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Meet the First Robot in
Costa Rica
The Museo de los Niños is
giving Costa Ricans the
first opportunity to meet a
robot pet. |
Costa Rica Formally Rescinds
Harken Energy Oil Contract
The
Costa Rican government
formally canceled the1998
concession for oil exploration
it had granted to Houston-based
Harken Energy Corporation (HEC),
after years of wrangling over
the deal.
Three Former Presidents Worst
Presidential Candidates, Recent
Poll Reveals
A poll of 1.205 people by
Channel 7 television news,
Telenoticias, between
February 15 and 24 shows that
47.5% of the respondents have
not made up their mind on which
party they will support in the
2006 presidential elections,
while 19.5% have decided on the
Partido Liberación Nacional, (PLN),
9.5% for the Partido Unidad
Social Cristiana (PUSC), 4.5%
for the Partido Acción
Ciudadana(PAC). 2.1% for the
Movimiento Libertario (ML), 1.5%
for others and 15.3 decided not
to give an answer.
Meet the First Robot in Costa
Rica
The
Museo de los Niños is giving
Costa Ricans the first
opportunity to meet a robot pet.
Recording
Will Identify Calls Made From
Prisons
A problem for police
and jail authorities has been
the number of calls made by
prisoners from public pay
telephones installed at the
prisons to outsiders who have
been threatened and blackmailed.
Aerial Photos To Help in
Property Registration
Next time you are outside, look
up and smile. You could be on
camera.
Semana Santa Closing Will Save Government
Millions
Public sector employees will be
off work between March 20 and March 27 for the Easter holidays known as
"Semana Santa" - Holy Week.
LATIN AMERICA
Thousands Protest Trade Pact in
Guatemala
About
8,000 protesters — most of them
teachers — demonstrated Tuesday
in the capital against a pending
free-trade agreement between
Central America and the United
States.
Venezuela arrests key Chavez foe
Police in Venezuela say they
have arrested a leader of the
strike which failed to oust
President Hugo Chavez two years
ago.
Mexico rejects US report on
violence, human rights
The
Mexican government on Tuesday
rebuffed a US report on the
serious violence and human
rights problems in the country.
Chile,
Bolivia sign visa exemption deal
Chile and
Bolivia signed an agreement Tuesday to enable their citizens to travel
across the common border without visas or passports. |
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