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Tuesday 04 September
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Hurricane Felix
Pounds Central America, Missing Costa
Rica
Central America has
begun to feel the effects of the
powerful hurricane Felix that this
morning hit the coast of Nicaragua as a
category 4, forcing the evacuation of
thousands in Nicaragua, Honduras and
Belize.
Rain, More Rain
and Then Some More
According to the Instituto Meteriologico
Nacional (IMN) - the national weatherman
- some 80 millimetres (3.15 inches) of
rain fell on San José Monday from the
effects of hurricane Felix.
Easing Congestion On The
Próspero Fernández a
MOPT Priority
The Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
says it is looking for
ways to reduce traffic
congestion on the
Próspero Fernández, also
known as the autopista
to Santa Ana, especially
around the area of
Multiplaza.
Private Jet Veers Off
Runway, Closes San Jose
Airport For 6 Hours
For the second time in
less than a week,
emergency crews at the
Juan Santamaría (San
José) international
airport had to deal with
an airport emergency.
Small and Medium Sized
Business Do Not Trust
Electronic Payment
Solutions
Although Costa Rica is
advanced in its systems
of electronic payments,
a recent study by the
Perspectivas de las
Pymes en América Latina,
shows that 91% of small
and medium sized
businesses prefer to pay
their bills by cheque or
cash and do not trust
electronic payments.
Nicaragua Prepares for
Hurricane Felix
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega appealed
to the Caribbean Coast
population to remain
calm to confront the
imminent arrival of the
powerful storm Felix,
and he guaranteed
government support to
those affected by the
hurricane
Panama Canal begins
$5.25 billion historic
expansion
Construction started on
Monday on a us$5.25
billion dollar project
to expand the Panama
Canal, the largest-ever
overhaul of the short
cut between the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans.
Carter, Torrijos at
Panama Canal
Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos and
former US President
James Carter lead Monday
the starting ceremony
for the modernization of
the inter-oceanic canal
zone.
Brazilian FM calls for
creation of new UN
environment watchdog
Brazilian Foreign
Minister Celso Amorim
Monday urged the
creation of a new United
Nations body to tackle
environmental challenges
facing the whole world.
Argentina-Cuba to Boost
Cooperation
The first session of the
third Argentina-Cuba
Intergovernmental Joint
Commission Meeting was
held on Monday in Buenos
Aires to strengthen and
extend cooperation
projects between both
countries.
COLOMBIA:
Chávez Brokers Pact for
Gov’t-FARC Talks
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez’s efforts to
broker a humanitarian
agreement for the
release of hostages held
by Colombia’s guerrillas
have already begun to
bear fruit.
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