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Visitors
Day at La Reforma
Though Sunday is the only visiting day at Costa Rica's jails, La
Reforma which is house to two former presidents - Miguel Angel
Rodríguez (1998-2002) and Rafael Angel Calderón (1990-1994) -
altered the rules for visiting hours for these two men, who are kept
separate from each other and from the other prisoners, allowed
family visits for them on Saturday.
Price
of Milk Going Up Tomorrow
Prices in Costa Rica continue to escalate. This week,
gasoline prices went up by ¢3.5 colones for each litre of gasoline,
bringing the price of gasoline to record highs.
Residents Want Plaques and Monuments of Former Presidents Removed
A group of residents from San Carlos, La Fortuna, have
begun a movement to show their anger at the current political
scandals that have engulfed Costa Rica.
Annual
Telethon a Success
Anyone who happened to be on Avenida Segunda near the
Teatro Melico Salazar in the last 24 hours found the Avenue closed
off and traffic rerouted while the "Cadena Mayor" - annual telethon
- took place inside.
Costa Rica will be host to Miss Teen International 2004
Candidates for the beauty contest will be arriving in Costa Rica
from all over in the next few days, with most making their arrival
on the 3rd and 4th of November and will be staying at the Hotel &
Villas La Condesa.
insidenicaragua
Nicaragua leader accuses Sandinistas of coup
plot
Nicaragua's president on Monday accused opposition leaders,
including the former head of the revolutionary Sandinista
government, of plotting a coup to force him from office.
OAS considers being Nicaragua mediator
Nicaraguan President Enrique
Bolaños and the Organization of American States are considering
convening a national dialogue to try to resolve a political crisis
triggered by an impeachment request against Bolaños.
Taiwan's aid to Nicaragua to continue, MOFA
reports
Taiwan will continue to give aid
to Nicaragua, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, in
response to media reports that Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños
had expressed concern over the issue.
Air Guard Helps Send Medical Supplies To
Nicaragua
A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian, local humanitarian aid group that's
working to send medical supplies to Nicaragua got some help Tuesday
from the Air National Guard.
Cuba rules out
US change of policy towards it
The Cuban government
does not believe there will be
changes in Washington's policy
against the island country,
regardless whoever wins the
presidential election in the
United States next week, local
press said Saturday.
2 dead, 2
injured in explosion near Bogota
A taxi driver and one of his
passengers were killed on Friday
night in a bomb explosion near a
bus stop near Bogota, capital of
Colombia, police said.
International News from the New
York Times
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CENTRAL
AMERICA:
The High Cost of Corruption
Corruption is one of the main obstacles
to development in Central America, according to experts commenting on
the recent series of scandals involving top-ranking officials in the
region.
”It has been demonstrated that corruption in Central America affects the
right to health and education, among other basic rights, and therefore
contributes to fostering social exclusion,” said Jaime López, director
of the non-governmental anti-corruption group Probidad, based in El
Salvador.
This happens because, among other reasons, ”corruption disrupts the laws
of the market and affects consumers, contractors and the beneficiaries
of development projects,” López explained to IPS.
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