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Fresh Water In San Jos้ Could Be Scarce
In 2015
Thousands of residents of San Jos้ may have
to start rationing water come 2015 according
to a report by the Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) which since 2008 has
been been attempting to contract an expert
to determine locations where to collect
water.
Tornado Hits South Side of San Jos้
At least
one family spent the night Saturday night in
community hall after a tornado practically
tore off the entire roof of their house. A
mother and her five children where the
hardest affected by the afternoon cyclone
that his the areas on the south side of San
Jos้.
"I Don't Want To
Leave" Natgeo Leader Says Of Isla Del Coco
The leader of the National Geographic team
that is filming a report on Costa Rica's
Isla del Coco, Enric Sala, told the Spanish
language newspaper, Al Dํa, "I don't want to
leave this place".
119 Service Offline Today
If you are experiencing telephone problems
today, there will be no one there to take
your call, as the 119 service will be
offline to the day as ICE is using the day
for maintenance of the system.
Ostional Conservation,
Development Plan Unveiled
(InfoWebPress) Establishing a legal
framework specific to the Ostional National
Wildlife Refuge, which would at once help
accomplish conservation efforts and
formalize the status of those people now
living there, is one of the goals set forth
in a bill seeking to organize land use in
the park and protect its natural resources. |
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Cocos
Revealed
In this video Leandro Blanco and Manu San Félix present a revealing look at the amazing sea life at
Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), including an appearance by the extraordinary frogfish.
The video was
taken as part of
National
Geographic's
"Ocean Now"
expedition.
Click here to
track the Ocean
Now expedition.
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Cuba-Nicaragua Commission Meets
Managua -Delegations from Cuba and Nicaragua started
Friday works of the 11th Intergovernmental
Joint Commission to foster relations between
both nations, members of the Bolivarian
Alliance for the Peoples of Our America.
Honduras Resistance Still on Streets
Tegucigalpa - The National Front against the coup d'Etat
in Honduras will continue popular
mobilization in the country's streets, after
83rd consecutive days of opposition to the
military coup.
Georgia Governor To Visit Panama To Discuss Canal Expansion
Atlanta (AP) - Georgia governor Sonny Perdue plans to
lead a state delegation to Panama to discuss
Panama Canal expansion and the proposed
Savannah Harbor expansion project.
Guatemala Gripped by Severe Drought
United Nations agencies say Guatemala is facing the worst drought in 30 years. They report some 2.5 million people in 21 provinces are affected and in need of urgent food assistance. |
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Chavez Seeks Strengthening Socialism
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets
Saturday with governors in San Juan de Los Morros, state of Guarico, to strengthen
government.
Colombian President Paves Way for Hostage Releases
Bogota Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday paved the way for the unilateral release of several hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrilla group, authorizing opposition Sen. Piedad Cordoba to participate in the handover and dropping its condition that all the captives be released at once.
Brazil Decries US Blockade to Cuba
Brasilia - The economic, financial and commercial blockade that US has kept for over 50 years against Cuba was decried Friday night by participants to the Contracorriente Ciudad Libre TV program in this Brazilian capital. |
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LATIN AMERICA:
Desertification an
Invisible Cancer
"Desertification
is the cancer of the
earth," Argentine
geographer Elena
Abraham told IPS.
"It is a process of
degradation that
does not manifest
itself in
spectacular ways but
furtively advances,
and by the time it
is visible there is
nothing to be done,
and people have to
move away, in search
of an alternative."
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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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