|
Saturday 15 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Finally A
Gasoline Price Drop We
Can Begin To Live With
The price drop in
gasoline prices that
will take effect the
first week in December
is much higher that
anticipated. Even though
the state refinery had
requested a lower drop,
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep)
decided that a drop of
¢204 colones for a
litre of super, ¢197 for
regular and ¢90 for
diesel was warranted.
Prepaid Cellular Service
Coming Soon, "Veremos"
On New Lines
Some 5.000 cellular
service subscribTheers
will be part of a pilot
plan by the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) to
introduce "prepaid"
cellular service in the
country. Costa Rica is
one of the few, if not
the only country in the
world, that does not
offer prepaid cellular
service.
Ticos Less Hopeful Of
Economic Future
Costa Ricans are the
exception to the rest of
Latin America which has
high hopes for the
future, according to a
study by Latinobarómetro.
The study revealed that
only 21 out of 100 Ticos
see a better economic
situation in 2009,
dismal compared to the
38% for the region. In
Paraguay, the study
found a 78% optimism.
India To Become A High
Grade Coffee Importer
The head of one of Costa
Rica's largest coffee
firms said Friday that
India, a country that
has traditionally been a
tea drinking nation,
will be an importer of
high grade coffee in
five years, as a growing
middle class has
increased the popularity
in coffee shops.
Betancourt's Ex-Husband
Is New French Ambassador
to Costa Rica
The ex-husband of former
guerrilla-held hostage
Ingrid Betancourt is
France's new ambassador
to Costa Rica.
Nicaragua Denounces US
Destabilization Plan
Washington -
Nicaragua accused the US
Department of State and
OAS Secretary General
Jose Miguel Insulza of
promoting a
destabilization plan to
overthrow the Sandinista
government.
Guatemala Transportation
Normal Again
Guatemala - Public
transportation service
returned to normalcy on
Friday in the Guatemalan
capital, after five days
of partial strike to
protest a wave of
violence against workers
of that sector.
New Habano House in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires - Another
Habano House has been
opened in the financial
heart of Buenos Aires as
part of efforts to enjoy
a culture and a product
of an exceptional
quality.
Cuba Names New Foreign
Investment Minister
Havana - Cuban leader
Raul Castro has named
Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
as the new Minister for
Foreign Investment and
Economic Collaboration,
replacing Marta Lomas
Morales, state media
reported Thursday.
Venezuelan President
Calls On Active Voting
in Elections
Caracas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on
Thursday urged all his
supporters to vote in
the upcoming regional
elections for state
governors, city mayors
and state legislative
councils.
VENEZUELA:
Elections Will Put
Chávez to the Test
As if his post were at
stake, Venezuela’s
left-wing President Hugo Chávez is showing up all
over the country at
election rallies,
caravans, public works
inaugurations,
nationally televised
public events and highly
publicised midnight
calls to his party’s
local offices in remote
towns.
|
