Emergency workers inspect a bridge which was damaged by flooding near the city of Limon,  Monday. Heavy rains Sunday night caused flooding on the Atlantic coast which claimed the lives of three people who tried to cross flooded rivers in the region. (AP Photo/AL DIA)   Click for larger image!

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Pacheco Visits Areas Affected by Rain
President Abel Pacheco, accompanied by the Minister for the Presidency, Ricardo Toledo and Minister Public Works and Transport (MOPT), Javier Cháves, visited the Limón area that has been affected by have rains the last several days. >more
 

US, Central America to Sign Trade Deal May 28
US and Central American ministers will sign up to a free-trade pact in Washington later this month, El Salvador's economy minister said.  >more
 

Wanted Italian Arrested in Costa Rica
The count for this year so far is 12. That is, 12 foreign nationals who have been arrested in Costa Rica on international warrants, wanted in their countries and having fled to Costa Rica. >more
 

Three Beers is the Limit
Following the passing and coming into law of the new transit laws, most are not aware that in addition of the use of the seat belt requirement by all passengers, the law also regulates drinking and driving. >more
 

Earth Council Flees Costa Rica
Global maestro of sustainable development Maurice Strong is in a pickle in Costa Rica. The government in San Jose is chasing one of his most important global policy instruments, the Earth Council, for US$1.65-million, charging the council with the "wrongful sale" of land which the government had granted it for a headquarters. As a result, the council has left the country. >more
 

Colombian paramilitaries reject coup accusations by Venezuela
The right-wing paramilitary United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) on Monday rejected the accusations by the Venezuelan government, who charged the AUC for collaborating with Venezuelan dissidents in a coup to overthrow left-wing President Hugo Chavez.  >more
 

Cuba closes hard-currency shops
The Cuban government has closed most shops selling goods in dollars. It says it is an emergency measures in reaction to United States' proposals to tighten its embargo on the country. US President George W. Bush last week gave his backing to various measures designed to hasten the end of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba.  >more
 

Honduras withdrawing troops from Iraq: president
Honduran President Ricardo Maduro said on Tuesday that his country had begun withdrawing its troops from Iraq, as the first of its 369 soldiers arrived in Kuwait, reports reaching here said.  >more

 

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