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Saturday 17 October 2009
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Costa Rica's players react after an U-20 World Cup third place playoff soccer match against Hungary at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, on Friday. Hungary won 2-0 in penalties after the match finished 1-1. [AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis]

Old And Leaky Gas Regulators Continue In Use In Kitchens In Costa Rica
Using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the kitchen can be risky business in Costa Rica for a lack of modern regulations allows the use of old or worn out gas valves and cylinders unchecked. The worse part is that almost 90% of CNG sold in Costa Rica is for residential use, most of that used in the kitchen to cook.

Websites Aims To Eliminate Paperwork and Allows Users To Rate Government Agencies in Costa Rica
Long lines in Costa Rica could be a thing of the past as part of the government's plan "Gobierno Digital" (Digital Government), to facilitate many of the "tramites" (paperwork) online.

Dollar Drops ¢6 Colones Overnight, ¢12 The Week
The US dollar rate by the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) was ¢6.43 colones less for the buy and ¢5.52 for the sell, dropping the sell rate to ¢569.82 and the buy ¢579.72, a drop of ¢6.43 and ¢5.52 respectively.

Anne Slaughter Andrew Nominee For US Ambassador to Costa Rica
Anne Slaughter Andrew is the nominee of US president Barack Obama for ambassador to Costa Rica, the White House announced.

LAPT Season 3 To Begin In Costa Rican Paradise
On Costa Rica's Gold Coast, time has created a beach made up of millions of tiny shells that have been crushed into sand. Just north of Guanacaste province on the shores of the Pacific Ocean sits Playa Conchal, one of the most luxurious and exotic beaches in that part of the world.

BCR Offers Cardholders Protection Beginning Three Days? After Loss of Theft
Cardholders of the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) can rest assured that the bank will protect them against loss, theft and fraud as long as they have no outstanding balance or are current with the payments.

CENTRAL AMERICA

HONDURAS
Zelaya Sets Monday Deadline On Counteroffer
TEGUCIGALPA (CNN) -- Representatives of deposed President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that the interim government of coup leader Roberto Micheletti has the weekend to decide whether to accept their proposal to resolve the leadership crisis.

NICARAGUA
Cuban Medical Brigade in Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Cuban doctors arrive Friday at some municipalities of Masaya department, located 18, 6 miles from the capital, to take health and hope to the handicapped population, one of the most unprotected sectors.

PANAMA
Panama Gears for El Niño
PANAMA - Panama readies to deal with El Niño phenomenon and minimize its economic impact through power saving, efficient running water use and giving loans to producers.

BELIZE
Belize: Stop University Salary Freeze
BELMOPAN - Members of the University of Belize demanded to stop the salary freeze proposed by the university board until a dialogue with workers, professors and students takes place, it was reported on Thursday.

LATIN AMERICA

VENEZUELA
Chavez For Measures to Boost Industry
CARACAS - The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Friday actions aimed at promoting industrialization of this country, emphasizing the development of binational matters and productive issues.

BOLIVIA
Seventh ALBA Summit in Bolivia
COCHABAMBA - Faithful to traditions of hospitality, the people of Cochabamba, in Bolivia, welcome proudly Friday the Seventh Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA).

VENEZUELA
Venezuela Seizes More than 48 Tons of Drugs
CARACAS - The Venezuelan Interior and Justice Minister, Tareck El Aissami, who said that the security coros seized more than 48 tons of drugs, in a report given here Thursday.

ECUADOR
Ecuadorian Oil Firm Announces New Amazon Field
QUITO – Ecuadorian oil firm Petroamazonas said Thursday it will begin developing a new field in the country’s Amazon region with a capacity to produce 23,000 barrels per day of “semi-heavy” crude.

SPECIAL REPORTS

Fidel Castro: A Nobel Prize for Evo
Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro stated that if Obama was awarded the Nobel for winning the elections in a racist society despite his being African American, Evo deserves it for winning them in his country despite his being a native and his having delivered on his promises.

Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces

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Surfs Up
If you like surfing you will truly love and I mean L.O.V.E. Mal Pais, Costa Rica. Perched on the southwestern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, this idyllic surf spot pulls wave seekers from across the globe.

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BlackBerry Storm 2, Challenges iPhone
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled the Storm 2, a new version of its touch screen Storm smartphone, marking its latest move in the battle with Apple's iPhone.

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