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Friday 19 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Cost To Repair
Road Network is Estimated at ¢2.5
Billion; Another Tropical Wave Forecast
For the Weekend
The heavy rain and
flooding that has caused disasters in
the province of Guanacaste and the
Central Pacific region has come with a
high price tag for the Consejo Nacional
de Vialidad (Conavi), as it estimates
that it will cost ¢2.5 billion colones
for road repairs.
Private Sector Employees
Offered 5.01% Pay Hike
Representatives of the
private sectors have
proposed a 5.01% pay
hike for private sector
employees for the first
half of 2008.
World Bank Ready to
Support TLC
Implementation
World Bank President
Robert B. Zoellick
pledged the Bank’s
support to Costa Rica as
it moves to participate
in the Dominican
Republic-Central America
Free Trade Agreement
(DR-CAFTA), known
locally as the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC).
Maná Coming to Costa
Rica
The Latin American rock
band Maná will be coming
back to Costa Rica for
another performance as
part of their world
tour.
Habitat for Humanity
Group to Build Library
in Costa Rica
Education and societal
development often go
hand in hand. Students
from Binghamton
University's chapter of
Habitat for Humanity
recognize that integral
link and are reaching
out to a small,
underprivileged
community in Costa Rica
where they plan to build
a library this coming
January.
Delinquents Rob Cruz
Rojistas
While a group of
voluntary Cruz Rojistas
(Red Cross workers)
where saving the lives
in Parrita, a group of
delinquents decided to
advantage of them.
Man Defies Death
José Francisco Alvarado
was taken to hospital
with a construction
rebar through his chest
and is alive today to
tell the tale.
Nicaragua: 10,000
Recover Vision
Nearly 10,000
Nicaraguans have
recovered sight in an
ophthalmological centre
assisted since May by
Cuban physicians, Luis
Carlos Avila, chief of
the island's medical
brigade, stated.
Panama Demands Cuban 5
Release
A committee of activists
from three Panamanian
provinces demanded on
Thursday that the US
government released five
Cuban anti-terrorist
fighters unfairly
imprisoned in jails
ofthe United States.
Children Stolen from
Guatemalan Hospitals
The Guatemalan Public
Ministry is
investigating cases of
stolen newborns at
public hospitals, a
crime that allegedly
involves members of the
institutions' staff.
Cuba Plans to Beat US
Blockade
Cuban Foreign Minister
Felipe Perez Roque
stated in this capital
that the vast majority
of the UN country
members will support
Cuba in its struggle
against the almost
50-year US blockade.
Child hostages in Brazil
prison riot released
Thirty hostages,
including 16 children,
taken captive during a
prison riot in Maranhao
state, northeastern
Brazil, were released
Wednesday. The hostages
had been held for nearly
24 hours.
DEVELOPMENT-LATIN
AMERICA:
'Italy Wants to Play its
Role'
The European Union could
help in better
distribution of the
benefits of economic
growth in Latin America,
under proposals
presented at a meeting
between Italy and Latin
America-Caribbean
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