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The Potholes Are Back
After an absence of almost three years and shortly after the current government and ministra de Obras Pública y Transportes (MOPT), Karla González, took office, the number of potholes on the roads in Costa Rica began to dwindle.

Vehicles Appreciate in Costa Rica?
Cars generally don't appreciate in value, at best they will maintain the value that was paid for originally. But, that is not the case in Costa Rica when it comes to the "fiscal value" that is used by the Ministerio de Hacienda to calculate the property tax on vehicles.



Lack Of Rainfall Forces Possible Higher Electricity Rates
The lack of rainfall this rainy season will cost us all as the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is readying to request an increase in electrical rates as it faces higher expenditures in the generation of electricity to keep the lights on in Costa Rica.

 

 

 

Copa Ready To Compete With Taca-Avianca Alliance
Copa Airlines, based in Panama, is seeing the TACA-Avianca alliance as a challenge. Pedro Heilborn, president of Copa, said.



Legislator Used Fuerza Pública Planes On A Regular Basis
With tears in her eyes on Monday, legislator and vice-president of the Congress, Mauren Ballestero, apologized for her indiscretions.



Dollar Gains A Few Colones Overnight
Following a drop of almost ¢15 colones in the past week, the dollar gained a few colones yesterday, as the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank - stopped the decline in the exchange rate.



Young Americans Perform Social Work In Communities in Guanacaste
(InfoWebPress) Painting classrooms, donating educational material and placing garden tables were some of the actions performed by a group of 47 teenagers
 
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CENTRAL AMERICA
Central America One of World’s Most Violent Regions
SAN SALVADOR – Central America is one of the world’s most violent regions, with a homicide rate of 33 for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2008, more than three times the world average, according to a report by the U.N. Development Program presented Tuesday in San Salvador.



HONDURAS

Micheletti Negotiator Meets with Zelaya at Brazilian Embassy
TEGUCIGALPA – Businessman Arturo Corrales, a member of de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti’s negotiating committee, held a surprise meeting with deposed leader Mel Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy to analyze the dialogue being pursued by the two camps to resolve this country’s political crisis.



NICARAGUA
Nicaragua’s Chief Justice Denounces Pro-Ortega Ruling
MANAGUA – The chief justice of Nicaragua’s Supreme Court said Tuesday that a ruling by several of his colleagues nullifying term limits on elected officials represents “legal anarchy.”

PANAMA
Panama: Commercial Competitiveness Boosted
PANAMA - The Trade House (CCIAP) of Panama will carry out a forum about competitiveness, in order to give its members the most recent methods in that subject, reported Tuesday entity sources.



EL SALVADOR
Salvadoran Government Fights Organized Crime
SAN SALVADOR - Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes repeated Tuesday the need to join all the state organizations to formulate strategies against the violence and the organized crime.



GUATEMALA
Archbishop Denounces Murder of 400 Children in Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The Office of Human Rights of the Archdiocese of Guatemala denounced the murders of over 400 children between January and September of this year, and called for an end to the “culture of violence and intolerance for personal integrity” that is affecting the country.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
COLOMBIA
Nicaraguan Boaters Detained in Colombian Waters
BOGOTA – The Colombian navy detained two Nicaraguans who were sailing illegally in Colombia’s Caribbean waters, the military said.



VENEZUELA
No Signs of Slowdown in Venezuela Murder Rate
CARACAS -- Violent crime shows no signs of abating in Venezuela's capital and may even be getting worse, for all the government's claims to be getting on top of thugs and villains -- statements which it declines to back up with official statistics on how things are.
 

ECUADOR
Ecuador Losing $200 Million a Year to Electricity Theft
QUITO – Ecuador is losing around $200 million a year from electricity theft, Electricity Minister Esteban Albornoz said Tuesday.



BRAZIL
Brazil Drug Battle Death Toll Rises to 25
RIO DE JANEIRO – The finding of another body Tuesday raised to 25 the number of deaths in last weekend’s battles in Rio slums pitting rival drug-dealing gangs against each other and police, Brazilian authorities said.
 
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HONDURAS: Zelaya's Delegates Urge OAS to Unblock Talks
The talks in Honduras have stalled over the question of reinstating ousted President Manuel Zelaya, whose delegates have called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to take steps to keep the negotiations from failing.

 

 

 


 
   
   

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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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