A Happy Thanksgiving to all our
Canadian and Happy Columbus Day
to all our American friends!
Violent Weekend: 15 Road Deaths,
Tornado Kills Three
Speeding, alcohol and pedestrian
carelessness made this weekend a
bloody one with 15 deaths on the
country's roads, the majority of
the deaths occurring in the
province of Limón.
Three members of the
same family where killed
when a tree, flung from
a tornado, landed on top
of this vehicle. Four
other family members
were hurt, but are
expected to recover. In
total, 15 people died on
the roads this past
weekend, mainly due to
speeding and drinking
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Escape At La Reforma
A little over 1:00am this
morning, eight prisoners from
the La Reforma penitentiary
overtook the guards and escaped.
One guard was killed in the
escape.
Tortuguismo Continues in Limón;
First Cruise Ship Arrives Today
There seems to be no solution to
the current labour dispute
between the government and the
workers of the Japdeva, in
ending the "tortuguismo" - work
slowdown - at the ports of Limón.
Yesterday, both sides announced
their failure in reaching a
consensus and getting the Puerto
de Limón and Puerto Moín
operating normally.
TICA Implemented At Paso Canoas
The Ministro de Hacienda
(Revenue Minister), Guillermo
Zúñiga, accompanied by Hacienda
vice-minister, Jenny Phillip,
the director of Aduanas
(Customs), Desiderio Soto and
legislative deputy, Olivier
Jiménez, were on hand in Paso
Canoas to inaugurate the new
customs systems, Tecnología de
la Información para el Control
Aduanero (TICA).
Foreigners
Affected By Faulty Residency "Cédulas"
Every day, foreigners arrive at
ther offices of Migración
(immigration) in San José to
give back their "cédula" that
proves their legal stay in the
country.
First Venezuelan Oil Sails to
Nicaragua
The first shipment of Venezuelan
oil acquired by the Asociacion
de Municipios de Nicaragua has
arrived to this nation and will
be given to a state plant to
solve the ongoing energy crisis.
Raul Castro: Fidel Not Dying,
But Recovering
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is not
dying but recovering from
surgery, his younger brother and
Cuban first vice president Raul
said Sunday.
Former Guatemala President May
Avoid Extradition
The final decision over the
extradition to Guatemala of
former president Alfonso
Portillo for embezzling funds,
is in hands of the Mexican
Executive.
Venezuela Wary of US Propaganda
The announcements of the US
embassy in Venezuela on the
increase of its propaganda in
the territory have sparked
concern and rejection by
different sectors that consider
it dangerous in the present
political context.
Colombia to Destroy
Confiscated Weapons
The Colombian
government is to
destroy thousands of
arms handed in by
demobilized
right-wing
paramilitary groups,
Colombia's
Commission of
Reparation and
Reconciliation said
on Friday.
POLITICS-US:
When Is a Terrorist
"Mastermind" Not a
Terrorist?
On the 30th
anniversary of the
first mid-air
bombing of a
civilian airliner in
the Americas, the
plot's suspected
mastermind is hoping
that a U.S. federal
judge will soon
release him from a
Texas jail where he
has been held on
immigration-related
charges for the last
year and a half.
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