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Earthquake Shakes Costa Rica's
Southern Zone
More than 50 earthquakes
have been registered in
the country's southern
zone, with at least 21
houses damaged, when the
first rumble hit at
9:01am Monday,
registering 5.6 on the
Richter scale.
When Thursday Is
Sunday in Costa Rica
Every Thursday is Thursday, except this
week, when Thursday is like Sunday as
the "Clasico" between the Liga Deportiva
Alajuelense and Deportiva Saprissa is
played.
Rice Producers And
Government in
Disagreement Over Rice
Wholesale Price
Although rice producers
have threatened not to
import rice, the
government assures that
there won't a shortage
of the grain in Costa
Rican kitchens.
Moravia Without
Water Until Friday
Work crews of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) -
water and sewer utility
- are working around the
clock to reestablish
water service to the
community of Moravia,
northeast of San José,
after 6 metres of a
water main was damaged
from a mudslide on
Sunday.
Group To build
Home in Costa Rica
A group of local
Peterborough, Ontario, volunteers
will roll up their sleeves next month to
help build a house for a family in Costa
Rica through Habitat For Humanity.
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Presidents of Uruguay,
Nicaragua Meet
Presidents Tabare Vazquez (Uruguay) and Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua) reviewed
bilateral relations and
exchanged views on the
current regional and
international situation
on Monday, the Uruguayan
presidential office
said.
Guatemala's Colom Visits
Rain-Hit Areas
Guatemala President
Alvaro Colom visited
rain-hit areas over the
weekend.
Amazon Belongs To
Brazilian People,
President Lula Says
RIO DE JANEIRO -Brazil's
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva said on
Monday in a national
forum here that the
Amazon belongs to the
Brazilian people.
Latin American Ministers
Meet To Discuss Combat
Against Terrorism,
Organized Crime
Ministers of several
Latin American countries
Monday started a
four-day ministerial
meeting aimed at
fighting terrorism and
transnational organized
crime in Panama.
Venezuela Debates
Bioethics, Terror
Several Venezuelan
institutions convened a
debate for May 27 on
bioethics, biosecurity
and bioterrorism to
update related laws.
COLOMBIA:
No
Big Changes Expected
after Rebel Chief’s
Death
he death and replacement
of FARC chief "Manuel
Marulanda" will bring
neither a breakdown nor
a change in direction in
the Colombian rebel
group, which has been
militarily weakened and
has fallen silent on the
political front,
according to experts on
Latin America’s
longest-lived guerrilla
movement.
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