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Sunday 19 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Click here for latest
road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
October Wettest Month On
Record
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weather service
- the storm has ended
and normal seasonal
rainy weather is
expected for the coming
week.
Growth And Inflation
The International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
considers that the
output of Costa Rica
will grow a little more
this year than what the
forecast by the Banco
Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)
- Central Bank.
Legalization of Drugs
Costa Rican president
Oscar Arias stated
opposition to the
proposal of his Honduran
peer Manuel Zelaya to
legalize the use of
drugs around the world.
Competitiveness
Costa Rica advanced four
positions in the Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI):
it went from 63rd to
59th, according to the
report that the World
Economic Forum makes
every year.
Cuba and the Caribbean
on Panama Screens
PANAMA - The Panamanian
capital welcomes the
first exhibit of
Caribbean Traveling
Cinema, an action to
open spaces to Cuban
culture with the
screening of several
feature movies of the
island, said organizers.
Nicaragua Looks to
Become Retirement
Destination
MANAGUA - Nicaragua is
hoping to follow in the
footsteps of its
neighbor to the south,
Costa Rica, and become a
popular destination for
holiday travelers and
especially retirees.
Venezuela Can Handle Oil
Price Fall
CARACAS - Venezuela,
producer of over three
million barrels a day,
attentively follows the
swing in oil prices,
while authorities affirm
they are ready to face
any emergency.
Bolivia Congress Urged
for Constitution
LA PAZ -The Bolivian
Congress retakes
Saturday deliberations
to call a referendum on
the new Constitution
amid a massive march for
a decision.
UNASUR for Regional
Defense Council
COCHABAMBA - Legislators
from the Union of South
American Nations (UNASUR)
are to define Friday in
this city the date for
the creation of the
South American Defense
Council (CDS), official
sources reported.euver scheduled for
Nov. 10-14 in the
Caribbean Sea.
COLOMBIA:
Brutal Crackdown on
Indigenous Protest
More than
75 people were injured
and at least one was
killed in a crackdown on
indigenous protests
being held in different
areas of Colombia.
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