San Jos้ Traffic
"Fatal" Without Vehicular Restriction
Yesterday, was no ordinary Monday in San
Jos้, as it was the first of many days to
come of no vehicular restrictions and a
taste of what is to come as far as traffic
congestion in the downtown core and
surrounding areas.
ICE Backs Off On
Immediate Cut Of Service Decision
If you don't pay your telephone bill on time
like ICE wants you to, don't worry, the
threat by the state telecom of cutting
service the day after the bill due is not
kosher,
More Gas Price
Increases On The Way, ข77 This Time
Get ready for another round of gasoline
price increases, as the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios P๚blicos (Aresep) is
reviewing the latest request by the state
refinery, the Refinadora Costarricense de
Petroleo (RECOPE).
AH1N1 Cases In Costa
Rica Now 149
The number of
AH1N1 Flu virus confirmed cases in Costa
Rica has now reached 149, with the
announcement by the ministerio de Salud of
21 new confirmed cases.
China, Costa
Rica In Third Round Of Trade Talks
China pressed Costa Rica on Monday for a
wider opening of its market in a third round
of talks towards a free trade treaty which
negotiators aim to complete this year,
officials said.
US Ambassador
To Costa Rica On His Way Out
Peter Cianchette, the US's top diplomat in
Costa Rica, is packing his backs and will
heading out in the coming days, as his
mission in Costa Rica comes to an end.
Leonardo Di Caprio
Attached Too Costa Rica Based Online Poker
Film
Leonardo
DiCaprio is attached to star in an untitled
and as-yet-unscripted project about the
world of Costa Rica-based casinos that
operate online, according to The Hollywood
Reporter.
Kids Fly Free
With Nature Air
NatureAir, Costa Rica's domestic and the
world's first voluntary carbon neutral
airline, announced that families in pursuit
of a great summer deal are getting their
wish with the airline's kids fly free summer
savings program.
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Traffic from Escazu to San Jose was worse than usual with the elimination of the vehicular restrictions of San Jos้. "Colapso vial" was the only way to describe the situation yesterday and expected to continue for some time until transit officials figure out how to keep cars away from the downtown core. |
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Nicaragua Tourism Fights Crisis
Managua - National and international representatives
of tourism sector will analyze the impact of
the world crisis and its repercussion on
tourism, both worldwide and regionally,
confirmed an official source.
Ortega for ALBA-Solidarity Account
Managua - Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, announced the creation of a new ALBA-Solidarity Account in answer to the United States government withdrawing aid for his government for the Millennium Challenge Account.
Cuba Reveres Panama Parliamentarian
Panama - Former
Panamanian deputy to Parliament, Carlos
Alvarado Acosta, deceased in July 2008, will
posthumously receive the Order of Solidarity
awarded by the Cuban government during a
special session of the National Assembly on
June 17, informed parliamentary sources.
Earthquake Hits North of Honduras
Tegucigalpa - An
earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter
scale shook on Monday the Caribbean region
of Honduras, causing no casualties or
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Colombia, Italy Fund Hospital-Vessel For Poor Families
Bogota - Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe and delegates from Italy inaugurated on
Monday a hospital-vessel to assist poor families in
Buenaventura Port in the Pacific Ocean.
Evo Blames FTA for Peru Clashes
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales has blamed the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for recent clashes between police and indigenous protesters in Peru, the Cambio newspaper reported on Sunday.
Brazil Economy Recovering, Lula
Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva affirmed on Monday the national
economy is showing signs of recovery, and attributed
the drop of the Gross Domestic Product in the first
trimester to the world crisis.
Peru Withdraws Ambassador To Bolivia
Lima - Peru withdrew on Monday
its ambassador to Bolivia, Fernando Rojas, in
protest against Bolivian President Evo Morales
calling the June 5 deaths of indigenous people in
Peru "genocide."
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VENEZUELA:
Grassroots
Empowerment for
Women
In Venezuela "women
have passionately
embraced community
activism, taking on
a more committed and
active role, and
this is reflected in
the increasing
female participation
in neighbourhood
assemblies," Alba
Rojas, spokeswoman
for a community
council in Tacagua,
a township that
spreads along the
Caracas-La Guaira
highway, told IPS.
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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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