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Thursday 09 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Chinchilla Resigns As VP
To Run For President In 2010
As expected, Costa Rican
vice-president Laura
Chinchilla Miranda on
Wednesday officially
resigned to seek out the
nomination for the Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) for the
2010 presidential
elections.
Mud Slinging Begins
Following Chinchilla
Resignation Announcement
Minutes following Laura
Chinchilla's resignation
as the country's
vice-president to seek
out the Partido
Liberación Nacional (PLN)
party nomination for the
2010 presidential
elections, declared
candidates, San José
mayor, Johnny Araya and
former ministro de
Seguridad, Fernando
Berrocal, did not wast
time to launch an attack
against doña Laura.
Chinese President To
Visit In November
Although the visit by
Chinese President Hu
Jintao was set to be
this month, the
government confirmed
that Hu is set to visit
next month, 17 months
after Costa Rica broke
63 years of ties with
Taiwan to establish a
diplomatic link with
Beijing.
First Cruise Ship Of The
Season Docks At Limón
The cruise liner season
opened in Limón
yesterday with the
arrival of the first
cruise ship to the
Caribbean port.
Bilingual Job Fair
Begins Today
Some 15 big companies
are looking to fill
about 2.000 jobs with
English speaking
employees at a job fair
that begins today and
runs until Saturday.
María José
Sings Her Heart Out
She was first on stage
and with a sore throat
last night María José
gave her all against
Panamanian, Margarita
Hernandéz, in her bid to
become the newest Latin
American Idol.
More Famine and Child
Malnutrition
Famine and child
malnutrition will
increase in Latin
America because of the
international financial
crisis, particularly in
the US, admitted
executives of the
International Monetary
Fund Tuesday.
Nicaragua to Host
Regional Tourism Fair
MANAGUA - The Fifth
Central American Travel
Market Fair will be held
in Nicaragua from
October 10-12 to promote
multi-destination and
the attractions of the
country and the region,
Tourism minister Mario
Salinas announced.
Nicaragua On Alert For
Caribbean Tropical Wave
MANAGUA - Nicaragua is
closely watching a
dangerous low pressure
system in the Caribbean
Sea, the national
weather authorities said
Wednesday.
Colombian GP Contradicts
Uribe
BOGOTA - The
strange case of the
disappearing and later
death of at least 23
Colombian young people
has come to publicity
again, because of
evident contradictions
between President Alvaro
Uribe and the General
Prosecutor Office.
Chavez: Creation of
International Oil Bank
CARACAS - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
again suggested the
creation of a bank of
the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting
Countries OPEC or an
international
oil-producing bank
composed by two or three
nations.
LATIN AMERICA:
Once Again, Governments
Promise to Tackle
Violent Crime
Violent crime in Latin
America claims more than
100,000 lives a year --
more than any single
disease -- and the
average homicide rate is
27 per 100,000
population, making this
one of the most violent
regions in the world.
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