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Tuesday 11 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica Ready To
Begin China Free-Trade
Talks
Costa Rica is prepared
to negotiate a free
trade deal with China
next year, Costa Rica's
foreign trade minister
said Monday ahead of a
visit by Chinese
President Hu Jintao next
week.
Sala IV Asked To Order
Regulator To Change
Method Of Fixing
Gasoline Prices
The current method used
to set gasoline prices
in the country, that can
take up to two months
following a variation in
the international price,
will be decided by the
Sala Cuarta
(Constitutional Court),
following an appeal by
the former "regulador
general", Leonel
Fonseca.
Legislator Expected
To Renounce Immunity To
Face Criminal Charges
For Drunk Driving Death
The legislator who
killed a pedestrian
while driving drunk said
he would present himself
before the Legislative
Assembly to that his
legislative immunity can
be lifted.
The Sabanero’s Shout Was
Heard Again
Just like
every Nov. 10 in
Guanacaste, the
traditional figure of
the sabanero (Costa
Rican cowboy) was paid
homage through a series
of celebrations
throughout the province.
Four More Qualify To
2008 Costa Rica Golf
Classic
Americans
Clark Burroughs and
Robert Twine and Costa
Ricans Ramon Herrero and
Juan Marin have all
secured a spot in the
upcoming 2008 Costa Rica
Golf Classic
professional tournament,
which will be held Dec.
11-14 at Reserva Conchal
Golf Club in Guanacaste.
Colorado Regulators
Target Costa Rica Tree
Investments
A Broomfield, Colorado,
company promoting an
alternative investment -
Costa Rican trees - has
been sanctioned for
failing to register the
offerings with
regulators.
Interamericana Sur Closed
Thursday and Friday
The Interamericana Sur
(San Jose to the south)
will be completely
closed on Thursday and
Friday in the area of
kilometre 34 near La
Cangreja, to repair
flooding damage caused
during the rainy season.
FSLN Leads Nicaragua
Elections
Managua -The governing
Sandinista Front for
National Liberation (FSLN)
leads the municipal
elections carried out in
146 of 153 Nicaragua
municipalities,
according to preliminary
reports published by the
electoral power Monday.
Riots Over Election
Results in Managua
Managua - Followers of
opposition candidate to
Mayor of Managua,
Eduardo Montealegre,
staged riots in the city
on Monday, where their
main rival, Sandinista
Alexis Arguello,
proclaimed himself the
winner, according to
preliminary official
figures.
Guatemala Bus Fire "A
Mass Murder"
Guatemala - Guatemalan general
prosecutor said Monday
that the incident of 16
people found burnt dead
inside a bus in eastern
Guatemala was "a mass
murder," and not a
traffic accident as
previously believed.
Colombia Hails Mexico's
Drug War
Mexico City - The
presidents of Colombia
and Mexico have agreed
to intensify joint
efforts to combat
powerful cartels that
control the flow of
drugs in both countries.
Venezuelan Diplomats In
Houston Asked To Leave
Washington - Venezuelan
diplomats stationed in
Houston have been asked
by the U.S. government
to leave the country,
State Department said on
Monday.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Prejudice Against
Haitians Boils Over -
Again
"A group of Dominicans
armed with pistols,
machetes and knives came
to take revenge on us. I
broke my leg trying to
escape from my house,
which was on fire. It's
not fair that all
Haitians should have to
pay for the crime of
one," Elena Piti, a
Haitian mother of seven
who lives in the
Dominican Republic, told
IPS.
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