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Santa Ana - Orotina
Road Becomes "Death Road"
In less than a month in operation, the Santa
Ana - Orotina section of the autopista San
José - Caldera has seen five deaths, the
last occurring in the early hours of Sunday
morning. [File photo] |
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San José Muni Wasted
us$2 Million In Useless Land System
San José mayor, Johnny Araya and vice-mayor,
Maureen Clarke, are in hot water with
respect to the decision taken by the
municipalidad de San José to invest us$2
million dollars in an information system to
update the "catastro" (land map), which to
date has been useless.
Urgent Cultural Change
Required, Says Top Traffic Cop
The ideal is that drivers adopt a
responsible behaviour when they get behind
the wheel. But the reality suggests
otherwise, according to the director of the
Policía de Tránsito, Germán Marín, the
country's top traffic cop.
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ICE Head Wants Another
Four Years
Pedro Pablo Quirós is perhaps without a
question the most important person in Costa
Rica. Quirós is the head of the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the
state institution that brings up light and
power and allows our telephones to make and
receive calls.
Disputes
At MOPT Leaves
Bridges Unrepaired
A dispute between officials of the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
and Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi) is
the reason for poor state of repair and lack
of attention to the country's bridges.
Laura's Father Says
His Daughter Is A Luxury For Costa Rica
Rafael Ángel Chinchilla, the father of
president-elect, Laura Chinchilla, says that
"Laura is a luxury for Costa Rica" and not
because she is daughter, but cites his
political experience over the last several
decades.
Conassif
Asks Coopemex Clients To Pay Debt;
Depositors Cannot Touch Savings
Clients of Coopemex
are asked to pay on their outstanding loans,
but are not allowed to touch their savings,
according to the Consejo Nacional de
Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (Conassif).
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NICARAGUA
Nicaragua's President Is Aligning Himself With Venezuela
MANAGUA - With Iran and Venezuela in
political, economic and military cahoots,
Tehran has gained a foothold in South
America. Now Nicaragua is at risk of being
added to the list of authoritarian
governments aligned with Venezuela and by
association, its Islamic ally.
PANAMA
Panama Vows To Defend
Border Area Following Clash
PANAMA - The government of Panama says
it will defend its territory following the
wounding of a police officer during a clash
between Panamanian police and armed men
along the border with Colombia.
GUATEMALA
Jailed Ex-President
Hospitalized in Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The Guatemalan government says
jailed former President Alfonso Portillo has
been taken to a military hospital after
developing respiratory problems.
HONDURAS
No Room For Honduras In Latin American Summit
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, who assumed power through an election in the coup-hit country, has not been invited to the second Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, says Mexico, the summit organizer. |
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/ Special Reports
Lula Plans
to Mend Honduras Ties as Brazil
Seeks Regional Clout
Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva will seek to mend Latin
America’s relations with
Honduras after leading the
region in rejecting U.S.-backed
elections following a coup
against then-President Manuel
Zelaya. Lula will work with
other Latin American nations
this week to return Honduras to
the Organization of American
States, which expelled the
country after the overthrow of
Zelaya in June. |
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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