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Saturday 13 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
1. Today is the Festival
de la Luz. Paseo Colon
and Aveniga Segunda will
be completely closed as
of noon today, as well
roads around the area
will be affected as the
expected more than 1
million will descend on
San Jose to see the
parade that begins at
6pm (dusk).
2. The autopista Próspero
Fernández - San José to
Escazu - will be closed
completely from 8pm
tonight (Saturday) to
2pm Sunday, to allow
crews to work on the
widening of the bridge.
Tiroteo (Shootout) At
High Noon In La Uruca
It was a quiet, normal
Friday morning. And like
any other Friday morning
around the Juan Pablo II
bridge, in La Uruca
traffic backed up in all
directions. But, this
Friday morning was to be
different, one will be
remembered by many, a
shootout in broad
daylight, at high noon,
between two assailants
and their victim. The
victim won this round.
Vehicles To Be More
Expensive In 2009
According to the
sociación Importadora de
Vehículos y Maquinaria (AIVEMA)
used and new cars will
be more expensive in
2009 with the
introduction of new
regulations for vehicles
included in the reforms
to the Ley de Tránsito.
Second American
Arrested in Connection
With Costa Rica Based
Fraud
A second U.S. citizen
charged in connection
with the operation of a
series of fraudulent
business opportunities
was arrested on Friday
in Costa Rica following
his indictment by a
Miami federal grand jury
on Nov. 20, 2008, the
Justice Department and
the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service
announced today.
More Good New For
Gasoline Prices As
Recope Requests Another
Price Drop
The state refinery,
Recope, offered Costa
Ricans a New Year's
gift, following the gift
that Santa brought
yesterday when gasoline
prices fell to levels of
three years ago.
"Presidential Train"
Runs Into Problems
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, his
brother, the ministro de
la Presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias, and several
ministers, were later
for a cabinet session in
Heredia yesterday when
the train they were
travelling in broke
down.
Gordo Navideño
Lottery Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night a small
number will be instant
"millionaires" as the
Gordo Navideño lottery
draw for ¢3.5 billion
colones takes place. The
"gordo" frenzy began
this week and will
intensify today and
tomorrow as everyone
wants a piece that could
change their lives.
Molina Leads In Costa
Rica
Argentina's Mauricio
Molina fired a six-under
65 on Friday to take the
lead midway through the
Canadian Tour's Costa
Rica Golf Classic.
Molina moved to
six-under-par 136 for a
two-shot advantage over
Venezuela's Diego
Larrazabal (69) after 36
holes at Reserva Conchal
Golf Club.
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Panama Excluded From EU
Duty Benefits
Panama - Panama has been
officially notified that
it will be excluded from
the duty benefits of the
European Union (EU),
Vice Commerce Minister
Severo Souza said
Friday.
Guatemala Nixes Raids on
Migrants in US
Guatemala - The National
Council for Attention to
the Guatemalan Migrant (CONAMIGUA)
condemned Friday the
raids against illegal
Guatemalan people in the
US, from where more than
26,600 Guatemalans were
expelled this year.
Ecuador Declares Foreign
Debt Moratorium
Guayaquil -
Ecuadorian president,
Rafael Correa, declared
Friday a moratorium in
payment of the country´s
foreign debt which
exceeds us$10 billion
dollars.
Bolivian President
Refutes Rightist Media
Attacks
Lima - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
said Friday he had grown
tired of the media
manipulation and the
attacks against his
administration.
Brazilian Volunteers
Detained in Madrid
Airport For 26 Hours
Rio de Janerio - A group
of Brazilian volunteers
that helps recovering
drug addicts was
detained in Madrid and
later deported,
Brazilian daily O Globo
reported Friday.
CUBA: Years of
Reconstruction Ahead
Rosa María Leyva was
one of the first people
to reach Caletones after
it was ravaged by
Hurricane Ike. It took
six hours to clear the
road between the small
fishing and resort
village -- just one of
seven seaside
neighbourhoods in this
area destroyed by the
storm -- and the eastern
Cuban port city of
Gibara.
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B.C.C.R.
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