Daily Archives: September 20, 2011

Monetary Fund characterizes U.S. recovery as sluggish

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy is struggling to overcome sluggish growth due to an unresolved government debt crisis and weaknesses in the housing market and household finances. In a report released Tuesday, the fund downgraded its forecast … Continue reading →

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Spanish tourism firms OK U.N. global ethics code

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Fourteen prominent Spanish tourism businesses have signed up to follow the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, a set of principles backed by the U.N. World Tourism Organization and designed to guide the development of the industry in ways that … Continue reading →

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Non-contagious diseases take U.N. Center stage

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Health starts where people live, labor, learn, play and pray, not just what happens to you in the doctor’s office, says Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That sentiment will take … Continue reading →

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Iranian academic shown as discrimination victim

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

The U.S. State Department has issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that Iran is among the worst offenders. An example of the abuses can … Continue reading →

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Brothers arrested in Brazil in environmentalist killings

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Brazilian police arrested two brothers Sunday in the killing of two Amazon rainforest activists in May. A third suspect remains at large. Brazilian authorities say the suspects were found hiding in a rural area of Para state. The region is … Continue reading →

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Three quakes hit Guatemala and leave three dead

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Three separate earthquakes struck the Central American nation of Guatemala Monday, killing at least three people and causing buildings in the capital, Guatemala City, to shake. The largest quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, hit just after noon local time. … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Center looks to its centennial

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Every year, about 1,000 scientists from around the world visit the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá. The institute is one of the oldest and largest facilities of its kind in the world. Its research on flora, fauna and geology … Continue reading →

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Key highway reopened, but highway officials issue warning

Posted on September 20, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

The nation’s road agency said today that Ruta 32 was reopened about 7 a.m. Monday after crews cleared some 400 cubic meters of debris that fell across the road Sunday evening. However the agency, the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad, issued … Continue reading →