Archive for October 17th, 2005

9th Round Soccer Scores

Monday, October 17th, 2005

Heredia 1 - Alajuela 2
Suspended San Ramonense vs. Puntarenas and Santa Cruz vs. Carmelita
Santos 2 - Cartago 2
Brujas F.C. 0 - Saprissa 1
Perez Zeledon 4 - Liberia 1
10th Round Sunday, October 23
Puntarenas hosts Brujas, Estadio Lito Pérez
Alajuelense hosts Saprissa, Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Santa Cruz hosts San Ramon, Estadio Cacique Diriá
Santos hosts Heredia, Estadio Ebal Rodríguez […]

Latin Countries Ask for Lifting of Cuban Blockade

Monday, October 17th, 2005

The 19 countries attending the Iberian-American Summit ended the 2 day meeting with a 31 point declaration, of which the most controversial was the plea for an end to the US blockade of Cuba.
The declaration also mentions: concern about terrorism, cooperation in the extradition of criminals, the Haitian elections, and literacy in Latin […]

San Carlos (Arenal) Highway Work to Begin Tomorrow

Monday, October 17th, 2005

Taiwan has deposited $15 million as agreed so work will begin tomorrow on the new highway for San Carlos, it runs between Sifón de San Ramón and Cuidad Quesada (aka San Carlos - near Arenal). The total cost of the project is $61 million and will be executed by RSEA Engineering Corporation. The initial […]

Bird Flu Won’t Fly in Costa Rica

Monday, October 17th, 2005

According to the Minister of Health, María del Rocío Sáenz, Costa Rica is preparing a contigency plan in the event of an outbreak of the deadly Asian bird flu. At least 20 institutions are involved in the planning, among them the Social Security Administration, the Ministry of Health, the Costa Rican Institute of Investigation & […]