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A street vendor fell victim to a beating of the Policia Municipal de San José following a confrontation by vendors and police on Avenida 4 in downtown San José. The confrontation ended when police used tear gas to calm the vendors. [Foto: Víctor Benavides]

Arrest, Trial And Prison Sentence In 19 Hours For Two Thieves
In 19 hours after being caught by police, two men were sentenced to 4 1/2 years prison by the Tribunal de Flagrancia, setting a clear precedent and breath of relief for those looking for quick justice.



Minor Asks Costa Rican Court Not To Deport His Mother
A minor worried of the deportation of his mother filed an action of habeas corpus with the Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court)on the grounds that if his mother, a Dominican national, is deported he will have no one to care for him, since his father, a Costa Rican national, has been absent father.

 

Strike At Five State Hospitals Today
Five state hospitals are on strike today, the hospitals in Ciudad Neilly, Pérez Zeledón, Liberia, San Carlos and the Chacón Paud in Dulce Nombre de La Unión in Cartago.



Dollar Drops Almost ¢9 Colones Overnight
The Us dollar dropped almost ¢9 colones overnight, dropping to ¢554.38 for the buy and ¢563.23 for the sell against the Costa Rican Colon.



Grupo G4S Looking To Hire 100
Group 4 Securicor (G4S) is holding a job fair looking to hire 100 people as security officials. The job fair is being held at the between 8am and 4pm at its San Pedro offices.



Jair Perez Has Best Day of Surfing for Costa Rica at Panam Games
The surfer from Jacó Beach, Jair Pérez, once again put out a high dosage of surfing at the IX PanAmerican Surfing Games in Brazil. In doing so, he earned a combination of 12.10 on the 2nd day of fighting in the Open division in waves at Playa Olivenca de Ilhéus in Bahia, Brazil.



2010 Marchamo On Sale Beginning Monday
The 2010 Marchamo - annual vehicular circulation permit - goes on sale beginning Monday, November 16, confirmed the president of the INS, Guillermo Constenla.

 
 
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
HONDURAS
Top U.S. Diplomat in Honduras in Bid to Save Accord
WASHINGTON – The United States has dispatched a senior diplomat to Honduras in hopes of salvaging an accord that was meant to end the crisis sparked by the June 28 coup against President Mel Zelaya, the State Department said Tuesday.



HONDURAS
Honduras: Crisis without Solution at Sight
TEGUCIGALPA - The crisis in Honduras threatens to worsen on Tuesday, due to the facto regime's decision to bring the electoral process forward, despite failed agreements to restore institutionality.

EL SALVADOR
National Mourning in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador's Legislative Assembly decreed national mourning as of Tuesday for the death of 140 people, due to the rains of Tropical Storm Ida.



GUATEMALA
Guatemalan Police Seize Thousands of Pseudoephedrine Tablets
GUATEMALA – Drug enforcement agents seized 475,000 tablets of pseudoephedrine – the key ingredient in methamphetamine – at a warehouse Tuesday near Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport, police said.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
COLOMBIA
Guerrillas Kill 9 Soldiers in Colombia
BOGOTA – At least nine soldiers were killed and four others wounded early Tuesday in an attack by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrillas on Corinto, a city in the southwestern province of Cauca, a military spokesman said.



BRAZIL
Brazil Growing at Annual Rate of 5%, Government Says
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s economy is growing at an annual rate of 5 percent after being in a recession until the first quarter of this year, and it could end 2009 with growth of 1 percent, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Tuesday.

 

ARGENTINA
Metro Strike Strands a Million Argentine Commuters
BUENOS AIRES – Employees of the Buenos Aires metro went on strike Tuesday for the second time in a week, forcing a million commuters to find alternative transportation amid massive traffic jams in the Argentine capital.



VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Official Accused of Stealing Electricity
CARACAS – A small opposition party said on Friday that Venezuela’s new minister of electricity has been guilty of stealing power amid a crisis that has caused prolonged blackouts across the Andean nation.
 
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BRAZIL: Leading Ladies Give Gender Slant to Campaign
With the possible participation of three high-profile women candidates in Brazil's 2010 presidential elections, the irruption of gender issues in the campaign in Latin America's largest democracy seems inevitable.
 

 

 


 
   
   

Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces

 
 


 
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If you like surfing you will truly love and I mean L.O.V.E. Mal Pais, Costa Rica. Perched on the southwestern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, this idyllic surf spot pulls wave seekers from across the globe.
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