General Cañas
Completely Closed Off For Weekend Repair
Work
The Autopista General Cañas is an important
and major route between San José and
Alajuela, but it is also suffering from the
lack of preventive maintenance, especially
when it comes to its bridges and in
particular the Virilla and Juan Pablo II
bridges.
AH1N1 Deaths
Now At Nine In Costa Rica
Costa Rica health officials have
confirmed nine deaths from the
AH1N1 flu virus. The confirmation of
the latest two deaths was made by
the ministra de Salud, María Luisa
Ávila.
Gasoline
Prices Go Up At Midnight
The price of crude oil on
international markets keeps
dropping, but gasoline prices in
Costa Rica keep on going up, with
the next round of increases taking
effect at 12:01am Friday.
Honduran
Interim President Not Invited To
Regional Summit In Costa Rica
The de fact president of Honduras,
Roberto Micheletti, has not been
invited to the Meeting of Heads of
State that will take place in
Tamarindo from July 27 to 29. The
exclusion of Micheletti was
confirmed by Costa Rica's foreign
minister, Bruno Stagno.
Costa Rica Seizes 1.4 Tons of Cocaine,
Arrests 4 Colombians
Costa Rican authorities seized
1.4 tons of cocaine being smuggled on a
speedboat in the Pacific and arrested four
Colombians, who were turned over to
prosecutors, Security Minister Janina Del
Vecchio said.
CSU Students, Veterinarians Provide Free
Spay and Neutering to Costa Rica
FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University
students spayed and neutered more than 240
animals for free in makeshift five-day
clinic, filling a great need for cat and dog
care. Set up in a school gymnasium in San
Isidro, Costa Rica, the students and
veterinarians used baby cribs and school
desks as surgery tables and soccer goalie
boxes as IV carts.
Costa Rican, Chinese Companies Sign Contract
For Joint Refinery
The Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo (RECOPE)
and the China National Petroleum Corporation
(CNPC) on Wednesday signed a supplement
contract for the establishment of a joint
venture to build an oil refinery.
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Honduran Interim
Government Reimposes Curfew
Tegucigalpa - The
Honduran interim government said late
Wednesday that a curfew would be reinstated
from midnight to 5 a.m.
Honduran Interim
President Sets Condition For Resignation
Tegucigalpa - Honduran
interim leader Roberto Micheletti said
Wednesday he is ready to resign on the
condition that ousted President Manuel
Zelaya does not return to power.
Zelaya Leaves Guatemala for Nicaragua
Guatemala - Ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on
Wednesday left Guatemala for Nicaragua to
meet with Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega.
Social
Movement Congress in Nicaragua
Managua - The First Congress of
Social Movements in Central America
and the Caribbean will begin
Wednesday in this city in
celebration of the 30 Anniversary of
the Sandinista revolution, reported
Edgardo Garcia from the organizing
committee.
Ex Colombia Minister To Be Extradited, Ecuador
Quito - The Ecuadorian Court of Justice will
have to start detention proceedings against
Colombian ex Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos
before INTERPOL, for him to answer for assassination
in the bombing in Angostura, Colombia.
Cuba, U.S. Resume
Migration Talks
Havana - Cuba and the United
States on Tuesday resumed their migration talks
after a five-year hiatus, in the UN headquarters in
New York.
Doctors Strike
in Peru
Lima - Doctors started a
partial strike on Wednesday in Peru,
after Prime Minister Javier
Velasquez tried unsuccessfully to
stop the protest with a harsh
official policy.
US Levers with Bolivia Landholders
La Paz - Economic and political power
groups of Pando department allow operations by
soldiers of the US Southern Command in national
territory, charged the minister of the Bolivian
presidency, Juan Ramon Quintana. |
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