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Wednesday 08 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Ricans Wants The
New Stadium
The halting of the
construction of the new
national stadium has
given rise to anger by
many Costa Ricans
following the news
yesterday of a
Constitutional Court
decision to halt
construction of the new
stadium in the Parque La
Sabana, that was
supposed have begun next
month.
Laura Expected To Say
Goodbye To The
Vice-Presidency Today
Laura Chinchilla is
expected to resign her
post as the country's
vice president and
ministra de Justicia y
Gracia to run for
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN)
nomination for the 2010
presidential elections.
Laura's departure was
confirmed yesterday by
president, Oscar Arias,
who told the press "I am
left without
vice-presidents".
Inmate Ran Prison Drug
Ring
One the major drug
dealers inside the La
Reforma prison was found
with ¢250.000 colones in
cash and a large
quantity of marijuana
during a check of his
cell by prison
officials.
TACA Adds 11 New
Airplanes To Its Fleet
The Central American
airline, TACA, is adding
11 new airplanes to its
fleet and will be flying
under a Costa Rican
registration, as the
company undergoes a
renewal.
Jaco Blue Flag Activity
This Friday
The Municipality of
Garabito, the Blue Flag
Committee and The
Central Pacific Chamber
of Commerce will be
hosting an activity
called "Reforestation of
the town of Jaco" in
order to make the
community a green city,
Support María José
At 7pm local time, María
José Castillo will take
to the stage for the
final of the Latin
American Idol
competition.
Panama:Tribute to
Barbados Crime Victims
PANAMA - Panamanians
from groups devoted to
study the life and work
of Jose Marti laid a
wreath to pay tribute to
victims of the blowing
up of a Cuban civil
plane in Barbados in
1976, when all 73 people
on board were killed.
Third Social Forum in
Guatemala
GUATEMALA - With a
ceremony of the
continent's indigenous
peoples, the Third
Americas Social Forum is
to open Tuesday in
Guatemala, bringing
together thousands of
delegates from the
hemisphere for six days.
Colombia Rains Affect
Over 54,000
BOGOTA - The number of
people affected by heavy
rains in Colombia has
now reached 54,000,
according to the most
recent report of the
National Emergency
System released here
Tuesday.
Bolivia for Mutual
Respect with US
LA PAZ - The Bolivian
government demanded
relations based on
mutual respect with the
United States, whose
ambassador to La Paz
Philip Goldberg was
declared a persona
non-grata for plotting
against this country,
Los Tiempos newspaper
reports Tuesday.
Brazilian President
Criticizes IMF For Lack
Of Action Amid Financial
Crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
criticized on Tuesday
the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) for
lack of action in the
midst of the
international financial
crisis.
CUBA: Women Breaking
Into a Men’s Game
Women’s incursion into
baseball, Cuba’s
national sport and a
bastion of the
"machismo" that is so
deeply rooted in Cuban
culture, has drawn mixed
reactions.
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