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Friday 25 February 2005 |
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Two
Detained For Alajuela Hospital
Deficiencies
The
government had promised a heavy
hand against those responsible
for the problems in construction
and equipment at the new
Alajuela Hospital and yesterday
they showed that they mean it,
with the arrest of, Hernando
Lazo, the executive director of
the Obrascón Huarte
Laín-Expansión Exterior S.A. (OHL)
the Spanish consortium that
built the hospital, and Israel
Moya, head of operations at the
Caja Costarricense del Seguro
Social (CCSS).  more
The
Environment and the FTA
The Central American countries
and the Dominican Republic
established an environmental
cooperation agreement and an
office to deal with
environmental issues, the Costa
Rican Minister of Foreign
Commerce Manuel Gonzalez
announced. more
Support
from BID
The Bank for Inter-American
Development (BID) offered
Central America and the
Dominican Republic funding for
the projects necessary to
properly meet the CAFTA.
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Protection
of Turtles
A team of U.S. officials
inspected part of the Costa
Rican shrimp fleet to determine
the proper use of the Turtle
Exclusion Device, which allows
for the liberation of turtles
caught in the nets of shrimp
boats. more
Spain to
Receive Ibero-American
pro-tempore Secretariat
Costa Rica will give Spain the
Iberoamerican Conference
pro-tempore secretariat in a
ceremony to be held at the Casa
de Americas, the foreign
ministry announced Thursday. more
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Colombia
seizes eight planes from
drug-related airways
The Colombian government on
Thursday seized eight planes and
other assets from the
Intercontinental de Aviacion,
whose principal shareholders are
related to drug-trafficking
activities. more
Venezuela's Congress approves
arms procurement plan
Venezuela's Congress has
approved a 5.7-million-US dollar
arms procurement plan, the El
Universal daily said Thursday.
more
Uruguay,
Cuba to resume diplomatic ties
Cuba and Uruguay will resume
diplomatic relations after the
swearing-in ceremony of
Uruguay's President-elect Tabare
Vazquez, the radio El Espectador
reported Thursday. more
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Colombia
Gearing Up to Do Its Bit
Colombia is set to begin
systematically measuring the
impact of climate change on its
remarkably diverse territory,
which ranges from Caribbean and
Pacific coastal regions to
snow-capped Andes mountains and
tropical Amazon rainforest, in
compliance with the Kyoto
Protocol.
A five-year Integral National
Adaptation Pilot Project (INAP),
to be designed this year and to
go into effect in early 2006,
will be ”the first climate
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world,” according to Colombian
officials.
”Everyone will be closely
watching our methodology,”
Minister of the Environment,
Housing and Territorial
Development Sandra Suárez told
IPS.
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documenting trends and impacts
and evaluating the foreseeable
consequences of climate change,
with particular attention to the
highly vulnerable ecosystem of
the ”páramos” or high plateaus
and the Andes mountain glaciers.
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