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An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction. [Foto: Kent Gilbert]

Government Allocates $15 Million to Repair Bridges
The Costa Rica government announced on Saturday that it is allocating us$15 million for the reparation of 10 bridges, two days after a tragedy that took five lives and sparked a barrage of criticism against the ministra de Obras Pública y Transportes, Karla González.




Private Security Guards Outnumber Police Officers In Costa Rica

Private security guards in Costa Rica almost double the number of police officers in Costa Rica. According to the Dirección del Servicio de Seguridad Privada del Ministerio de Seguridad, there are 20.000 registered security guards to 13.000 members of the Fuerza Pública (police).

 

 


Limón Dock Strike Over
After days of work stoppage at the port of Limón, the striking workers and La Junda De Administracion Portuaria y de Desarrollo economico de la Vertiented Altlantica (JAPDEVA) came to an agreement, ending the strike that paralyzed the docks.




"Walk for Life" To Bring Awareness to Breast Cancer Today
October is breast cancer aware month and all types of activities and events have been ongoing the last three weekends in various parts of San José and the country.


Zapote Chinamos Cool To The Offer
The municipalidad de San José, the Muni as it is often referred to, held its auction on Saturday for concessions to the annual Zapote, but the turn out this year was poor. So poor that a second auction will be held on November 14th.



No Electrical Power In Sabana Oeste On Monday
The area of Sabana Oeste will be in the dark Monday as the Compañia Nacioinal de Fuerza Y Luz (CNFL) will be turning off the electricity switch between 8am and 4pm.
 
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
HONDURAS
Micheletti Government Says Talks to Resolve Honduras Standoff Collapsed
TEGUCIGALPA -- A representative of the government of Roberto Micheletti acknowledged the failure of talks aimed at resolving the Honduran political crisis, as deposed President Mel Zelaya's camp had said hours earlier.



HONDURAS
Rejection of Honduras Vote under Coup Grows
TEGUCIGALPA - Rejection of holding elections under the de facto regime in Honduras keeps growing among large social sectors, and anti-coup candidates have announced their withdrawal from the process.

NICARAGUA

Nicaragua Faces Tense Situation
MANAGUA - Nicaraguans are undergoing a tense situation, after threats to President Daniel Ortega's government by opposition sectors of turning to violence to try to reverse a Supreme Court of Justice decision.



EL SALVADOR
Salvadorean Right Faces Disaster
SAN SALVADOR - After lossing the Salvadorean Presidency last March, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) suffered a deep crisis the more recent expression of which is the defection of 12 deputies of this right wing party.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
VENEZUELA
And No Singing in the Shower -- Shortages Plague Water, Electricity in Oil-Rich Venezuela
CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez wants people to keep their showertime as short as possible. In yet another lengthy night-time discourse on radio and television earlier this week, Chavez explained that people only need one minute to shampoo their hair, another to soap their bodies and a third to hose themselves down and wash it all off. And no singing!



COLOMBIA
Eleven Colombian Soldiers Arrested for Unlawful Killings
BOGOTA – Agents with Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office have arrested 11 active-duty military members for allegedly killing five peasants in late 2006 and later presenting them as guerrillas slain in combat.
 

ECUADOR
Student Protest Turns Violent in Ecuador
QUITO – A demonstration on Wednesday by thousands of Ecuadorian college students unhappy with government proposals to reform the university system ended in a violent confrontation with police.



BRAZIL
Drug Kingpins Transferred from Rio Prisons Amid Wave of Violence
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro authorities, facing a wave of violence that has already cost 39 lives in one week, transferred Saturday 10 drug kingpins to a jail in Mato Grosso do Sul in order to minimize their power.
 
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
The World's Most Violent Region

Although the UNDP's Report on Human Development in Central America 2009-2010 says the region has the highest rates of non-political crime in the world, there are nevertheless plenty of opportunities to improve public security, analysts and experts say.

 

 

 


 
   
   

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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