Heavy Rain And Flooding Cause of
"Emergency" in Six Communities
The months September and October
sees more rain than the rest of
the year. In September 83.000
people were affected by the
heavy rains that caused flooding
and mudslides in many
communities around the country.
Liga Deportiva
Alajuelenese fans cheer
during their match
against Chile's Colo
Colo for the Copa
Sudamericana at the
Morea Soto stadium in
Alajuela. The Liga was
humiliated by the Colo
Colo, defeated by 4-0,
in what is being called
as a shameful defeat for
Tico fútbol (soccer). |
Tortugiusmo May Be Deemed
Illegal
The government is asking that
the Ministerio de Trabajo (Ministr
Labour) study the legal
mechanism to put an end to the "tortuguismo"
- work slowdown - that has been
ongoing in the port of Limón for
almost two weeks, said Rodrigo
Arias, Ministro de la
Presidencia.
ICE Stirs
Up Sector With 100MW Thermo
Project
Costa Rica's state power company
ICE is studying the possibility
of building a 100MW thermo
project, a company official told
Business News Americas.
Fitch Revises Costa Rica's
Rating Outlook to Stable
Fitch Ratings has revised the
Rating Outlook on Costa Rica's
foreign currency and local
currency Issuer Default Ratings
(IDRs) of 'BB' and 'BB+'
respectively, to Stable from
Negative. Fitch also affirms
Costa Rica's country ceiling at
'BB+'.
National Soccer Team to Play
Galician Squad
The Costa Rica national soccer
team will play a friendly with a
Galician squad in La Coruna,
Spain, on Dec. 28, the Costa
Rica Football Federation told
media on Wednesday.
Costa Rica Defends Regional Sea
Turtle Conservation Plan at
International Meeting
In a show of environmental
leadership, Costa Rica led an
international effort that
secured the inclusion of fishery
guidelines that directly favor
the regional conservation of
leatherback sea turtles, during
the Third Conference of the
Parties COP III of the
Interamerican Convention for the
Conservation and Protection of
Sea Turtles CIT, held last
September 26 to 28, in the city
of Mazatlan, Mexico.
Christmas
Lottery Around the Corner
Christmas is around the corner
and with that comes "El Gordo"
lottery that has gotten fatter
this year over last.
Daniel Ortega Promises
Investments
Daniel Ortega, candidate of the
Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN) and polls favorite,
promised to guarantee private
investments in Nicaragua.
Suite Habana Plays in Nicaragua
The Cuban-Spanish production
“Suite Habana”, an
internationally recognized film,
will premiere Thursday in
Managua, as part of the official
Nicaraguan National Film Library
program, that institution
reported Wednesday.
Panama Tightens Security for
Canal Vote
A total of 12,000 police will be
displayed in Panama on October
22 for the referendum on the
expansion of the Panama Canal,
official sources said Thursday.
Fidel Castro To Return To Post
as Cuban Leader
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe
Perez Roque said that Fidel
Castro will return to his post
as the leader of the country,
daily newspaper Granma reported
on Wednesday.
Brazil's Oil Company
Confirms Light-Oil
Well Discovery
Brazil's state-owned
oil and gas giant
Petrobras confirmed
on Wednesday the
discovery of a
significant amount
of light oil in the
Santos Basin off the
coast of the
country's Sao Paulo
state.
LATIN AMERICA:
Family Farms -
Durable but Fragile
Family farms are not
disappearing in
Latin America, but
they are becoming
more vulnerable,
requiring government
policies to ensure
their economic and
social inclusion,
experts and farmers
said at a seminar
organised by the
United Nations Food
and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO)
in the Chilean
capital.
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