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Yesterday Was Coldest November
Day in 25 Years
Yesterday morning at 7:00am, the
lowest temperature for the year
- 12.5 Celsius (54.5 Fahrenheit)
- was recorded by the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) for
the San José area.
While the Central Valley
is in the "deep freeze",
the beaches are sunny
and warm. Yesterday was
the coldest November day
in 25 years, that was
not the case in Playa
Jacó for sunbathers and
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Controversy Brewing Over
Gasoline Prices
Gasoline prices have been kept
steady since the beginning of
last month when we saw the last
reduction of prices take place,
followed by a slight increase
resulting from a tax adustment.
Bush To Host Arias Next Month
U.S. president George W. Bush
will meet with his Costa Rican
counterpart, Oscar Arias, in
Washington on December 6, the
White House announced.
Tico Men "Vagos" Around the
House, University Study Reveals
The Instituto Nacional de las
Mujeres (Inamu) and the
Instituto de Estudios Sociales
en Población (Idespo) of the
Universidad Nacional conducted a
study of the role of women in
the development of the country,
focusing on the role of women
and men in the home.
Law
Simplifying Public Processes Not
Obeyed
Building a house in Costa Rica
and then have it supplied with
water, electrical power and
telephone, means have to deal
with five public institutions,
demanding more than 20
requirements that can slow down
the entire process.
Ortega in Panama, Integrating
Panamanian president Martin
Torrijos received Nicaraguan
president elect Daniel Ortega,
with whom he talked about
regional integration and
bilateral issues.
Guatemalan Powers Try to Ease
Tension
The Guatemalan new Congressional
board of directors, composed by
the opposition, met President
Oscar Berger on Wednesday, in an
attempt to knock the rough edges
and move towards reconciling
both State powers.
Guatemala Slams Telesur Arrest
The observatory of Guatemalan
journalists rejected Telesur
correspondent Freddy Muñoz
arrest in Colombia and
considered it an attack on free
professional exercise.
Peru's President Orders
Repression of Protesters
Peruvian President Alan Garcia
ordered the police on Wednesday
to repress, using weapons if
necessary, the persistent
protests in numerous
municipalities against the
result of partial elections .
Uruguay's
legislators pass protocol to
establish Mercosur parliament
Uruguay's lower house, the
Chamber of Deputies, on
Wednesday ratified a protocol on
establishing a parliament of the
Common Market of the South (Mercosur),
with ruling coalition deputies
all voting in favor and the
opposition entirely against.
COLOMBIA:
ELN Leader
Warns that Peace Process Will Be
Lengthy
Although it is engaged in
exploratory talks with the
Colombian government, the
National Liberation Army (ELN)
believes its armed struggle
remains legitimate as long as
the deeper underlying causes of
the country's civil war go
unaddressed and the necessary
transformations are not
achieved.
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