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Saturday 29 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Dollar
Drops
˘15 In A Single Day
The U.S.
Dollar depreciated in
value against the Costa
Rican Colon a total of
almost ˘16
in one single day,
˘26 for the week,
at the banks on Friday.
46.000 Affected, 6.000
in Shelters Due To
Weeklong Rain
The total of people
affected by the more
than a week of constant
in rain in the Caribbean
coast has reached
46.000, of which more
than 6.000 are being
housed in shelters in a
various parts of the
province of Limón. The
heaviest affected is the
southern part of the
province in the areas of
Sixaola and Talamanca.
Drivers Can Continue To
Leave The Scene Of An
Accident
Leaving the scene of an
traffic accident is a
national problem and the
approval of the reforms
to the Ley de Tránsito,
which is soon expected
to become law, will not
change the problem.
SOUTHCOM Deploys
Disaster Assistance Team
to Costa Rica, Panama
A team of 48 U.S.
military personnel and
seven helicopters from
Honduras-based Joint
Task Force-Bravo
deployed to Costa Rica
and Panama this week,
where they are working
alongside local
officials to help
communities impacted by
heavy rains and
flooding.
Cocos Island Betters
Its Position In The “New
Seven Wonders”
Competition
With only a
little more than a month
before electronic voting
closes to choose the 21
finalists for the “New
Seven Wonders” contest, Cocos Island is being
left out, being in the
28th position, seven
places from making the
list of natural wonders
that will be named next
year, once again by
electronic voting, to be
chosen as one of the
seven natural wonders of
the planet.
Bill To Change The
Boundaries of The Las
Baulas National Park
Rejected
The Environmental
Subcommittee of the
Legislative Assembly
rejected three bills
tending to modify the
legislation that created
the Las Baulas National
Marine Park in
Guanacaste.
Floods Create Complex
Situation in Panama
Panama - Damages in road
infrastructure,
dwellings and
agriculture are
featuring the situation
in the Panamanian
provinces of Chiriqui
and Bocas del Toro and
the indigenous community
of Ngobe Bugle, affected
by floods in the last
days.
Nicaragua Hosts
Continental Agricultural
Meeting
Managua - With the
purpose to create a
common platform to face
neoliberal policies and
free trade agreements,
the First Continental
Meeting for Agricultural
and Food Workers is in
session in this capital.
Colombians March For
Release of FARC Hostages
Bogota - Thousands
of Colombians took to
the streets Friday noon
demanding the release of
all the hostages held by
the rebel group of
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Brazil, Uruguay Sign
Pact To Facilitate
Healthcare in Border
Region
Brasilia - Brazil and
Uruguay signed an
agreement Friday to
facilitate healthcare in
the border regions of
the two countries.
Argentine Ex-President
Charged With Arms
Trafficking
Buenos Aires - Former
Argentine President
Carlos Menem was charged
with weapons smuggling
in a trial he attended
via videoconference on
Friday due to health
problems.
Financial Crisis Washes
Up in Costa Rica
Suzanne Wilton
and her family moved to
Costa rica four months
ago to escape Calgary's
boom, its hectic pace
and all the trappings
that go along with life
in a wealthy metropolis
that has grown at
breakneck speed.
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