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Wednesday 03
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Inflation Soars Above
Government Target
The inflation rate rose
to 15.4% in the last 12
months through August,
the government
statistics agency said
on Tuesday, driven by a
rise in global food and
fuel prices.
Costa Rican President
Arias Urges EU Not To
Neglect Central America
In a speech to the
European House, Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias Sánchez, urged
Europe to support
Central America's
efforts to build a
peaceful and prosperous
society.
Cow Auction Tonight
The cows of the Cow
Parade today will be
getting new owners as
the works of art go on
auction.
Padre Minor Cannot
Broadcast His Radio Show
From Jail Without A
Permit
Jailed Catholic priest,
padre Minor Calvo, sat
on Tuesday with his
hands in handcuffed, his
mouth taped and a sign
on his chest, protesting
the decision by the
Ministerio de Justicia
to not allow him to
continue his radio
program from the San
Sebastián jail.
Costa Rica Coffee
Exports Up 6.7%
Costa Rican coffee
exports in August, the
11th month of the
2007-08 crop cycle, rose
6.7% to 92,633
(60-kilogram) bags, the
Costa Rica Coffee
Institute, or Icafe,
said Tuesday.
Isla Del Coco
Down In
‘Seven Wonders’
Ranking
In the past few weeks,
Costa Rica’s Isla
del Coco (Cocos
Island) has lost
positions in the ranking
for the natural wonders
of the world, a contest
organized by a Swiss
foundation that also
organized a similar
competition to choose
the New Seven Wonders of
the Word, and whose
results were announced
on the symbolic day of
July 7, 2007.
Italian Embassy Has Him
Waiting Outside Like A
Beggar
The now thin and always
controversial Italian
businessman, Mateo
Quintavalle, got a slap
on the face from the
Italian embassy when
they refused to open the
doors and allow him in,
leaving him out on the
sidewalk.
Eye-Surgery Program
Helps Nicaraguans
MANAGUA - Nicaraguans
are among those most
benefited from Operation
Miracle, a highly
successful
program courtesy of the
governments of Cuba and
Venezuela as part of the
efforts of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Peoples of
America ALBA.
Public Transportation
Paralyzed in Guatemala
GUATEMALA -
Amatitlan municipality
remained without
transportation to the
capital for the second
consecutive day on
Tuesday due to protests
by drivers, who demand
protection against
extortion and attacks.
El Salvador FMLN Enjoys
Pre-Ballot Support
SAN SALVADOR - El
Salvador Farabundo Marti
National Liberation
Front (FMLN) Party went
to register its
candidates for the March
2009 presidential race.
Venezuela State Oil
Company Doubles
CARACAS -
The Venezuelan state-run
oil company PDVSA has
grown over 100 percent
in the last five years,
and is expected to
become a great
mega-company.
Bolivian Government
Ratifies Constitution
Referendum
LIMA - The Bolivian
government said on
Tuesday that the country
will hold a referendum
on Dec. 7 to approve the
new constitution and
elect local authorities,
despite opposition by
the National Electoral
Court (CNE).
NICARAGUA:
Name and Identity for
Thousands of Indigenous
Children
Some 250,000 indigenous
children and adolescents
who had no legal
identity in Nicaragua
are in the process of
being registered -- an
essential step towards
achieving recognition of
their basic human
rights.
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