ICE
Says It Will Not Be Able To Compete With Large
Multinationals
Is the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) ready to
face the coming competition
resulting from the free trade
agreement with the United
States? Without giving too much
thought on the matter, ICE
technicians told the Spanish
language daily newspaper La
Prensa Libre, no, it cannot..
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Five students injured was the
result of a free-for-all
violence in front of the Liceo
de Costa Rica attacked by rival
Liceo del Sur students. The two
schools have been rivals for a
long time and constant attacks
between students of the two
schools are common. Yesterday
police had to be called in to
control the situation that
included some 200 students. [Foto:
Róger Córdoba/Diario Extra]
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School
Fight Results In Five Injured
A violent free-for-all broke out
yesterday mid-morning outside
the Liceo de Costa Rica (LCR)
after a group of students from
the Liceo del Sur began throwing
rocks at the school, which
motivated the reaction from a
group of LCR students that began
the melee.
Growers Little
Rewarded
Less than 10 percent of the
income generated by coffee,
melons, and other products
actually finds its way to the
actual growers of those goods in
Costa Rica, according to a study
developed by institutions in
three nations.
Late
Afternoon Bus Accident Leaves 17
Injured
A late afternoon traffic
accident involving a bus and
mini-bus left 17 people injured,
with emergency crews having to
use the "jaws of life" to
extricate one passenger.
CONCACAF Bans Games at Costa
Rica Stadium
The regional soccer governing
body on Monday banned Costa
Rica's Saprissa Stadium from
hosting international matches
following last week's
disturbances at a
Saprissa-Toluca match.
Anti-Terrorism Tackled in Panama
A Ministerial Conference on
International Cooperation
against Terrorism and Organized
Crime is opening in Panama
Tuesday and will run till Friday
7.
Guatemalans Call For Closing of
Guantanamo Jail
Over 50 Guatemalan academics
have joined so far the
international call to demand
United States to close the
Guantanamo naval base in Cuba
and other illegal detention
centers in the world.
Bolivia: Bye, Bye, SOA
Bolivia, joining Venezuela,
Uruguay and Argentina, will
gradually pull out its military
personnel from the old School of
the Americas, an infamous US
training facility, it was
announced here.
Chile,
Argentina to Form Joint Force
An Argentine delegation will
visit Santiago this week to
create the Joint General Staff
of a bi-national force to
participate in peace operations,
official sources informed.
CUBA:
‘Colourful' Tenements Reminder
of Severe Housing Deficit
Despite
serving as a frequent and
colourful inspiration for music,
literature and other art forms,
the overcrowded tenement houses
known popularly in Cuba by the
name of "solar" are a dramatic
reminder of the severe housing
shortage still facing the
country, despite the efforts
made in recent years.
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