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Alterra Has Until Friday To Decide On Proposal
Or Risk Losing Management of the Juan Santamaría
The future of Alterra, as administrator of the
Juan Santamaría (San José) international
airport, will be decided this Friday, when the
term to restructure its financing suggested by a
technical committee, ends.
The resources of
the Juan
Santamaría (San
José)
international
airport were
stretched to the
limit yesterday
afternoon due to
the airport shut
down Saturday night because of
heavy fog.
Flights diverted
to Panama and
Nicaragua were
added to the
already busy
afternoon
traffic period,
making the
congestion worse
than normal. |
Solís Knocking On Doors
To Convince People To
Vote "NO" To TLC
The leader of the
Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC), Ottón Solís, who
oppose the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement
with the United States -
will pressure Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias, to public debates
on the trade deal before
Costa Ricans take to the
voting booth in
September.
Ticos in Over Their Heads in Debt
Costa Ricans are in debt
to the banks for more
than ¢70 billion colones
(us$135.6 million
dollars) according to
calculations by the
Superintendencia General
de Entidades Financieras
(SUGEF)
Gasoline Prices Pushes Up Inflation
The constant hike in fuel prices caused an
inflationary increase by 0.22% in April,
increasing it to 2.98% for the first four months
this year and to 9.76% in the 12 months that
ended in April, according to the Statistics and
Census Bureau.
Tourism Trade Show
Representatives of more than 150 tourist
wholesalers will meet with 295 Costa Rican
companies at Expotur 2007, the annual tourism
trade show held at the Herradura Hotel
Conference Centre.
875 Foreigners in Costa
Rican Jails
Eight hundred
seventy-five foreigners
are serving sentences in
Costa Rican jails,
according to the Sistema
de Adopcion Social.
Guatemala Mayor Candidate Wounded
Zacapa mayor candidate by the "Encuentro por
Guatemala" Party, Liberato Granados, was wounded
during an attack in that eastern department of
the country this weekend, his relatives
confirmed Sunday.
Colombian Drug Assassins Operate in Mexico
The presence of Colombian drug assassins in
Mexico to train their peers in this country was
confirmed on Saturday by the newspaper El
Universal, which quoted intelligence sources.
Venezuela: Reasons for a Historic Move
Several violations and sanctions, as well as
constitutional and legal factors, underpin the
decision of the Venezuelan government of not
granting today the concession for private Radio
Caracas Television (RCTV) channel to use
radioelectric space.
Cuba
to Build Windfarms to Generate Power
Trying to assimilate and expand power generation
through the force of winds, Cuba will build
three windfarms in 2077, for a gradual take off
of that energy, according to government
authorities.
Bolivia Concentrates
South American Energy
Market
Reports from Bolivia's
Oil Ministry this
weekend indicate that
construction of the
region's largest gas
pipelines will turn this
country into the center
of the South American
energy market.
BRAZIL:
Homeless Squatters Find
'Social Function' for
Empty Buildings
The dark entry hallway
and a lower floor full
of rubble that smells of
excrement make it
difficult to imagine
that this was once a
busy hotel, located next
to two train stations in
the central Luz
neighbourhood of the
southern Brazilian city
of Sao Paulo.
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