Semana
Santa Death Toll: 33
The Policía de Tránsito (traffic
police) and the Cruz Roja (Red
Cross) had hoped to lower the
number of violent deaths during
Semana Santa, at least lower
than the 30 deaths registered in
2005. However, the final tally
was in last night and the number
of deaths for the 2006 Semana
Santa stands at 33.
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Fabio Molina, (L), mayor of
Alajuela, shows the Project Goal
training facility to Wolfgang
Muller, (R), mayor of Lahr,
Germany, in Santa Ana. Costa
Rica's national team will play a
friendly match against players
from Germany's first division in
Lahr, Germany, as a warm-up for
the opening game of the 2006
World Cup pitting Germany and
Costa Rica in the opening game
on June 9.
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Taxi
Driver Helps Foil Gasoline
Station Robbery
Several thieves were surprised
to be chased by a taxi driver
instead of the police when they
attempted to rob a gasoline
station in El Roble de
Puntarenas early Monday morning.
Costa
Rica to Host Workshop on
Environmental Journalism
Print journalists from Central
America and the Caribbean can
sign up for a regional workshop
to improve their coverage of
environmental issues.
Inflation Slows Down
Even though the prices of basic
goods and services continue
increasing, they steadily do so
at a lower rate, according to
the National Statistics and
Census Bureau.
Support to Development Plan
President-elect Oscar Arias
made a commitment to analyze the
incorporation of the Century XXI
Strategy plan drafted by over
200 professionals and which is
aimed at helping Costa Rica
become a developed country
before the year 2050.
Authorities Say At Least 350 Sex
Criminals On the Loose
Costa Rican authorities say that
there are at least 350 sexual
criminals free on the streets,
criminals who should be behind
bars, but for some reason or
another, have fallen through the
cracks of the system and
continue in liberty.
Nicaragua Lands us$100 Million
Denim Factory From Free-Trade
Pact
Chalk up a nearly us$100 million
investment in Nicaragua to this
month's launch of the U.S. free
trade agreement with the Central
American nation.
IMF
Urged to Be Flexible in
Nicaragua
The Nicaragua Civil Coordinating
Office (an umbrella of 500
social organizations) and the
NGO Oxfam announced an
international campaign to demand
the IMF to make its economic
policy toward Nicaragua more
flexible.
Guatemala to Boycott US Products
Several Guatemalan social and
union organizations joined a
boycott of US products on May 1,
International Workers Day,
called by immigrants in that
nation.
Energy
Focus of Caribbean Meeting
Energy field representatives of
the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States (OECO) will
meet Tuesday in Antigua and
Barbuda to analyze the advance
of PETROCARIBE and other
regional issues.
Belarus PM
to Visit Cuba
Belarus Prime Minister Serguei
Serguelevich Sidorski will start
an official visit to Cuba on
Thursday, responding to an
invitation by Cuban President
Fidel Castro.
ENVIRONMENT-COLOMBIA:
Via Crucis for Endangered
Turtles
Environmental authorities
released around 1,200 freshwater
turtles that were seized by
police in Colombia's Caribbean
region in a crackdown to halt
illegal sales, which see a boom
during Catholic Holy Week.
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