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Costa
Rica's
opposition
leader
Ottón
Solis,
runner
up in
2006
presidential
elections,
attends
a news
conference
in San
José
Monday
to
reaffirm
his
position
against
signing
a Free
Trade
Agreement
with the
U.S.
Costa
Ricans
voted
Sunday
to
approve.
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Costa Rica Lures Big
Tour Outfits
Several years ago, when
the Chicago-based
Caravan Tours
(800-Caravan or
caravantours.com)
created a 10-day, $995
tour of Costa Rica (not
including airfare there
and back), it attracted
so many bookings that it
is today the largest
single source of
tourists to that Central
American nation.
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AyA, Cabei put up US$114 million
for nationwide waterworks
Costa Rican water and sewage
authority AyA and the Central
American Bank for Economic
Integration (Cabei) have agreed
to provide ¢58.9 billion colones
(US$114 million) for waterworks
throughout the country,
according to an AyA release. |
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Ottón Solís A Poor Sport
Ottón Solís, the leader
of the Partido Acción
Cuidadana (PAC), former
presidential candidate
and promoter of the "No"
movement against the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC), just
cannot take to losing.
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Tuesday 09 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
"NO" Still Unwilling To
Accept Defeat
The headquarters of the Fundación del
Instituto Tecnológico (Fundatec) was the
place of a meeting yesterday by
promoters of the "No" movement against
the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) to
discuss the next step by leaders of the
group as they continue to reject
Sunday's vote in favour of the trade
deal with the united States and Central
America.
Government Invites PAC
To Dialogue
Following Sunday's
referendum vot, the
government has called a
first meeting with the
Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC), who is opposed to
the free trade deal, to
discuss the parallel
laws that compliment the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC).
U.S. Eyes Next Step
After Costa Rica
Approves TLC Trade
Pact
The Bush administration
on Monday welcomed Costa
Rica's narrow approval
of a free trade
agreement with the
United States, after a
national debate that
split the tiny Central
American democracy.
Heavy Rain Advisory For
The Next Several Days
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- the national
weatherman - advises of
a low pressure system
that will affect the
Pacific and Central
Valley with heavy rain
and strong winds.
Woman on Hunger Strike
After Immigration Will
Not Allow Entry To Her
Husband
Jenny Medrado,
a Costa Rican muslim and
resident of Alajuela,
began a hunger strike at
the doors of the ala
Constitucional
(Constitutional Court),
in protest of Migración
(immigration service)
that will not allow
entry to Costa Rica of
her husband, Marcos
Durman, who was turned
back at the airport last
Tuesday.
Taxi Fares Increased
Using a taxi got more
expensive yesterday with
the latest round of
price increases going
into effect that sets
the base rate at ¢405
folones and ¢365 colones
for each additional
kilometre.
Gasoline Prices To
Drop
The prices of gasoline is expected to
drop in the coming days, while the price
of diesel fuel will increase.
Honduras, Nicaragua
embrace maritime border
dispute ruling
Honduran and Nicaraguan
Presidents Manuel Zelaya
and Daniel Ortega met on
Monday to welcome a
ruling by the
International Court of
Justice in The Hague
over the two countries'
shared border.
Aero Republica Begins
Service to Panama from
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Aero Republica,
subsidiary of Copa
Holdings S.A. , began
service from Bucaramanga,
Colombia to Panama City,
Panama on October 4,
2007. Aero Republica is
operating the new route
with one of its new
EMBRAER 190 aircraft
with 106 all-leather
seats in a single class
configuration.
Guatemala to Launch Che
Book
A compilation of 20
poems written by Che
will be launched in
Guatemala Tuesday on
occasion of the 40th
anniversary of the
physical disappearance
of the legendary
commander.
Cuba, Honduras Sign
Maritime Treaty
Cuba and Honduras are
due to sign a Maritime
Delimitation Treaty on
occasion of President
Manuel Zelaya's visit to
this capital Tuesday, in
which he will meet with
Cuban First Vice
President Raul Castro.
Colombian, Venezuelan
presidents to open gas
pipeline
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe and his
Venezuelan counterpart
Hugo Chavez will open a
gas pipeline linking the
two countries on Friday,
Foreign Minister
Fernando Araujo said on
Monday.
EL
SALVADOR:
A
Battery of Charges Over
Lead Poisoning
Environmentalists and
residents of this
Salvadoran city are
demanding the closure of
a car battery factory
that has been
contaminating them with
lead for 12 years.
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B.C.C.R.
09 October 2007 |
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