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Finally,  Electrical Rates Come Down
Following days of adjournments, the Tribunal Contencioso Administrativo on Wednesday ordered the approved 7.2% electrical rate reduction to go into effect as of today.

Cruz Roja Discards Presence of Body In Volcano Lagoon
The Cruz Roja Costarricense (Costa Rican Red Cross) has ruled out that the item floating in the lagoon of the Rincon de la Vieja volcano is not the body of US missing student, David Gilmfarb.

ICE To Offer Television Services By Next Year
The Institutio Costarricense de Electridad's (ICE), in a race to gain a foothold in the market before it is open to competition announced yesterday that it will be offering cable television services by next year and at an affordable price.

Couva Chamber Fosters Costa Rican Ties
Costa Rica  is willing and eager to strengthen trading ties with Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rican High Commissioner Ricardo Thompson said on Tuesday.

Sele Loses, Again!
The Costa Rican national soccer team, the "Sele", lost once again in World Cup qualifying, this time to El Salvador 0-1, leaving it in fourth place and possibly out of competition.

Nicklaus Opens New Golf Course, Joins Biden in Costa Rica
(PR.com)-- Frank Biden, brother of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Craig Williamson, chairman of the Guanacaste Country Club announced that Nicklaus Design, the world's leading golf course design firm, will open a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at the Guanacaste Country Club, just 15 minutes from the Liberia International Airport, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica's supporters sign the national anthem before a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer game against El Salvador in San Salvador, Wednesday. Despite the support, Costa Rica lost their third game in a row. [AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd]

The New Ley de Tránsito take full effect in Costa Rica on  September 23. Know the rules (in English).  Be Prepared! The 181 page eBook "Shorty's Guide to the 2009 Ley de Transito"  includes: the full "Nueva Ley de  Tránsito text translated into English Click here.
 
 
 

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EC, Nicaragua In Talks On Unfreezing Budget Support
Managua - The European Commission (EC) has begun talks with the Nicaraguan government to unfreeze some 100 million U.S. dollars of budget support, the EC said on Wednesday.


EU Policy Towards Central America Criticized
Berlin - Opposition parties and non governmental organizations criticized the double standard maintained by the European Union (EU) towards Central America.

Guatemala Declares Hunger Crisis
Guatamala - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a "state of public calamity" to try to mobilise funding to tackle severe food shortages in the country.

Nicaraguans Nix Violations against The Five
Managua - The Nicaraguan Coordinating Office of Solidarity with Cuba expressed on Wednesday its strongest condemnation against the violation of the human rights of five anti-terrorist Cuban fighters held in US prisons.

Nicaragua Continues Fight Against Illiteracy
Managua - Several Nicaraguan municipalities are intent to become free of illiteracy, informed a note of the Education Ministry (MINED).
 
 
 
 
Brazil Not To Recognize Honduran Presidential Elections
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that his administration will not recognize the upcoming Honduran presidential elections, as continued protest against the country's coup

Argentina To Reform Military Agreements With U.S.
Buenos Aires - Argentina's Defense Minister Nilda Garre said Wednesday that her country would reform the existing military agreements with the United States.

Venezuela, Belarus to Bolster Ties
Minsk -  Venezuela intends to reinforce relations with Belarus even more, said President Hugo Chavez, who concludes a two-day visit to that country on Wednesday.

Venezuela Tightens Colombia Border Control
Caracas - Venezuelan authorities informed on Wednesday that controls on the border with Colombia have been reinforced, after the deterioration in bilateral relations caused by the setting up of US military bases in Colombian territory.

 

HONDURAS: Vote to Go Ahead Despite International Refusal to Recognize
Although the international community has warned that it will not recognize the results of the November elections in Honduras, the de facto government in power since the Jun. 28 coup d'etat says the vote is going ahead.

 
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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, in a coup d'etat since the Cold War. Zelaya said he was kidnapped by Honduran military officers, who dragged him from his residence.

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