Britain's Terrorist Threat
Affects Air Travel in Costa Rica
Due to the terrorist threat
uncovered in Great Britain early
yesterday, thousands of
travellers to the United States
from Costa Rica faced tougher
restrictions on what they can
carry in their carry on luggage.
Toothpaste, perfume, shampoo,
hand and body cream, and aspirin
are only some of the items that
are not permitted.
U.S. computer maker
Hewlett-Packard is
planning to add some
2,000 jobs to their
operations center in
Costa Rica, a company
spokesman said,
as part of its goal to
have some 6,000
employees in Costa Rica
by 2007. |
Colombian Guerrilla Arrested in
Costa Rica
A man accused of participating
in a 2002 rebel attack that
killed more than 100 civilians
in one of the worst tragedies in
Colombia's four-decade-old
guerrilla war was captured
Thursday, Costa Rica authorities
said.
Hewlett-Packard to add 2,000
jobs in Costa Rica
US computer maker
Hewlett-Packard is planning to
add some 2,000 jobs to their
operations center in Costa Rica,
a company spokesman said here.
113 Will No Longer Be Free In
September
Now that the 2006 white pages
directory - telephone book - is
printed and being distributed,
the el Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) says that
its 113 telephone directory
service will no longer be free
come September.
BETonSports Firing of 1.400
Employees Official
As we reported yesterday morning
(see story
BETonSPORTS Preparing to
Leave Costa Rica), one
of the largest sportsbook
operations in Costa Rica gave
formal notice to its 1.400
employees. The news, though a
surprise to many, was not a
shock as rumours had already
been circulating of an impending
shutdown of operations.
Up to 400,000 Massacred in
Guatemala
The discovery of unreported
massacres and new testimonies on
dead and missing during the
internal armed conflict in
Guatemala (1960-1996) may double
the 200,000 victims reported so
far.
Panama Ratifies Venezuela Accord
Panama s Council of Ministers
approved the Framework Agreement
of Cooperation between this
country and Venezuela, inked on
June 22, to boost bilateral
relations.
Latin America boosts airport
security following foiled terror
plot in Britain
Latin American airports
increased security on Thursday
after the British authorities
announced they had foiled a plot
to attack aircraft heading for
the United States from London's
Heathrow Airport.
Brazilian congress recommends
firing 72 lawmakers with
wrongdoings
A Brazilian congressional
committee investigating
ambulance purchase scandal
approved on Thursday a
preliminary report which
recommends firing the 72
congressmen allegedly in
connection with the case.
Chavez Starts Race
with Rally
Followers of
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez are
readying Thursday a
mass mobilization to
support the head of
state in the
presentation of his
candidacy for a new
tenure.
POLITICS-CUBA:
On a Drum and a
Prayer
The drumbeats of
Afro-Cuban religions
have been pulsating
in Cuba more than
usual over the last
few days, entwining
with the prayers of
Catholics and
Protestants in the
heavy August heat.
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