Latin America – Costa Rica Foreign Investment to Rebound Next Year, Ruiz Says (Bloomberg)
Costa Rica Foreign Investment to Rebound Next Year, Ruiz Says (Bloomberg)
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Costa Rica’s foreign direct investment will return to 2008 levels after falling about 30 percent this year, boosted by tourism and investments in ports and telecommunications projects, said Marco Vinicio Ruiz , the country’s minister of foreign trade.
Report: Napoli Star Walter Gargano A Major Doubt For Uruguay-Costa Rica (Goal.com)
Uruguay midfielder Walter Gargano could be ruled out of the upcoming two-legged World Cup play-off with Costa Rica after limping off with a knee strain during Napoli ’s 0-0 draw with Catania, according to Napoli 24.
Tastes of Newly Fashionable Valparaíso, Chile (New York Times)
A warm ambience pervades Poblenou in the Chilean port of Valparaíso, which is enjoying “a small culinary revolution.”
Paraguay president explains military shake-up (AP via Yahoo! News)
Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.
Book depicting ‘Queen of Paraguay’ Eliza Lynch prompts calls for Brazilian penitence (MalaysiaNews.net)
Eliza Lynch was depicted by Brazil as a warmongering manipulator after South America’s bloodiest war. Irish authors present a more sympathetic account
Constitutional Court of Costa Rica Issues Initial Ruling (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Infinito Gold Ltd. announces that its subsidiary in Costa Rica, Industrias Infinito S.A. , has received notification from the Constitutional Court, or SALA IV, that the SALA IV has voted in favour of a component of the legal challenges which have halted construction on the Company’s Crucitas project.
Haiti’s new prime minister wins confirmation (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
By Joseph Guyler Delva
Hurricane center watching system near Costa Rica (The News-Press)
Shower activity, although limited, has become better organized in association with an area of low pressure just east of Costa Rica in the extreme…
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