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College of Engineers and Arquitects  Want A Declaration Of  A State of Emergency Over Bridge Situation
The Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de Arquitectos (CFIA) is calling on the government to declare a national emergency over the state of the nation's bridges and is asking the presidential candidates to include the subject in their works projects.

BN And Bancrédito Now Share ATM's
The Banco Nacional (BN) and Bancrédito have agreed to share their systems and now some 1.5 million customers of both entities can use the same Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to withdraw funds from their account.

Arias To Address Americas Conference
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias,  will today speak at the Americas Conference at a suburban Miami hotel.

Central Bank To Take ¢5, ¢10 and ¢20 Coins Out Of Circulation
The Banco Central (Central Bank) has decided to make life a little easier in Costa Rica with the elimination the "plateado" (silver) ¢5, ¢10 and ¢20 coins.

50th Anniversary of Guanacaste Being Named ‘National Tree’ Celebrated
(InfoWebPress ) Last Aug. 31, Costa Rica celebrated 50 years of having declared the guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpurm) as its official “national tree.”

Ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, gestures during a news conference from inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya has taken refuge in the embassy while the Honduran interim government suspends civil rights and shuts down the media supporting the ousted president. Three months into the crisis, the San José accord brokered by Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, seems farther and farther away from being a reality, as the two sides to the conflict dig in their heels.
 
 
 
 
Chronology: Zelaya's Struggle To Regain Power
Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has struggled to recover power for three months since the military and opposition forced him into exile in a coup on June 28.

Brazil Not To Send Troops To Defend Embassy in Honduras
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil does not intend to send troops to defend its embassy in Honduras, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said Monday.

Honduran Interim Government Closes Two Mass Media
Tegucigalpa - The de facto Honduran government closed on Monday a radio station and a TV channel, against that regime, due to a decree suspending the Constitutional guarantees for 45 days.

Guatemala Condemns Attacks On Journalists in Honduras
Guatemala - The Guatemalan government on Monday condemned attacks on Guatemalan journalists by Honduran police and the interim Honduran government's closure of a radio station and a TV channel, local media reported.

Panama Focuses on Future Naval Bases
Panama -  An international cooperation agreement to establish two naval bases in Panama is currently focusing the attention of the national society, which is waiting to know the participants in that initiative.
 
 
 
 
 
Colombia Presidential Candidate Proposes Accord
Bogota - Colombian Polo Democratico Alternativo (PDA) party presidential candidate Gustavo Petro proponed on Monday what he called a great democratic agreement against violence, social inequality and drug trafficking.

Venezuela For Exporting Cereals in 2010
Caracas - Venezuela expects to become in cereal exporter in 2010 as a result of an agricultural development program of the government of President Hugo Chavez, informed Monday Elias Jaua, Minister of Agriculture and Lands.

Ecuadorian President: Ecuador, Colombia Recover "Some" Lost Trust
Quito - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said on Monday that some steps had been taken to recover "some" of the lost trust between Ecuador and Colombia after Colombia bombed Ecuadorian territory in a raid against Colombian guerillas last year.

Argentina: Starts Free Vaccination
Buenos Aires - More than four million Argentinean children will be vaccinated for free from Monday against measles and poliomyelitis, two viral diseases that mainly affect minors under five years old.
 

 

HONDURAS: Brazil Ups the Ante
Brazil's claim to a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council could be strengthened if its decision to provide protection for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in its embassy turns out well, or it could see complications arise as the result of a new reputation for carrying out Hugo Chávez-style "bold actions."

 
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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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