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The Teleoticias photos shows how two Tránsito (traffic) officers has to stop to fill out a form to avoid payment at the Escazú tolls while on their way to attend to a traffic accident ahead of them on the highway. See story and video.

Emergency Vehicles Must Stop To Fill Out Form At Escazú Toll Booths
Emergency response units of the Policía de Tránsito, Cruz Roja, Bomberos and Fuerza Pública are complaning on the time it takes them to get through the Escazú toll booths on the San José - Caldera highway.

Airlines Cut Back The Number Of Flights To Costa Rica
The effect of the global economic crisis is evidenced in Costa Rica by the reduction of the number of visitors, in turn forcing the 19 airlines that serve the country's largest international airport to cut back on the number of flights to and from Costa Rica.

Unclaimed Impounded Vehicles To Be Donated, Says MOPT MInister
The 300 or so confiscated vehicles sitting unclaimed at the Tránsito impound lots will be donated to various institutions, said the ministra de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), Karla González.

Costa Rica 2008-09 Coffee Exports End Down 17%
Costa Rican coffee exports in the now completed 2008-09 crop cycle ended down 17% at 1,318,420 bags of 60 kilograms each, the official Costa Rican Coffee Institute, or Icafe, said Thursday.

Canadian Charged With Trying To import Cocaine From Costa Rica
A Canadian man was charged Friday with trying to import cocaine from Costa Rica, federal authorities said.

Dunn Bros Coffee to Take Customer on Coffee Tour in Costa Rica
For more than 20 years, Dunn Bros Coffee has been bringing the world's finest coffees to customers around the country. Now, they're going to do it the other way around. They're bringing the customers to the coffee.

Mild Quakes Shake And Roll Costa Rica
Friday morning at least two mild earthquakes shook Costa Rica, one near the Cinchona site that devastated the area in January.

CENTRAL AMERICA

HONDURAS
OAS Advance Party Arrives In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - An advance party representing the Organization of American States arrived on Friday in Honduras' capital, Tegucigalpa, to open discussions and prepare for a later planned visit by OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza due Oct.7

HONDURAS
Zelaya's Supporters Protest Martial Law, Reject Dialogue Under Current
Tegucigalpa - At least 500 supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday protested the martial law imposed by the post-coup government in this Honduran capital.

PANAMA
Panama Needs Millions to End Child Labour
Panama - Nearly 187 million dollars are needed to eradicate child labor in Panama until 2025, as part of efforts encouraged by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to fight that scourge worldwide.

NICARAGUA
Nicaragua's Political Divides Raise Tension Among Journalists
Managua - The ideological divide has resulted in constant attacks between journalists who support and oppose President Daniel Ortega, Inter Press Service (IPS) reports. The tensions have intensified since last year, when several journalists were attacked and blocked from covering local elections.

GUATEMALA
Budget Woes Weaken Guatemala Army In Drugs War
By Sarah Grainger
EL PERU, Guatemala (Reuters) - The economic crisis has squeezed Guatemala's coffers and left the army strapped for cash and scrambling to pay for gear and supplies as it tries to battle rich and well-armed drug cartels.

EL SALVADOR
Gay Marriage Ban Fails In El Salvador
San Salvador - Lawmakers have voted against amendments that would have banned gay marriage and prohibited adoption by gay men and lesbians in El Salvador.

LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro Celebrates Winning The 2016 Olympic Bid
Rio de Janeiro - Copacabana beach was the site of the festivities in Brazil on Friday during the International Olympic Committee's revelation of who would be the host city for the 2016 Games.

COLOMBIA
Colombian Gets 15 Years for Fathering 7 Kids with Daughter
Bogota – A Colombian judge sentenced a man called “the monster of Mariquita” to 15 years and seven months in jail for abusing his daughter for three decades and fathering seven children with her, the media said Friday.

SPAIN
Greenpeace Faults Spanish Companies for Harmful Impact on Latin America
Madrid – Greenpeace has released a report denouncing “the arrogant attitude” and illegal practices of Spanish multinationals operating in Latin America and called on officials in Madrid to hold them accountable and ensure they work “at least with the same standards as in Spain.”

BOLIVIA
Peasants Take Over Bolivian Gold Mine
LA PAZ – Peasants from Villa Chuquiña in the southwestern Bolivian province of Oruro took over a gold mine to demand a share of the revenues generated by the operation, media outlets said Wednesday.

SPECIAL REPORTS

HONDURAS:
Anti-Coup Resistance Movement "Firmly United"
The National Resistance Front Against the Coup d'Etat (FRN) in Honduras is carrying out a nationwide consultation among its members to establish its position with respect to the expected talks between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government, the movement's leaders said.

Could Costa Rica Overthrow Its President?
The Honduran legislature decided last week decided that that the president as unfit to govern and Sunday morning a group of soldiers took Manuel Zelaya by force and put on a plane headed for Costa Rica...

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