Archive for October 17th, 2008
Friday, October 17th, 2008
The Krewe of Doom, Lafayette Rhythm Devils and the ChinaBall Club are asking Lafayette residents to join them at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Blue Moon Saloon for a fundraiser to help poor families in Los Chiles, Costa Rica. Funds raised will be used to purchase building supplies for improvements to houses in the impoverished community of Los Chiles.
What started out as a mission trip to Costa Rica for local geologist Leigh Anne Sharp has turned into a passion to help people in need.
“They were so tough and sweet living in some really exposed environments,” Sharp said. “I was touched by how little it takes by our standards to improve their lives in a big way.” (more…)
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Following the approval of the free trade agreement with Panama, Costa Rica has opened a foreign trade office in Panama, opening a new chapter in commerce between the two neighbouring countries.
The free trade deal was approved by Legislative Assembly earlier this week and already ratified by the Panamanian parliament, waits the signature of Costa Rica’s president, Oscar Arias, before it goes into effect.
Panama is Costa Rica’s top trading partner in Central America according to the Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER) – Foreign Trade Corporation of Costa Rica.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Several vehicles were believed to have been trapped yesterday under a massive landslide on Costa Rica’s Inter-American Highway near the exit for Chomes, Puntarenas, which is near the turn-off for the popular north-central mountain reserve of Monteverde, the Red Cross said.
Mud and rocks came falling down from the side of the road at 1:30 p.m., said David Picado, of Red Cross’ disaster prevention unit. He said reports to the Red Cross said at least three vehicles were trapped, but the number could not be verified yet as workers raced to dig through the wet rubble. (more…)
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