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Thursday 25 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
China Donates us$48
Million To Costa Rica
In a matter a day a
cheque for us$48 million
dollars will be arriving
from China, a donation
of the Chinese
government, to help out
the affected of the
flooding and rains of
the past two weeks and
to complete the San
Carlos road and rebuilt
the Estadio Nacional.
Heavy Rain And Flooding
Now in The Northern Zone
The sun has been shining
on Guanacaste and the
water has begun to
recede since Monday
allowing area residents
to begin the talk of
cleaning up and getting
back to their lives.
However, the rain,
raging rivers and floods
have now taken over the
Northern zone that includes
San Carlos.
Oscar Arias Chums It Up
With China's Hu Jintao
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias Sanchez and
his Chinese counterpart,
Hu Jintao, on Wednesday
agreed to develop a
lasting, steady, healthy
and deep bilateral
relationship of
friendship and
cooperation.
Official Numbers Reveal
Tourism On the Increase
More than 1.2 million
tourists made their way
to Costa Rica in the
first nine months of
2007, a 11.3% increase
over the same period in
2006, according to
official figures
provided by the Cámara
Nacional de Turismo (CANATUR).
Mudslide Damages
Plant at Glencairn Mine
Glencairn Gold Corp's
Bellavista mine in Costa
Rica, closed over
environmental concerns,
suffered a landslide
that damaged its
recovery plant after
heavy rain, the Canadian
company said on
Wednesday.
Wine Expo At The Real
Continental
Representatives from
wineries from all over
the world united at the
Hotel Real
Intercontinental in
Escazú Tuesday for the
first Expo Vino
conference held in Costa
Rica. The conference,
with a goal to unite
some of the world’s top
wine producers, will end
today.
Drunk Driver Sentenced
to 10 Yeas Prison
Carlos Robles Ureña, the
young man on trial for
being responsible for
the death of four people
killed in a traffic
accident while he was
drinking drunk, was
sentenced to 10 years in
prison on Tuesday. The
prosecution had
requested a sentence of
16 years.
Nicaraguan President
Harshly Criticizes
Bush’s Anti-Cuban
Measures
Nicaraguan president
Daniel Ortega on Tuesday
harshly criticized U.S.
President George W.
Bush’s plans to announce
new anti-Cuba measures
today to the accredited
diplomatic corps in
Washington.
Panama Grounds Posada
Springers
A Panamanian court
confirmed the
prohibition of leaving
the country for three
former officials from
the government of ex
President Mireya Moscoso
that released terrorist
Luis Posada Carriles,
judiciary sources
reported Tuesday.
Honduras Congress
Analyzes Controversial
Telecom Law
The Honduran National
Congress restarts
Tuesday the debate on
the Tele-Communications
Law, to be approved
before the end of
October.
No Money to Keep
Election Promises in
Guatemala
Some of the promises
that Guatemalan
presidential candidates
have made until today
will have to wait for
funds to be executed,
according to the
nation's 2008 budget.
Ecuador Back in OPEC
The return of Ecuador to
the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting
countries is a fact
after that Latin
American country was
invited to attend the
summit of OPEC member
countries' presidents.
Argentina's First Lady
Leads Opinion Polls
Argentina's first lady
Cristina Fernandez holds
a commanding lead over
her rivals in opinion
polls ahead of Sunday's
general elections,
making her a hopeful to
succeed her husband
Nestor Kirchner as
president.
16 Foreign Embassies in
Brazil Receive
Mysterious Green Powder
Brazil's federal police
on Wednesday collected
envelopes containing a
suspicious green powder
that were delivered to
16 foreign embassies
here.
NICARAGUA:
Of
Forests, Floods,
Fatalities and Famine
The forces of nature are
giving Nicaragua no
respite. After the
hurricane that
devastated the country’s
northeastern Caribbean
coast in September,
weeks of torrential
rains have claimed lives
and caused economic
damages, and now the
Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) is
warning of famine.
COLOMBIA:
Foreign Firms Cash in on
Generous Mining Code
These are prosperous
times for Canadian
mining and oil companies
extracting resources
from Colombia.
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