High Death Rate From Traffic
Accidents Has Officials Worried
Last weekend was perhaps the
bloodiest weekend as far as
traffic accidents, when 15
people died on the streets
across the nation.
While some parts
of the North America was
under North America was
under snow this weekend,
like Buffalo and Fort
Erie were 2 feet of snow
was reported, in Costa
Rica many took the time
to enjoy the long
weekend under the sun at
beaches like Jacó in the
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Union Head Refuses To Meet
President Over TLC Talks
Albino Vargas, head of the
powerful the national employees
union - ANEP - declined
yesterday an invitation by Costa
Rican president, Oscar Arias, to
sit and dialogue over the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement with the
United States.
Lower Inflation Index
The reduction in the prices of
fuels directly influenced a drop
in the inflation index in
September, when it decreased by
0.16 percent.
Consumption of Imports Increased
The import of consumer goods
–durable and non-durable–
increased 14 percent in the 12
months that ended last July.
Insecurity Reaches Guatemala
Churches
Insecurity in Guatemala has
reached such high rates that
forced churches to hire guards
to protect them from robberies
and assaults.
UN Calls to Panama Resource
Equal Sharing
Unequal distribution of income,
education, and health are the
main problems that prevent
Panama from developing fairly, a
UN report said on Sunday.
New Anti-violence March in El
Salvador
Hundreds of Salvadorians will be
once again protesting violence
and organized crime in the
country Sunday, two scourges
considerably affecting the
population in general.
Russia and Venezuela
Ink Accords
Venezuela's Vice
President Jose
Vicente Rangel and
Russian counterpart
Alexander Zhukov are
due to sign 13
bilateral
cooperation accords
during the 3rd
Top-Level
Inter-Government
Commission.
LATIN AMERICA:
The Use - and Abuse
- of Development Aid
Hundreds of millions
of dollars in
foreign aid flows
into the poorest
countries of Latin
America every year.
But the money does
not always reach its
destination. For
that reason,
governments and
civil society
organisations have
begun to apply new
mechanisms to
guarantee
transparency.
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