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Thursday 27 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
40.000 Affected, As Rain
Continues To Batter The
Caribbean, US Lends A
Helping Hand
Although the weather has
gotten a little bit
better, as the current
low pressure system
wanes, the weather
service says another is
just behind and ready to
pound the area even
more.
50.000 GSM Lines
Available December 15
Good news for the tens
of thousands who have
been waiting patiently
for a cellular telephone
line, 50.000 GSM lines
will be available on
December 15, said
Orlando Cascante,
director de Servicios
Móviles del ICE.
Criminals Tamper With
Street Telephone Boxes
To Extract Financial
Information
Thieves are getting more
ingenuous every day and
where less expected,
criminals hands are at
work. This time a gang
made up of 9 individuals
were the focus of
attention of
investigators after
receiving a number of
complaints of fraud.
Architects Head South to
Weather the Economic
Storm
In recent years, as many
major U.S. architecture
firms expanded
internationally, they
often bypassed Latin
America in favor of
Europe, China, and the
Middle East. Gradually,
though, that may be
starting to change, as
architects open offices
and enlist for projects
in Central and South
American countries,
where population and
economic growth have
been strong in recent
years.
Government To Shut Down
December 19 For Holidays
The ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias, announced
yesterday holiday
closures for government
offices and agencies.
Banco Negro Becomes
Banco Gris
No need to change the
address on your agenda
or address book for the
Banco de costa Rica main
offices in downtown San
José are well know to
one and all.
Panama Canal, Miami
Port Ratify Strategic
Alliance
Pamana - Panama Canal
and the United States'
Miami Port have renewed
their strategic alliance
in a bid to boost
international trade, the
administrator of the
Panama Canal Authority,
Alberto Aleman Zubieta,
said Wednesday.
Nicaragua Condemns
Anti-Election Move
Managua - Nicaraguan
Supreme Court justice
Rafael Solis reiterated
in Managua the
unconstitutional nature
of a opposition bill
that calls to annul the
recent Nicaraguan
elections, considering
that it shows disrespect
to the popular vote.
Colombian
Parliamentary Commission
Rules Out Immediate
Third Term For President
Bogota - A
commission of the lower
chamber of Colombia's
parliament on Wednesday
approved a bill aimed at
allowing President
Alvaro Uribe to run for
a third term in 2014,
but ruled out a second
immediate re-election.
Colombia Tries to
Palliate Crisis
Bogota - Colombia has
adopted a package of
measures to alleviate
the serious crisis
caused by the bankruptcy
of illegal money-sensor
companies in Putumayo,
Nariño, Cauca and Huila
departments, this South
American country's
government announced.
Brazil Increases Jail
Time For Pedophilia
Rio de Janeiro- Brazil's
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva on Tuesday
signed a new law
increasing jail time for
pedophiliac crimes as a
new measure to fight
child sexual abuse in
the South American
country.
COLOMBIA:
Financial Scandal a
Hurdle to Uribe’s
Re-election
Five thousand people
chanting anti-government
slogans in the Colombian
capital’s central
Bolívar Square reflected
the sharp fall in
popularity of right-wing
President Álvaro Uribe,
whose bid to reform the
constitution to allow
him to run for a third
term in 2010 has
suffered serious
setbacks in Congress.
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