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Thursday 11
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
New Road To Ease Escazú
- San José Traffic
Congestion
Residents of Escazú can
soon sigh a bit of
relief to the constant
and growing traffic
congestion with the
completion of the road
that connects Bello
Horizonte to Hatillo and
the Circunvalación.
6.600 Vehicles
Confiscated By Tránsito
Police Abandoned And
Rusting
The "patios" of the
Policía de Tránsito are
home to 2.982 vehicles
and 3.630 motorcycles,
waiting for their owners
to claim them, according
to Germán Marín,
director de la Policía
de Tránsito.
Government's Goal Is For
Costa Rica Soon To
Become Bilingual
Costa Rica has taken on
the challenge of
converting English as a
common language for the
majority of the
population. One of the
objectives is that 75%
of high school students
are proficient in
English by 2017.
Costa Rican President Views Russia-Venezuela's
Exercises As Natural
The news given
by the Russian
government about
conducting naval manoeuvres along with
Venezuela in Latin
American waters is "the
logical reply" to the US
decision to deploy part
of its anti-missile
shield in Eastern
Europe, said on
Wednesday Costa Rica's
President, Oscar Arias.
Costa Rica, US, Mexico
Remain Unbeaten
The United States,
Mexico and Costa Rica
remained unbeaten in the
semi-final phase of
regional World Cup
qualifying Wednesday,
continuing their march
toward South Africa
2010.
USAID Provides Flood
Assistance to Costa Rica
In response to the
effects of Tropical
Storm Hanna, the U.S.
government, through the
U.S. Agency for
International
Development (USAID), is
providing an initial
us$40,000 to the U.S.
Embassy in San José
for air support to
transport relief
commodities and
personnel to affected
communities.
5.6 Quake Hits Southern
Costa Rica
A
5.6-magnitude earthquake
struck south Costa Rica
Wednesday morning, the
Observatorio
Vulcanológico y
Sismológico de Costa
Rica (Ovsicori) said.
Nicaragua Wishes To
Improve Ties With
Colombia
MANAGUA - Nicaragua
wishes to improve its
ties with Colombia
following the latest
setback caused by
Nicaragua's offer of
asylum to several
rebels, Nicaraguan
Foreign Minister Samuel
Santos said Friday.
A2
Rating For Panama Canal
PANAMA - The Panama
Canal Authority (ACP)
has received an
investment grade rating
of A2 from Moody’s
Investors Services. This
is the first such rating
for the Canal.
Two Russian Bombers Land
In Venezuela For
Training
CARACAS - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
said Wednesday that two
Russian TU-160 strategic
bombers have landed in
Venezuela for "training
flights."
Chavez Accuses U.S. Of
Restarting Plans To Kill
Him
CARACAS - Outspoken
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez Wednesday
accused the United
States of restarting
plans to murder him.
Bolivia's Tax Disputes
Leads To Blocking Of Gas
Wells, Highways
LIMA - The Bolivian
opposition on Wednesday
blocked 26 gas wells in
the southern part of the
country to protest
against the government's
tax policies, while
government's supporters
blocked highways in
response.
BOLIVIA:
U.S. Ambassador Expelled
for Allegedly Supporting
Violent Opposition
Bolivian President Evo
Morales has declared
U.S. Ambassador to La
Paz Philip Goldberg
"persona non grata",
after accusing him of
aiding and abetting
pro-autonomy opposition
groups that are blocking
highways and occupying
government buildings,
reducing the supply of
natural gas to Brazil.
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