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Saturday 08 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Eliminating Slums Is
Only But A Dream Of The
Arias Administration
When Oscar Arias took
the presidency in 2006,
he promised to cut the
number of 'tugurios'
(slums) by half, that is
that is eliminating an
estimated 10.000 of the
estimated 20.000 slums
in the country, during
his term in office.
Women Recognize Their
Attackers In Line Up
The two survivors of the
attack on three casino
employees in Escazú last
week picked out the men
suspected of the crime
in a police line up,
confirming the detention
of Mena Jiménez and Mora
Cantillano who are
currently in lock up for
six months while the
prosecution builds its
case.
Tibás Potholes Will Be
Around For Some Time
The hope of the
residents of Tibás to be
finally rid of all the
potholes seems to be
going up in smoke, as
the Contraloría General
de la República
(Comptroller's office)
failed to authorized
expenditures for road
surfacing.
Orotina With Partial
Closures
The road between Orotina
and Caldera will have
partial closures
beginning on Monday as
work continues on the
San Jose - Caldera
highway.
Aguinaldo
To Hit The Streets On December 8
December 8 is an
important day in Costa
Rica. It is not a
holiday, nor a day to
commemorate an important
historic moment, but the
day when the government
"aguinaldo" hits the
streets.
Former Panama Officials
to Court
Panama - Former
Panamanian officials
will appear before a
court Friday for the
crime of abuse of
authority in the case of
the release of terrorist
Luis Posada Carriles in
August 2004, official
sources reported.
Panama Implements
Energy-Saving Project
Panama - Panama is
implementing the
energy-saving project "Operacion
Bombillo" (Operation
Bulb) in this capital,
which is aimed at
substituting six million
power-saving lamps for
incandescent bulbs.
Guatemala Economy Will
Slow Down
Guatemala - Guatemala's
economic growth for 2009
will be lower than
expected on account of
the world crisis,
causing a decrease on
the exports and
transferring of funds,
and an increase of
unemployment, according
to the forecast released
Friday.
Colombia Money
Laundering Grows
Bogota - Colombian
criminals have laundered
the equivalent to us$4.3
billion in 2008,
reported the Treasury
Department.
Venezuela, Russia Drill
First Gas Well
Caracas - Venezuela and
Russia Friday began
drilling the first gas
well in the Gulf of
Venezuela, an area
abound with natural gas
resources.
VENEZUELA:
Budgets Take On a
Woman’s Face
As
Venezuela increasingly
incorporates a gender
perspective in its
public budgets, issues
like the paving of roads
and the construction of
schools are being joined
by new priorities such
as teen pregnancy and
domestic violence
prevention programmes
when it comes to
spending.
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