"Tica"
Has Sex Change Operation Then
Marries Woman
From the unusual department
comes the story of a Taiwanese
woman, naturalized in Costa
Rica, had a sex change operation
to, months later marry a woman.
Yuan Chai became a Costa Rican
citizen in 1985 when she was a
single woman, years later to
return to Costa Rica as a
married man.
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Gasoline prices are on the way
up next week, ¢31 for a litre of
super, ¢30 for regular and ¢16
for diesel. The increase will
bring the price of a litre of
super to ¢488 (us$3.77 a
US gallon). The regulating
authority approved the increase
two weeks ago, but it won't be
published in La Gaceta until
early next week, before the
price increases at the pump. |
Costa
Rican Lawmakers May Vote On Tax
Reform Plan,
Supporters of Costa Rica's
long-awaited fiscal reform
package are attempting to
schedule a vote in the
legislative assembly for the
latter half of this week, and
reports indicate that a new
intake of pro-tax reform
lawmakers after the recent
tightly-fought election could
eventually swing the balance on
the controversial issue.
Government
Employees Will Have 10 Days Off
For Semana Santa
Semana Santa or Easter Week will
be a long weekend for government
employees, with 10 days of
vacation. The announcement was
made yesterday by president Abel
Pacheco.
Bananas
The long hurricane season
affected banana supplies, and
the impact may well be felt
through the first half of this
year. About 80 percent of our
bananas come from the Central
American countries of Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and
Panama.
Kai
Fieberg Costa Rica Open 2006:
Axgren Emerges the Victor
It took three thrilling
sudden-death play-off holes to
decide the Kai Fieberg Costa
Rica Open 2006, after which
Sweden’s Johan Axgren emerged
victorious, collecting the third
European Challenge Tour title of
his career at the end of a
wonderful final round battle
with his compatriot Alexander
Noren.
Guatemala Teachers Boo
Privatization
Despite icy temperatures, over
1,000 Guatemalan teachers
remained until Wednesday morning
in front of the Congressional
headquarters to demand the
abdication of Education Minister
Maria del Carmen Aceña.
Mexicans Oppose US Meddling
Organizations of solidarity with
Cuba have launched a
signature-collecting campaign
among important Mexican figures
to protest against the
application of US anti-Cuban
laws in Mexico.
Cuba
Debates Education Access
The 5th International Meeting on
Higher Education, Universidad
2006, continues Wednesday its
working session with the
analysis of challenges and
perspectives of this sector in
the world.
Venezuelan
General: US Attack Possible
If the United States attacked
Venezuela, it would have to
counter resistance from more
than one million men and women,
and it would have a toll of many
victims that it could not stand,
Venezuelan General Alberto
Muller warned on Tuesday.
ENERGY:
Threat of
Scarcity Draws Oil Companies to
Cuba
The
need to find new oilfields to
satisfy world demand, which
could soon outstrip production,
has prompted foreign oil
companies to take an interest in
offshore prospecting and
drilling around Cuba, to explore
the country's unconfirmed
potential.
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