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Monday 20 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Click here for latest
road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
89.000 Affected By Last
Week's Storm
The total number of
people directly or
indirectly affecte by
last week's storm was
calculated as 89.000 by
the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission.
Preparing to Compete
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) -
National Insurance
Institution - which up
to now has been the
holder of the state
insurance monopoly, is
getting ready to compete
in an open market.
Costa Rica is Taking on
the Mexican and
Colombian Cartels
Costa Rican efforts to
fight incoming and
national crime could be
a model for all
countries in the
hemisphere that are
struggling against drug
cartels and the violence
their henchmen
perpetrate.
NatureAir Launches
Educational Eco-Tourism
Blog
NatureAir, the world's
first certified carbon
neutral airline,
announced the official
launch of its Nature
Blog. The blog was
created to help educate
readers on sustainable
travel and keep people
informed and involved in
Costa Rica as an
ecotourist destination.
Costa Rica 5th place at
2008 ISA Word Surfing
Games
After eight days of
rigorous competition
that began with 233
surfers from 29
countries, the
International Surfing
Association (ISA) World
Surfing Games (WSG) in
Costa de Caprica, in the
province of Almada,
Portugal came to a
conclusion with 3 of the
Top 10 surfers in their
divisions from Costa
Rica.
Panama Joins World's
Most Prestigious
Destinations With Launch
of Nikki Beach Luxury
Hotel and Resort
Panama - A joint venture
between Nikki Beach
Hotels & Resorts and
Panama's Playa Blanca
has added Panama to the
list of prime
international
destinations for the
upscale business
traveler, the luxury
leisure crowd and the
savvy real estate
investor.
Terrorism
Against Cuba
Denounced in Belgium
Brussels, - Terrorist
actions against Cuba
were denounced here on
Sunday at the closing
session of the Third
Meeting of Cuban
Residents in Europe (MCRE).
Raul Castro Attended
Russian Orthodox
Cathedral Consecration
Havana - Cuban President
Raul Castro attended on
Sunday the consecration
of the Saint Cathedral
Our lady of Kazan, of
the Russian Orthodox
Church, built in this
capital.Moscow Patriarch
Lauds Eye Surgery in
Cuba
Bolivia Urges Congress
to Approve Legislation
La Paz - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
urged deputies and
senators, who met in
Congress on Sunday to
approve a law for
summoning to referendum,
to approve the bill of
the new Political
Constitution of the
State.
Falling Oil Prices Dent
Hugo Chávez's Clout
Sixteen
months ago, Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez
visited Nicaragua to lay
the ceremonial
cornerstone to a new
$3.9 billion oil
refinery to help
"liberate" Nicaragua
from poverty.
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