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Arias Commits To Feasibility Study To Build Railway With Panama
Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, said on Friday that during a meeting with his Panamanian counterpart, Ricardo Marinelli, to sign the Costa Rica - Panama trade agreement they two discussed the possibility of a railway between the two countries.

Arias Initiative Behind The Honduras Peace Accord
The US State Department and Organization of American States (OAS) delegation have capitalized on the efforts made by Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who laid the groundwork for the deal, which had been stalled on one stickler, Zelaya's reinstatement.



14 Complaints Filed In Bridge Collapse Accident
A total of 14 complaints have been filed with the Fiscalía de Atenas by those affected by the tragedy of the failure of the bridge over the río Grande de Tárcoles between Turrubares and Orotina on October 22.

 

.Minimum Wage Increase "Not Enough"
The minimum salary increase of 5% that takes effect on January 1 is being criticized, many say it is not enough to face even the basic increases in services like electricity.



Two More Weeks Before the Dry Season Kicks In
The national weather service - the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - says that the rains will last two weeks more in the Central Valley before the summer or dry season kicks in by the middel of November.



Wave of Price Increases On Public Services Are On The Way
2010 appears it may start off with a wave of higher prices for many public services as the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) in being inundated with requests for price hikes, primarily in public transportation.
 
 
 
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HONDURAS
Agreement Reached to End Honduran Standoff
TEGUCIGALPA – The delegations representing ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya and current President Roberto Micheletti signed an accord on Friday that both sides, as well as the United States and Organization of American States, have hailed as bringing an end to a months-long political crisis.



NICARAGUA
Nicaragua: U.S. Ambassador Chased From University
Demonstrators hurling fireworks chased the American ambassador from a university fair on Friday because of his criticism of a Supreme Court ruling letting President Daniel Ortega seek another term.
 

NICARAGUA
Russia Donates Nicaragua 23 Metric Tons Of Medicine
(RIA Novosti) - Russia has donated Nicaragua two cargo containers with medicine, Nicaraguan media reported on Saturday.



PANAMA
Pope Encourages Panama To Continue Working For Equality, Moral Stability
(CNA).- In a meeting today with Panama's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called on the country to work for equality among its peoples and to build a society based on stable moral virtues.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
LATIN AMERICA
Latin American Countries Hail Agreement In Honduras
Latin American countries on Friday hailed the agreement reached between de facto Honduran leader Robert Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday night to solve the Honduran political crisis.



VENEZUELA
Militia Threats Shut Down Venezuelan Border Towns
CARACAS – Threatening leaflets attributed to Colombian paramilitaries shut down businesses on the western border of Tachira state, where military units have been posted in three municipalities, Venezuelan authorities said.

 

VENEZUELA
Venezuela, Brazil Sign Cooperation Agreements
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his visiting Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed 15 cooperation agreements Friday during a trimestral meeting in Venezuela's Anzoategui state.



CHILE
Chile, Argentina Sign Treaty To Promote Co-Op
SANTIAGO - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez signed a treaty on Friday to promote integration and cooperation between the two countries.
 
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POLITICS:
Obama Scores Regional Points with Zelaya's Return

Following months of dithering on the part of the U.S., a delegation from the U.S. State Department brokered a deal Thursday between the ousted and interim governments of Honduras.

 

 


 
   
   

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