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You have heard of banana bread, but a banana road?
Residents of Laurel, La Cuesta and Paso Canoas, in the Zona Sur, decided to fill the potpholes of the roads in their communities with banana plants, in protest to force the MOPT into action. [Foto: Roberto Fernández]

Customers Find Insects Found Served At Taco Bell And Pizza Hut
Eating out a fast food restaurants may be risky as fast foot operators are being accused of adding, not intentionally, an ingredient that is not very palatable to their customers: insects.



Almost Vacation As Teachers Strike Looms Tuesday, Assembly Meeting For Balance of Week
More than 500.000 students may be on vacation most of next week if teachers decide to strike, a decision that could come on Tuesday, the day before a general assembly meeting of the largets of the teachers union, the Asociación Nacional de Educadores (ANDE).



A Saturday Without Water
Work on water mains will turn off the taps in homes in the Tres Ríos, Moravia, Desamparados, Giocoechea, Hatillos and Alajuelita on Saturday.

 


Amway Could Move Hundreds Of  Jobs to Costa Rica
Amway Corp. is said to be ready to move what could be hundreds of local jobs to Costa Rica as part of a sweeping streamlining of its global operations, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Press. The Ada-based direct seller on Oct. 5 told employees it was moving finance functions currently handled locally to a new "enterprise process centre" in Costa Rica.



Political Campaign Turns Heated Days After Commencing
Although it has only been days since the 2010 presidential political campaign officially began, it has already begun to heat with the first round fired by the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), Ottón Solís, challenging Laura Chinchilla, candidate for the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), to a "cara-a-cara".



Simoes Must Rebuild “Shocked” Costa Rica’s Spirits
Costa Rica coach Rene Simoes says he must find a way to lift his shattered team after automatic qualification for the World Cup finals slipped through their grasp in the last seconds of the final CONCACAF qualifier.



The Used Book Sale Event of the Year!
The best place in town for gently-used books, CD’s, DVD’s and current magazines will be found at the Pan-American School.
 
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
HONDURAS
Prospects Darken for a Settlement in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA – A draft accord to resolve the crisis sparked by the June 28 ouster of Honduran President Mel Zelaya seemed to fall apart when the de facto regime headed by Roberto Micheletti denied that negotiators had agreed on the crucial point: reinstatement of the deposed head of state.



NICARAGUA
New Warnings About An arms Race in South America and Nicaragua
Several Latin America former political leaders and security experts expressed concern over the consequences of an arms race in South America and in Central America’s Nicaragua.

PANAMA
Solidarity Event with Cuba in Panama
PANAMA - Representatives of Panamanian organizations are putting Thursday the final touches to the National Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, to be run on October 16-17 in this capital, as part of actions to support the island.



EL SALVADOR
Gang Members Kill Food Vendor in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR – One person was killed and four others wounded when two suspected gang members shot up a tortilla stand outside the Salvadoran capital, police said Thursday.

 
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
LATIN AMERICA
Latin American Banks Sound and Safe, According to S&P Ratings
Most Latin American banks "will end the period (second quarter) with gains, despite the fact that the economic base contracted, which caused a reduction in activities and in the rhythm of growth," said a study released in Mexico.



COLOMBIA
FARC Guerrillas Attack Plane Carrying 15 in Colombia
BOGOTA – Suspected members of the FARC guerrilla group opened fire on a plane carrying 15 people that had just taken off from an airport in the southwestern province of Guaviare, wounding one of the people aboard, Colombian media reported.
 

ECUADOR-COLOMBIA
Ecuador-Colombia Security Talks Suspended
QUITO – Ecuador said Thursday that Colombia suspended an upcoming meeting of the bilateral Security Commission, citing an Ecuadorian investigation of Bogota’s armed forces chief.



BRAZIL
Brazilian Oil Firm Says Offshore Well Holds Up to 1.5 Billion Barrels
RIO DE JANEIRO – OGX, an oil and gas company formed by billionaire entrepreneur Eike Batista, said its first well in the offshore Campos Basin has recoverable reserves of between 500 million and 1.5 billion barrels of crude.
 
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URUGUAY: Prison Without Bars Offers True Rehabilitation
 Fabián Rodríguez has two years to go on a long sentence for robbery. After spending time in three overcrowded maximum security prisons in Uruguay, he finally landed in a rehabilitation centre where work and respect are central pillars. Now he runs a bakery which supplies 200 inmates as well as the guards.

 

 

 


 
   
   

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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BlackBerry Storm 2, Challenges iPhone
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled the Storm 2, a new version of its touch screen Storm smartphone, marking its latest move in the battle with Apple's iPhone.
 

 
 

 

 
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