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The Calm After The Storm,
Alma Dumps On Costa Rica
This morning, the
country woke up to
sunshine after a rare
tropical storm directly
affected some 2.500,
damaging bridges and
roads across the
country, as rivers
overflowed their banks,
high winds knocking down
trees and electrical
cable, knocking out
power in some
communities.
Central Bank Does Not
Foresee Climb in
Exchange Rate
The
Banco Central de Costa
Rica (BCCR) - Central
Bank - says it does not
foresee a strong climb
in the exchange rate in
the short term as some
financial institutions
fear.
Government
Guarantees No Shortage Of Rice
The government's
decision to fix the price of at ¢17.981
colones for a 73.6 kilo sac has left a
sour tast in the mouthes of the
Corporación Arrocera Nacional (Conarroz)
and the samblea de Productores de Arroz,
who has said they will not import any
more rice until the government raises
the price to ¢21.980 colones.
Chef Gets 10 Years For
Seeking Sex With
Underage Girl In Costa
Rica
He arranged to have sex
with a teenage
prostitute in Costa
Rica, only to learn the
smooth-talking salesman
booking his trip was an
undercover detective
working for the FBI.
Only 500 Park Wardens
Twenty-six percent of
the territory of Costa
Rica is protected, but
there are only 500 park
wardens for the
prevention of
deforestation, poaching
– particularly of
endangered species –,
and the misuse of
wilderness areas.
McDonald's Looking
To Hire 300
For those who always
dreamed of working for McDonald's, the
opportunity is now here, as McDonald's
Costa Rica is looking for 300 employees
to fill jobs from hosts to general
labour to managers.
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Tropical Storm Alma
Slams Nicaragua, Then
Weakens
Tropical Storm Alma
weakened to a tropical
depression Friday after
slamming into
Nicaragua's coast the
day before, forcing tens
of thousand of people to
evacuate and flooding
low-lying areas before
pushing into neighboring
Honduras.
Helicopter Crash In
Panama Leaves 12 Dead,
One Survivor
A helicopter crashed
into a commercial
building at about 2 p.m.
local time Thursday in
Panama City, killing 12
people and leaving only
one survivor, the
Panamanian Interior and
Justice Ministry said
Thursday.
Film Expo on Cuban Five
in Guatemala
A film journey dedicated
to the Cuban Five was
held in this capital
Thursday, as it is
customary during the
last week this month.
Ecuador Hosts Forum On
Regional Security
A forum opened Thursday
here to discuss security
strategies to boost
regional peace and the
diplomatic crisis
between Ecuador and
Colombia.
Bolivia to Create
Regional Alternative
Media
COB (Bolivian Workers
Confederation) is
studying the creation of
a regional alternative
media space of their own
due to the limited space
working classes have in
local media.
PERU:
Upbeat Poverty Stats
Questioned
The Peruvian government
has announced that
poverty fell by 5.2
percent in a year and
forecasts that by 2015,
less than 10 percent of
the population will be
below the poverty line.
But experts and
provincial governors
cast doubt on these
figures, given the unmet
basic needs of peasant
families.
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30 May 2008 |
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