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Costa
Rican Drivers Reprehensible in Driver
Education, French Experts Say
A group of French
experts say that poor driving education
is the main cause of daily traffic
accidents on the country's roads. The
group of experts are in Costa Rica to
share strategies use in their country to
reduce the number of traffic deaths by
as much as 40% since 2001.
Alterra To Leave
The San José Airport
Alterra Partners, the builders and
managers of the Juan Santamaría (San
José) international airport announced
yesterday the sale of its stock, Houston
Airport System (HAS), based in Texas,
leaving the completion of the airport
terminal at the country's main
international airport in the hands of an
international consortium.
Chinchilla Leads In The
Polls For The
Presidential Chair
Current vice-president
Laura Chinchilla holds
the lead in the early
stages of Costa Rica’s
2010 presidential race,
according to a poll by
CID-Gallup. 35% of
respondents would vote
for Chinchilla in the
2010 election.
Coffee Exports Up 25%
Costa Rican coffee
exports in April, the
7th month of the new
2007-08 crop cycle, were
up 25% to 241,866
(60-kilogram) bags, the
Instituto del Café de
Costa Rica
- Costa Rican Coffee
Institute- (Icafe), said
Monday.
Government Requires
Bullfighters To Be
Insured
The government is
requiring that all
"toreros" who take part
in the traditional
annual bullfights in
Costa Rica be covered by
an insurance policy. The
executive order -
No.34489-S-MSP-G - was
published yesterday in
La Gaceta and signed by
the ministros de Salud,
Seguridad Pública and de
Gobernación y Policía.
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PRD Reigns in Panama
Governing PRD
(Democratic
Revolutionary Party,
centre-left political
party of Panama) was the
one with most potential
impact on enrollments in
the country after a
massive process of
registration, leaders of
the organization
confirmed Monday.
Fenosa, Nicaragua Drift
Over Stake Sale Terms
Union Fenosa SA does not
believe it can sign a
preliminary agreement at
present to give the
Nicaraguan government a
16 percent stake in its
unit there, following
changes made by
President Daniel
Ortega's administration,
sources at the Spanish
utility said.
28 Workers Buried After
Explosion in Brazilian
Mine
Twenty-eight workers
were trapped in the
debris following a
powerful explosion in a
mine in southern Brazil
on Monday, Brazilian
Military Police said.
Chile Continues
Evacuation of Residents
Due to Volcanic Eruption
Chile began a new round
of evacuations on Monday
as the Chaiten volcano
continued to spew ash
into the sky for a
fourth day and even sent
sooty emissions into
neighboring Argentina.
Fujimori Has Laughing
Fit In Court
Former Peruvian
President Alberto
Fujimori on Monday had a
minute-long laughing fit
during his trial when he
heard that his former
military aides used to
spy on him through the
keyhole.
PARAGUAY:
Torture Victim Still
Fears Colorado Party
‘Mafia’
The Colorado Party has
become a "criminal
mafia" during its 61
years in government in
Paraguay, and it will
continue to be a force
to be reckoned with in
spite of its defeat in
last month’s elections,
says Anuncio Martí, a
Paraguayan citizen
living in exile in
Brazil.
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