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Wednesday 13 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Costa Rica to Join
Petrocaribe
Costa Rica is speeding
up preparations to sign
the agreements required
to join Petrocaribe,
because the next summit
of that integration
mechanism is scheduled
for October or November,
according to official
sources.
Amazon Announces Opening
Of Costa Rica Call
Centre
Amazon, the world’s
largest internet
retailer, is to
establish a customer
contact centre in Costa
Rica, as its steps up
its efforts to woo
Spanish speaking
customers both in the US
and in Latin America.
Confiscated Fishing Boat
Out Of Fuel, 280 Tons Of
Tuna To Be Lost
Since January of this
year the tuna fishing
boat Tiuna, with its 280
tons of tuna, has been
anchored off the coast
of Puntarenas while its
owners await a decision
on the future of the
vessel, after it was
found illegally fishing
off the shores of the
Isla del Coco in the
Pacific ocean.
Gasoline Costs More
Today
Costa Rica woke up to
record gasoline prices
as the latest round of
increases took effect at
12:01am.
Outer Space Flights To
Be Sold In Costa Rica
Although it sounds
strange, come 2010
tickets for trips to
outer space will be sold
in Costa Rica.
Initially, weekly trips
will be offered and
depending on demand, the
frequency may be
increased.
US
Neglects Central America
Anti-Drug Battle
MANAGUA - Nicaraguan
President Daniel Ortega
said the US keeps
neglecting Central
American anti-drug drive
instead of supporting
their actions in a
region taken as corridor
between Colombia
(producer) and the US
(consumer).
Honduras Requests US
Extends TPS
TEGUCIGALPA - The
Honduran government
requested the US Tuesday
to allow a new extension
of the Temporary
Protection Status to
guarantee the
continuance of more than
76,000 Honduran citizens
who are living in the US
illegally, said the
Honduran Foreign
Ministry.
Cubans Excel in Beijing
2008
BEIJING - Two great
Cuban athletes excelled
in Beijing on Tuesday,
although they finished
fifth, but they won the
medals to their effort
and honor, after their
frustrated wish to win
medals for the Caribbean
Island.
Menchu Applauds Bolivia
Referendum
GUATEMANA - Guatemalan
indigenous leader and
Nobel Peace Prizewinner
Rigoberta Menchu stated
Tuesday that Evo
Morales' victory in the
revocation referendum
ratified the Bolivian
president's special
leadership to solve his
people's problems.
Brazilian Police Arrest
32 On Corruption Charges
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's Federal Police
arrested on Tuesday at
least 32 people for
alleged corruption in
the country's land
reform agency and the
Internal Revenue
Service, local media
reported.
DEATH PENALTY-CUBA:
Sentences Commuted But
Treatment Still Harsh
Prisoners in Cuba who
were facing the death
penalty but have had
their sentences commuted
to life imprisonment or
30 years in jail are
still being treated like
death row inmates, a
dissident organisation
complained on Tuesday.
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