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Saturday 03 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Completion of San
José Airport Still Hangs In The Air
Its now been eight weeks and the
financiers and the administrator of the
Juan Santamaría (San José), Alterra
Partners, still have to sign the
agreement that would complete the
airport.
Another Drunk Government
Official Involved in
Traffic Accident
Again, a public
official, drunk at
wheel, is involved in a
traffic accident and
tries to leave the
scene. Worse yet, the
official can only be
charged with causing the
accident and will not
affect his job in any
way.
President Arias Gains
Momentum in Costa Rica
(Angus Reid Global
Monitor) - Costa Rican
president Óscar Arias
gained a significant
amount of public support
last month, according to
a poll by CID-Gallup. 60
per cent of respondents
think Arias has done a
good or very good job
leading the country, up
eight points since July.
Costa Rica Surfers Met
with Cold Shoulder in
Chile
The Costa Rican National
Surf Team was met with
threats and was actually
forced out of the water
when they attempted to
warm up for the 8th
annual Panamerican Surf
Games 2007 in Iquique,
Chile this morning.
Doak to Design Golf
Course in Costa Rica
Tom Doak is flexing his
golf-architecture
muscles in another part
of the world. In early
November, AOL co-founder
Steve Case announced he
hired Doak's Renaissance
Golf Design to be the
architect for a new
course in Costa Rica..
Leptospirosis
Deaths in Nicaragua Now Up To 10
Nicaragua's Health Minister Maritza Cuan
said Thursday that 10 people have been
killed by leptospira, a disease-causing
bacteria, in some regions of this
Central American country, despite the
fact that this type of epidemic cases
has decreased.
Panama to Celebrate
Holidays after Mourning
Many Panamanians went to
work on Friday deeply
affected by the memory
of their late loved
ones, while others were
overwhelmed by rising
food and gas prices, but
from tomorrow, they will
enjoy a four-day
national holiday marking
separation from Colombia
and flag day.
Alvaro Colom: Closer to
the Decisive Moment
After winning the first
round of elections, but
down in the polls,
social-democratic
Candidate Alvaro Colom
hopes to become the next
Guatemalan president in
next Sunday's elections.
Venezuela on Verge of
New Constitution
The Venezuelan
constitutional reform
project enters Friday a
new decisive stage after
being approved in the
Congressional session
and delivered to the
National Electoral
Council (CNE), in charge
of calling its
referendum.
Chilean defense minister
visits South Pole
Chilean Defense Minister
Jose Goniand Air Force
chief of staff Gen.
Ricardo Ortega began a
visit to the South Pole
on Friday, declaring
that the use of Arturo
Prat naval base would be
formally resumed in
March 2008.
GUATEMALA:
Journalists Face Threats
Over Report on Candidate
"Where are you? Hurry
up, we’re waiting for
you!" barked the voice
on the telephone.
Guatemalan journalist
Enrique Castañeda had
just finished writing an
investigative article on
rightwing presidential
candidate Otto Pérez’s
alleged links with
organised crime, and
this was the first phone
call he received.
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