|
Wednesday 01 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
"Periodo
De Vacas Flacas"
According To Financial
Experts
How will the financial
crisis in the US affect
Costa Ricans? The simple
answer is that many
Costa Ricans, according
to a poll published by
the Spanish language
daily, Al Día, believe
that less Americans will
be visiting the country
in the foreseeable
future, which will mean
reduced jobs in the
tourism sector.
Costa Rica Given More
Time To Ratify Free
Trade Deal
October 1, today, was
the deadline for Costa
Rica to ratify and join
the Central American
Free-Trade Agreement
with the United States (CAFTA).
However, Costa Rica now
has until January 1,
2009, to ratify the
trade deal.
Arias Says Venezuelan
Cooperation Prevails
Over US Aid
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, said on
Monday that Venezuelan
cooperation to Latin
America is "four or five
times" higher than the
United States' and
defended his decision to
apply for membership in
Venezuela's Petrocaribe
initiative.
Painting of INS Building
Stirs Controversy
The paint job being
applied to the Instituto
Nacional de Seguros
(INS) towering building
located in downtown San
José has to come to a
hault following an order
by the Sala IV or
Constitutional Court,
based on a decision of a
"recurso de amparo"
(writ of habeas corpus)
filed by the Asociación
Nacional de Empleados
Públicos y Privados (ANEP)
- public workers union.
East Side Of San José
Without Water Today
A major part of San José
and Cartago will be
without water today as
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA)
announced maintenance
work that will force it
to turn off the taps
between 8am and 2pm
today.
Panama Readies Trade
Deal with Canada
PANAMA - Panama's
Ministry of Commerce and
Industry (MICI) is
holding consultations
before designing a
negotiation strategy for
a free trade agreement
with Canada, according
to official sources.
Honduras to Achieve
Energy Sovereignty
TEGUCIGALPA - An
adequate use of
PETROCARIBE resources
will allow Honduras to
become energy sovereign,
member of Parliament
Toribio Aguilera said on
Monday.
Colombia In Shock Over
Grisly Baby Murder
BOGOTA - A grisly case
of father kidnapping his
own baby in Colombia has
caused public shock and
outrage after the body
of the kidnapped boy,
only 11 months old, was
found on Monday.
Brazil, Venezuela Sign
Seven New Agreements
BRASILIA - Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva and his
Venezuelan counterpart
Hugo Chavez inked seven
agreements on Tuesday in
a bid to step up
bilateral cooperation.
Peru Well-Prepared For
Global Financial Crisis
LIMA - Peruvian Prime
Minister Jorge del
Castillo said on Tuesday
that his country is well
prepared to cope with
the fallout of the
international financial
crisis.
ECONOMY-CUBA:
Speculate No More
The
Cuban government is
seeking to curb
excessive food prices in
farmers’ markets by
cracking down on
speculation and theft,
which will benefit
consumers but may
discourage producers,
according to economists.
|
