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Wednesday 30 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica To Ask For
Delay in Trade Agreement
Costa Rican president,
Óscar Arias, said he
would ask the United
States to delay the
start of a free-trade
agreement to give the
country time to pass the
"parallel" laws that are
slowly making their way
through the Legislative
Assembly.
Another Criminal
Killed in Botched Attempt
A criminal, identified
as Yermy López Corrales, died of gunshot
to the shoulder as more citizens are
fighting back in the face of increase
violence and police incapacity.
Tránsito To Increase
Vigilance As the End Of
"Summer Vacation" Nears
The Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police) have
identified eight
distinct locations where
there will be increased
patrols and vigilance of
traffic with the object
of caring for tourists
visiting the beaches and
resorts during the last
weeks of before going
back to school.
Ruta 32 to Limón
Continues Closed
A landslide on Sunday
closed off entirely
passage on Ruta 32, the
main road that connects
San José to Limón. The
road is still closed as
of this morning as work
crews are working around
the clock to clear the
road of debris and to
ensure that a new
landslide does not
occur.
Poás Continues Volcanic
Activity
The volcán Poás
continues with its
eruptions of gases and
debris, the last being
on Monday, similar to
the eruption of January
13.
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Nicaragua to Sell Basic
Foods at Fair Prices,
Ortega Says
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega said his
country will sell milk
and other basic foods at
below ma
Honduras Urged to Speed
Petrocaribe Pact
Honduran Human Rights
National Commissioner
Ramon Custodio suggested
to the Honduran
government Tuesday that
it speedup negotiations
with Petrocaribe, under
the auspices of
Venezuela.
Guatemala to Trim
Government Fat
The Guatemalan
government analyzes
Tuesday an austerity
plan aimed at
eliminating unnecessary
expenses in civil
services to reorient
social programs.
Ecuador's Government to
Control Food Prices
Ecuadorian Agriculture
Minister Walter Poveda
asserted on Tuesday that
the government will
control the prices of
rice, milk corn, banana,
and wheat flour, to
protect the citizenry.
Venezuelan Bank Hostages
Released
Authorities of Venezuela's CICPC (Criminal Investigation Corps) announced
on Tuesday the release
of hostages held in a
bank in Altagracia de
Orituco, in the state of
Guarico.
Q&A: Colombian ‘Peace
Walker’ Supports
Belligerent Status for
Rebels
The hatred
between Colombian
guerrilla leaders and
President Álvaro Uribe
is a major factor
hindering the search for
an agreement to secure
the release of the
hostages taken by the
insurgents, "peace
walker" Gustavo Moncayo,
whose son has spent 10
years in the hands of
the insurgents, told IPS.
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