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Squatters In Clash
With Police In Pavas
At least 38 people were detained, 17 of
which were minors, and 10 injured yesterday
in a clash between police and residents of
Pavas in an action to remove some 150
families squatting on municipal property, in
Rincon Grande de Pavas.
Costa Rica Celebrates Tuesday 188 Years Of
Independence
This week the Costa Rican flags on display
everywhere - private homes, public
buildings, store windows, etc - are not to
support the Costa Rican national soccer
team, "the sele", but, rather to celebrate
the country's 188th day of independence
which is on Tuesday, September 15.
Costa Rica Seeks To Achieve The Guarantee Of
All Child Rights By 2021
As part of the celebration for the Dia del
Niño (National Day of Children), the
President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sánchez,
accompanied by Ministers, members of the
National Council on Children and Child
Welfare Services and a group of about 25
children, signed the country’s first Public
Policy for Children and Adolescents 2009 –
2021.
China, Costa Rica Make Progress In Free
Trade Talks
(AFP) – China and Costa Rica concluded the
fourth round of negotiations in Beijing
aimed at reaching a free trade agreement,
according to the foreign trade ministry.
Up and Down Gasoline Prices: Drop
Approved, But Prices To Increase First
Gasoline prices in Costa Rica are controlled
by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) - government regulator of
public prices and services - which, on
request of the state refinery RECOPE, holds
monthly hearings to determine prices of
fuel.
"Bug" Show Tomorrow
Do you own a bug? If so you might want to
participate in the six national meeting of
Volkswagen owners in Costa Rica that will
take place tomorrow, Sunday, September 13,
on the second level of the parking lot of
the Mall San Pedro.
Don't Forge To Turn
Off And On Your Cellular Phone Tonight
As announced all week long the unification
of the two GSM cellular networks takes place
today and the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) is asking all GSM
subscribers to turn off their cellular
phones and then turn them back on. |
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A downtown San José parking lot is not taking any chances with the AH1N1 flu virus. The paradox is that while the "CHANCHO" (piggybank) is fully protected, none of the "humans" were wearing a mask. Uh!
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Multinational Military Exercise Begins
in Panama
Panama - The
multinational military exercise PANAMAX 2009
centered on the Panama Canal defense began
Friday with the participation of troops from
20 countries.
Eight Tons Of Drugs Destroyed in
Panama
Panama - Panamanian
authorities burned eight tons of drugs in a
sanitary dump of Cerro Patacon in Panama
City on Friday, the National Police (PN)
said.
Nicaragua’s Morales Opposes Ortega
Re-Election Bid
(Bloomberg) - Nicaraguan Vice
President Jaime Morales said he opposes
President Daniel Ortega’s bid to change the
constitution to allow re-election and will
step down if Ortega stays in power after his
term expires in 2012.
Nicaraguan Volcano Spews Columns of Ash
Managua -
Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano produced a
series of explosions that showered ash over
nearby towns on Sunday.
7 Held In Killing of Guatemala Lawyer
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities in
Guatemala on Friday arrested seven suspects,
including five police officers, in the
killing of a prominent lawyer who had
accused President Álvaro Colom of
involvement in his death in a posthumously
released video.
Guatemalan Soldiers Sold Children In War - Government
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 333 children and probably thousands more were taken by Guatemalan security forces and sold abroad during the country's 36-year civil war, a government report said on Thursday.
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GUATEMALA:
Malnutrition Killing
Children Again
The deaths of 25
children from severe
malnutrition this
year in Guatemala,
mainly in the
eastern province of
Jalapa, shows that
the specter of
hunger is still
haunting the
country, aggravated
by the global
economic crisis and
drought. On Friday,
Josette Sheeran,
executive director
of the World Food
Programme (WFP),
described the
situation in
Guatemala as
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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