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Sunday 14
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
San José Airport
Completion Could Be A
Reality By End of 2009
The Juan Santamaría (San
José) international
airport may at last be
completed the
Contraloría General de
la República
(Comptroller's office)
accepts Houston Airport
System as the new
contractor.
Colombians Blamed For
Increased Violence In
Costa Rica
Costa
Rica's Fiscal General,
Francisco Dall'Anese,
told Caracol Radio that
Colombians are
displacing the drug
cartels of Central
America and Costa Rica
is the most vulnerable
country because there
has never been an
aggressive delinquency.
Interlínea Buses Could Be
Rolling In Two Weeks
The Interlínea bus route
could be a reality very
soon as the bidding
contest begins on
Wednesday, where bus
operators will be
invited to participate
for a "temporary" permit
to operate the
intersectoral buses.
Independence Day
Celebrated Monday
Monday is Independence
Day in Costa Rica and
Central America in
celebration of 187 years
of independence from
Spain. Celebrations are
ongoing throughout the
region.
Green Chips
Intel announced that its
plant in Costa Rica will
manufacture a new series
of processors that are
friendlier with the
environment.
Chavez’s “Generosity”
In Brussels, Costa Rican
president Oscar Arias
pointed out the
“generosity and
solidarity” displayed by
his Venezuelan peer Hugo
Chavez, but
remarked that they have
“very different ways of
thinking.”
Cuban Emigrants Meet in
Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Nicaragua is
hosting the 2nd Meeting
of Cuban Residents in
Central America, Belize
and Panama this weekend.
Elections, a Priority in
Panama Agenda
PANAMA - Electoral
process for the
forthcoming 2009 General
Elections is one of the
priorities in Panama
politic agenda, with a
position pretty defined
after PRD (Revolutionary
Democratic Party)
primary elections.
More Paralympic
Medals for Latin America
BEIJING - Mexico,
Brazil, and Cuba have
won new medals in the
13th Paralympic Games,
becoming the leaders for
Latin America in a
tournament expected to
be headed by China.
Bolivian President
Renews Call For Dialogue
With Opposition
Governors
LIMA - Bolivian
President Evo Morales on
Friday renewed call for
dialogue with the
opposition governors to
end the crisis in the
country.
South American Leaders
To Hold Emergency
Meeting On Bolivia
BUENOS AIRES - The
Argentine government
said Saturday that
leaders of the Union of
South American Nations
will hold an emergency
meeting on Monday to
help solve the political
crisis in Bolivia.
BOLIVIA:
Deaths in the Amazon
The
Bolivian government
declared martial law in
the northern province of
Pando after as many as
15 indigenous supporters
of President Evo Morales
were killed by rightwing
protesters near the town
of Cobija.
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