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The Sun Wore Its Crown
Yesterday
The peace and monotony of Saturday morning
in Costa Rica was broken yesterday when a
perfect halo formed around the sun was
visible between 10am and 12 noon.
TSE To Be Exempt From
Vehicular Restrictions
Although the rest of us have to obey the
vehicular restrictions every weekday, there
is one group that, beginning on October 7,
can roam the streets of San José freely:
they are the vehicles driver by officials of
the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE).
Volunteers Clean Up
Park
A group of about 75 young volunteers decided
to change the face of Pavas, the suburb on
the west side of San José.
Sardinal Will Have New
Ambulance Thanks To Japanese Donation
(InfoWebPress) As a sign of solidarity with
the work the Costa Rican Red Cross carries
out in favor of the most needy, the Japanese
Ambassador to San José, Hidekazu Yamaguchi,
presented a donation of three ambulances to
the Red Cross committees in Laurel and
Buenos Aires (Southern Zone) and Sardinal
(Guanacaste) — in addition to a
all-wheel-drive rescue unit that will be
assigned to the Metropolitan Emergency and
Rescue Service (COMSER).
Registration for
Guanacastearte Culture Regional Festival
2009 now open
(InfoWebPress ) The Guanacaste Regional
Culture Office has begun the registration
process for the 2009 Guanacastearte
Festival, a project that started last year
with the goal of promoting the province’s
artistic and cultural development so that
more professional-quality productions are
generated.
Canada Beats Costa Rica At NORCECA
Women's Volleyball Championships
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - Brittney Page of
Vernon, B.C., scored 16 points to lead
Canada to a 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 victory over
Costa Rica on Saturday in a consolation
semifinal at the women's volleyball NORCECA
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Between 10am and noon Saturday, the sky in Costa Rica had an interesting phenomena. The sun was surrounded by a halo. [Foto: KasumiCR/Flickr]
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South American Leaders Sign Agreement
Creating South Bank
Porlamar, Venezuela -
The presidents of Argentina, Brazil,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and
Venezuela, signed on Saturday night an
agreement establishing the South Bank with
an initial capital of us$20 billion
dollars.
Latin American, African Leaders Urge
Speedup Of Integration At Summit
Porlamar, Venezuela -
Latin American and African leaders urged
rapid integration of both regions at the
second Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
which began here on Saturday.
Chavez Calls to Create Farmers'' Militia
Caracas - Venezuelan agricultural workers are analyzing the creation of farmers'' militias to cooperate with the National Guard, as suggested by President Hugo Chavez. |
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RIGHTS-EL SALVADOR:
Anti-Gay Reform
Fails in Congress
Constitutional
reforms that would
ban same-sex couples
from marrying and
adopting children in
El Salvador failed
to obtain the
required number of
votes in Congress.
The proposed
amendments were
backed by right-wing
parties in Congress,
but opposed by the
governing leftwing
Farabundo Martí
National Liberation
Front (FMLN). |
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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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