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Sunday 31 August
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
New National Stadium To
Have Only 400 Parking
Spaces For 35.000 Fans
The Estadio Ricardo
Saprissa stadium,
followed by the Estadio
Alejandro Morera Soto,
home of La Liga, are a
perfect example of poor
planning of a stadium,
especially when it comes
to parking, where there
only parking is provided
by adjoining land owners
who offer their porches
and lawns for high
prices.
Chinese Ambassador
Admits Asking Costa Rica
Not To Allow Dalai Lama
Visit
The government of China
has admitted that it has
asked countries with
friendly ties to it not
accept the visit of the
Dalai Lama, like it
occurred in Costa Rica.
Five Ticos Added To
Interpol Wanted List For
A New Total of 45
Five new Costa Ricans
have been added to the
International Police
(Interpol) list of
wanted. The names and
faces of the wanted are
listed on the police
organization's internet
website.
Green Airline
Nature Air, the first
carbon neutral airline
in the world, was chosen
among 142 companies that
reached the final stage
of the World Savers
Awards 2009 of Conde
Nast Traveler.
Decreasing Dependence
Currently, Costa Rican
exports are less
dependent of the U.S.
market than in the
recent past. This is so
because of the increase
in sales to Asian,
Central American and
Caribbean markets.
Nicaragua Probes US
Republican Poke
MANAGUA - According to
Nicaraguan Election
General Attorney Blanca
Salgado, the Supreme
Election Council of
Nicaragua filed a
complaint against the
International Republican
Institute (IRI) which
will be processed.
Hurricane Gustav Ravages
Cuba
LA HAVANA - Tropical
storm Gustav
strengthened into a
Category 4 hurricane as
it churned into western
Cuba Saturday and is now
on its way to the
oil-rich Gulf of Mexico
and the U.S. coast.
Americas Parliament for
the Cuban Five
CARACAS - Vice President
of the Andean
Parliament, Yanet
Madrid, said she was
sure the 8th Assembly of
the Parliamentary
Confederation of the
Americas (COPA) will
support the five Cuban
anti-terrorists held in
US prisons.
Venezuela, DR To Build
Gas Line
SANTO DOMINGO - High
officials of Venezuela
and the Dominican
Republic went through a
diagram on Friday of
Venezuelan natural gas
supply to the Dominican
Republic and Haiti.
Aerolineas Argentinas'
Future on Debate
BUENOS AIRES - Debates
by the Senate
Transportation and
Finance and Budget
Commissions on turning
Aerolineas Argentinas-Austral
(AA) state-run should
close today.
CUBA:
Shoring Up the
Educational System
In the new school year,
which begins next
Monday, Cuba’s
educational system will
be trying out several
changes aimed at
overcoming the decline
in the quality of
teaching, blamed on a
shortage of teachers and
other problems.
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