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Limón port privatization plan hits major snag

The Constitutional Branch of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) threw a curveball at the Limón revitalization project this week, when it called for the reinstallation of the former leadership of the Atlantic Port Authority’s union (Sintrajap).

Since the former leadership of Sintrajap was ousted in January by the union’s general assembly – a move deemed [...]

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South America’s Atlantic-Pacific corridor gets green light

South America’s answer to the Panama Canal — an ambitious, 2,600-mile railroad and highway link connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via Chile, Brazil and Bolivia — may open as early as November, officials said.

Already the booming economies of South America have prompted the cash-strapped European Union to soften its resistance to closer trade [...]

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