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Saturday 04 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Heavy Rain Floods Dozens
Of Homes And Causes
Traffic Chaos in
Desamparados
Without a doubt October
is the worst month of
the rainy season. And in
only the first few days
the month, residents of
Desamparados, on the
south side of San José,
lived the horror of what
could be a long, very
long, month.
Gas Prices and Train
Fares Going Down, Water
Increasing
Finally gasoline prices
start coming down, as
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep)
approved a reduction in
the prices of fuels of
¢76 colones per litre of
diesel, ¢14 for super
and ¢13 for Plus91
(regular).
Air Comet Suspends
Flights To Costa Rica
Air Comet, with regular
flights between San José
and Madrid, Spain,
announced that it will
suspend its flights for
at least the next
months, blaming the move
on escalating fuel
prices.
La Carpio: Exposing The
Hidden Violence Of
Poverty and
Marginalization In Costa
Rica
The community of La
Carpio, a poor San Jose
neighborhood, is a
paradigmatic case of the
challenges that
legitimized structural
violence poses to peace
in Costa Rica.
Fly
Costa Rica For $27
NatureAir, a Costa Rican
airline, is offering
tickets to anywhere it
flies in Costa Rica for
just $27.
Employees Taking Long
Sick Leave Have More
Chances To Die Early
If you are one of those
employees who likes to
take time off work more
than others, read on.
Employees off sick for
long periods - even for
common conditions like
flu - are far more
likely to die before
their co-workers who do
not take such leave,
researchers said on
Friday.
Heavy Rains Kill At
Least 7 In Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Days of heavy
rains in Nicaragua have
killed at least seven
people who were dragged
away by swollen rivers,
and another four are
missing, emergency
services said on
Thursday.
Guatemala´s
Colom Urges to Fight
Violence
GUATEMALA- Guatemala´s
President Alvaro Colom
urged society to take
exceptional actions to
fight insecurity and
violence caused by years
of neglect.
US Blockade Harmed Cuban
Children With Heart
Disease
HAVANA - The US
economic, comercial and
financial blockade on
Cuba hindered last year
the supply of inputs to
attend children
suffering from
cardiovascular diseases.
Venezuela Unflapped over
Eco-Crisis
CARACAS - The world
financial crisis is an
affair of little concern
for Venezuelans,
economist Jose Sojo,
professor from the
Central University
affirmed on Friday.
Brazil Seizes 8 Tons Of
Marijuana
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazilian police seized
8 tons of marijuana
Friday morning in Sao
Jose das Palmeiras, in
southern Parana state
near the Paraguayan
border.
LATAM-ASIA:
Integration Won’t Be
Affected by Crisis
The
recently created Latin
America Pacific Arc will
not modify its strategy
of integration with Asia
"because of unfavourable
financial circumstances"
like the current crisis,
Chilean Foreign Minister
Alejandro Foxley said
Friday after the group’s
fourth meeting in the
Chilean capital.
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