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Friday 05
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Heavy Rain Floods La
Pampa (Guanacaste)
The tropical depression
"Hanna" has parts of
Guanacaste and the
Central Pacific coast
under water, as the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - began
providing assistance to
the affected and issued
a "red" alert for the
province.
Contraloría Considers
Fraud Was Committed In
The Handling Of The
Taiwan Donation
According to the
Contraloría General de
la República (CGR) -
Comptroller's Office,
there exists the
possibility of fraud in
the handling of the
Taiwanese donation to
the Ministerio de
Vivienda.
Super Gasoline Price
Coming Down A Whole ¢1
Colon
At last Costa Ricans can
breathe a sigh of relief
against high gasoline
prices - the highest in
Central America, as the
price of a litre of
super gasoline drops a
whopping ¢1 colon. No,
misprint, the price drop
is a whole ¢1
colon, while the price
of a litre of regular
will drop a whole ¢5
colones and diesel ¢3
colones.
World Bank Approves
us$258 Million Lending
For Costa Rica
The World
Bank on Thursday
approved a new
three-year us$258
million lending program
for Costa Rica to help
improve education,
telecoms reform,
infrastructure
development and tackle
climate change.
103 Years Old And Still
Dancing
Don Virgilio Chacón
Murillo has many reasons
to celebrate, 103 in
fact.
María José Continues Her
Way To Top At Latin
American Idol
María José Castillo,
interpreting a Gloria
Trevi song, keeps
getting the votes to
continue on her quest to
the top of the Latin
American Idol
competition.
Panamanians Take To
Streets Protesting High
Cost Of Living
PANAMA CITY -
Panamanians Thursday
staged a 24-hour strike
to protest against the
rising costs of living,
which has paralyzed the
public transportation
system and affected
hospital services.
Guatemalans Want Cuban 5
Free
GUATEMALA - The
Coordinator of
Solidarity with Cuba and
several Guatemalan
organizations are
preparing Thursday a
sit-in in front of the
US embassy to demand the
release of five Cuban
anti-terrorist fighters
unfairly imprisoned in
that northern country.
Anti-Communist Campaign
in Colombia
BOGOTA - A smear
campaign aimed at
discrediting and putting
the PCC (Colombian
Communist Party) into
question has been
launched, PCC weekly La
Voz editor Carlos Lozano
denounced on Thursday.
Bolivia to Sanction
Rogue Governors
LA PAZ - The Bolivian
government has decided
to sanction the
authorities of regions
that carry out measures
of force that damage the
national economy, such
as roadblocks.
Brazil To Deploy Federal
Troops In Rio To Secure
Election
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's federal troops
will arrive in Rio
within a week in order
to ensure the security
of this October's
election, Brazil's
Defense Minister Nelson
Jobim said Thursday.
RIGHTS:
Betancourt Wants
Political Niche for
Guerrillas
Resolution of the
conflict in Colombia can
only come through
"dialogue and openness,"
says Ingrid Betancourt,
the former presidential
candidate held hostage
by leftist guerrillas
for more than six years
before being rescued by
the Colombian military
in July.
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