers
The cold winds and
scattered showers in the
Central Valley yesterday
may be with us for a
couple of more days, at
least until Thursday,
according to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weather
service.
Nicaragua's Ruling Party
Supporters Attack
Opposition Leader In
Demonstration
Managua -
Supporters of
Nicaragua's ruling party
Sunday attacked the
caravan of the
opposition leader
Eduardo Montealegre, who
was heading a protest
march in the western
province of Leon.
ALBA Rejects U.S.
Intervention in
Nicaraguan Elections
Caracas - Countries of
the Bolivarian
Alternative for the
Americas (Alba) rejected
U.S. intervention in the
Nicaraguan elections,
according to a
communique published
Sunday in Venezuela.
Central American Bank
Approves Contingency
Fund
Guatemala - The Central
American Bank for
Economic Integration (BCIE)
created a contingency
fund of us$500 million
dollars for the regional
countries, in views of
the financial crisis
affecting the world.
Panama: Resolution in
Favor of the Five
Panama - National
College of Lawyers of
Panama officially
announced a resolution
in favor of carrying out
a fairer, faster and
clearer trial for the
antiterrorist Cuban five
imprisoned in US 10
years ago, its President
Martha Lopez reported
Saturday.
Venezuela Condemns US
Interference
Caracas - The American
Corners represent today
one of the resources of
US interference in
Venezuela, apart from
the cultural nature they
are trying to give to
it, researchers warned
Sunday.
U.S.-Colombia Ties
Turning To Human Rights
Few foreign leaders were
banking more heavily on
Republican continuity in
the White House. After
all, his country has
received some
$5.5-billion in U.S. aid
over the last eight
years to help fight a
tough war with drug
traffickers and illegal
armed groups on both the
left and the right.
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