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Tuesday 14 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Red Alert In Costa Rica
As Hundreds Affected By
Flooding, Interamericana
Sur Collapses
Two low pressure system
has caused heavy rains
and affecting the areas
of Guanacaste,
Puntarenas, Quepos,
Parrita, Siquirres,
Desamparados and
Cartago.
Former President Would
Build 120.000 Free Homes
If Elected Again
Former Costa Rican
president, Rafael Ángel
Calderón Fournier, says
his top priority, if he
makes to the
presidential office
again, will be to build
some 120.000 free homes
and to hand out 40.000
lots under the "bono
gratuito" program that
was created during his
first term in office.
Stocks Close Higher
In Costa Rica, Lower in
Panama, El Salvador
Central America's major
stock markets ended
mixed on Monday.
Costa Rica And Nicaragua
End Bilateral Talks That
Began In Liberia
Costa Rica
and Nicaragua have
finished their Sixth
Bilateral Meeting, which
resulted in the signing
of several agreements
and a work agenda that
deepens the often-times
troubled relations
between the neighboring
nations.
Two Ticos Invited To
Compete At Costa Rica
Golf Classic 2008
n addition
to confirming that 136
athletes from at least
15 countries will
compete at the Costa
Rica Golf Classic 2008, Afrasport vice president
and tournament organizer
Ricardo Valdivieso
announced that two Costa
Rican golfers will be
among them.
FanaTicos Welcome
Home "Idol"
Thousands of Costa
Ricans jammed the San
José airport in wait for
their "idol",
celebrating the arrival
of María José Castillo.
October 14th UFO
Prediction
On October 14th, 2008
(today) hundreds of
thousands of people
around the world will
train their eyes to the
skies in the hopes of
seeing whether or not
Australian channeler
Blossom Goodchild made
good on her prediction:
that a massive
Extraterrestrial
spacecraft and its
occupants would visit
planet Earth and allow
their presence to be
known internationally
for a minimum of three
days.
Foreign Correspondents
in Nicaragua Help Cuba
Recovery
MANAGUA - The
Association of Foreign
Correspondents in
Nicaragua collected
funds to help Cuba
recover from the damage
caused by hurricanes
Gustav and Ike.
Panama's Financial
System Ready To Face
Global Crisis
PANAMA - Panamanian
President Martin
Torrijos said Monday
that his country's
banking system is ready
to face the global
financial crisis.
Cuban Lawmakers Request
World's Support Against
U.S. Sanctions
HAVANA - Cuban lawmakers
on Monday requested
their counterparts
across the world to
demand the U.S. Congress
and government lift the
country's economic
sanctions imposed on
Cuba almost 50 years
ago.
Chavez to Meet
Intellectuals in
Venezuela
CARACAS - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
will hold debates this
week, with participants
in the 8th World Meeting
of Intellectuals and
Artists in Defense of
Humanity, Culture
Minister hector Soto
announced on Monday.
Bolivian President
Mobilizes Massive March
To Demand Referendum On
New Constitution
LIMA - Thousands of
Bolivians on Monday
answered a call of
President Evo Morales to
join a week-long march
to demand a referendum
on his proposed
constitution.
ECONOMY-SOUTH AMERICA:
Day-to-Day Impact of
Crisis Not Yet Felt
The financial crisis
that originated in the
United States
demonstrates, more
clearly than any
previous such event, the
distance between capital
markets and ordinary
citizens, especially in
developing countries.
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