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Friday 12 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Gasoline Prices Take
Historic Nose Dive
For those not aware of
the latest drop in
gasoline prices will be
in for a pleasant
surprise next time they
fill the tank, as
gasoline prices made a
historic price drop at
the 12:01am today, one
day ahead of the
scheduled announcement.
Costa Rica
Well-Positioned For
Global Slowdown
In a visit to Costa Rica
yesterday, Dominique
Strauss-Kahn, managing
director of the
International Monetary
Fund said that Costa
Rica is in
relatively good shape to
weather the global
economic slowdown.
Quick Approval Of Bank
Capitalization Bill In
Jeopardy
The delays by
legislators to ratify
the nomination of the
SUTEL board members is
affecting the
legislative session
agenda and putting in
danger the speedy
passage of the
governments plan to
inject us$117.5 million
dollars into the
economy.
Price of Bread To Go
Down 10%
Good news for lovers of
bread as the price for a
loaf will soon drop,
thanks to a drop in the
price of flour on world
markets.
Legislators Delay SUTEL
Appointments
The appointment of
boards members of the
newly created
communications
superintendancy - the
Superintendencia de
Telecomunicaciones (SUTEL)
- that will regulate
telecommunications in
the country, are
practically a shoe-in
following yesteday's
fillibuster of
legislators, the
majority of whom did not
show up for session,
forcing the president of
the Legislative Assembly
to declare a
"no-session" day.
Grube's Good For
One-Shot Lead at
Canadian Tour's Costa
Rica Classic
Rob Grube fired a
5-under 66 to hold a
one-stroke lead over
Martin Ureta, Sebastian
Saavedra and Canadian
Chris Baryla after the
first round of the Costa
Rica Classic.
Blankets and Jackets For
The Weekend
The hot summer weather
will be on hold this
weekend as cold front
will grip most part of
the country with lower
than seasonal
temperatures and strong
winds.
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Panama and U.S. Sign
Agreement
Panamanian Vice
President and Foreign
Minister Samuel Lewis
Navarro and U.S.
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice signed
a memorandum of
understanding today to
further educational
cooperation between
Panama and the United
States.
Russian Warships' Visit
To Nicaragua Not
Political
Moscow - A visit by
Russian warships to
Nicaragua, due to start
on Friday, has no
political element, an
aide to the Russian Navy
commander said on
Friday.
Main Law Principles
Hailed in Cuba
Havana - Main law
principals are key
elements for all, at a
time the Universal
Declaration of Human
Rights has lost its
original values, Cuban
Parliament President
Ricardo Alarcon said.
Chavez Followers Gather
Support For Unlimited
Presidential Reelection
Caracas - Followers of
Venezuela's ruling party
began Thursday to enlist
public support for a
constitutional amendment
to allow President Hugo
Chavez's reelection in
2012.
Death Toll Reaches 125
In Southern Brazil
Floods
Rio de Janeiro - Two
weeks after one of the
worst floods in Brazil's
history, the death toll
in the country's
southern state of Santa
Catarina has reached 125
and is still rising,
local Civil Defense
reported Thursday.
RIGHTS: Harsh Language
for Colombia at UN
Review
Experts
at multilateral forums
usually begin their
speeches with diplomatic
words praising some
aspect of the country or
government under
examination, before
delivering their barrage
of criticism.
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