Brazil To Set
Up Ethanol Plant In Costa Rica For
Export To The US
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias,
and Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva, met yesterday in a
formal meeting of the two presidents
in San Jose, to discuss bilateral
relations and commercial ties
between Mercosur and SICA.
AH1N1
Cases In Costa Rica Spirals to 68
Following a lull in the number of
confirmed cases of the AH1N1 flu
virus in Costa Rica, the numbers
shot up drastically from Monday's 50
to 68 as confirmed by the ministerio
de Salud yesterday afternoon.
MOPT Begins
Promotional Campaign To Explain New
Traffic Sanctions That Go In Effect In
September
The new Ley de Tránsito takes full effect on
September 23 and the ministerio de Obras
Publicas y Transportes (MOPT) has begun a
promotional campaign to educate and warn
drivers. The ministra of the MOPT, Karla
Gonzalez, said that there will be no excuse
for drivers to say they were not aware of
the changes.
Not
1, 2 But With 3 Goals Costa Rica Defeats
US Again
By the 13th minute of its 2010 World
Cup qualifier here Wednesday night,
the U.S. men's national soccer team
was once again hopelessly lost
inside the Saprissa stadium.
Surf Games Held In
Costa Rica
This year the International Surfing
Association (ISA) is hosting the World
Surfing Games for the first time in Playa
Hermosa in Jacó, Costa Rica. Costa Rica was
honored this year to hold these games,
beating out Brazil and South Africa.
Why
Patti Blagojevich's Jungle Jaunt
Must Go On
I don't know whether to be proud or
ashamed of this, but I was all set
Tuesday night to leap up from the
couch and call the toll-free number
(877-553-3707) to vote to save Patti
Blagojevich from elimination on "I'm
a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"
Nicoya Gulf Islands
Great Tourist Attraction
(InfoWebPress) – The beauty and
exuberance of the Nicoya Gulf islands
continue to attract tourists, both domestic
and foreign.
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headline
in
today's
number
one
newspaper
in Costa
Rica,
Diario
Extra,
referring
to the
3-1 win
of the "Sele"
(Costa
Rican
national
team,
over the
US team
in
CONCACAF
qualifying
round.
[Foto:
Gloria
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Nicaragua Urges U.S. To Lift Embargo Against Cuba
San Pedro Sula, Honduras - Nicaragua and Venezuela on Wednesday urged the United States to lift the nearly-half-century embargo against Cuba, at the meeting, where the OAS member states agreed to lift Cuba's 47-year suspension from the Inter-American system.
Panama Government Transition
Panama - The government transition process for the change of administration by president-elect Ricardo Martinelli in Panama, to take place on July 1st, is spreading to the provinces, with the appointment of the future governors.
Panama: Graffiti On Wheels
Panama City - Liriola Miranda, a college statistics professor, steps aboard Mr. Chiriqui, an old school bus blazing with splashes of red and green that give homage to the owner’s home province, Chiriqui, in Panama.
Brazil To Finance Guatemala Anti-Drugs Aircraft
Guatemala - Brazil will finance Guatemala's purchase of six military airplanes and a radar system to help it tackle a growing threat from drug gangs within its borders, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said on Tuesday. |
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Latin America Celebrates OAS Resolution On
Ending Cuba's Exclusion
The Organization of
American States (OAS) Wednesday unanimously voted in
favor of revoking Cuba's exclusion from the
organization at the 39th OAS general assembly in the
Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.
Colombia To Host Sixth Summit of Americas
San Pedro Sula, Honduras - The
Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday
unanimously agreed that Colombia hosts the sixth
Summit of the Americas in two or three years' time.
Colombia, India 50 Years of Relations
Bogota - Colombia and India are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations with cultural activities taking place at the Palace of San Carlos and the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday.
Venezuelans Consider Electoral Law
Caracas - The Electoral Process Law will be subject to
national consideration in Venezuela, during a
meeting to be held at the Legislative Federal
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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of
planning, start and stop
and then start again,
last week the expansion
of the autopista
Fernando Prospero and
the highway to Caldera,
was officially
inaugurated, although
there still remains
entire sections of first
phase of the highway to
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