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After three years of delays and
squabbles, construction
began on the unfinished
passenger terminal at the Juan
Santamaria International (San
José) airport. Reconstruction
began after a government order
that work continue following a
three year dispute with the
administration company Altera
Partners. This year more than
1.5 million tourists are
expected to use the airport.
We want to say goodbye
our dear and close
friend, Livio Sardara,
who passed away during
the holidays. Livio, you
will be missed. |
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2005 Inflation Was 14%
Did you feel that 2005 was
an expensive year? Well, the
figures are in and you were
absolutely right. Costa Rica
finished the year with the
second highest inflation rate in
Latin America.
Excessive Speeding
Claims Another Victim
Again speeding spilled blood on
the Bernardo Soto highway when
21 year old arco Vinicio Alfaro
Esquivel lost his life in a
spectacular traffic accident.
519
License Plates Confiscated in
Two Days
Tránsito officials made it
clear, there will be no grace
period for those who haven't
paid their 2006 Marchamo, the
annual vehicle circulation
permit that is due by December
31 each year.
ETSU Researcher Gets Grant to
Help Endangered Sea Turtles
In an effort to save the
leatherback sea turtle, an East
Tennessee State University
researcher has received a
$15,000 grant to protect nesting
beaches in Costa Rica and
increase awareness.
  Honduran
Nicaragua Parliament Seeks
Leader
Negotiations for the leadership
of the Nicaraguan Parliament´s
new directive board are likely
to continue until election day
on Monday, due to current
differences between members of
the PLC (Constitutionalist
Liberal Party) and the FSLN
(Sandinista National Liberation
Front).
Over 800 Children Killed in
Central America in 2005
The humanitarian organization
Casa Alianza has warned that
some 800 children were killed in
Central America in 2005.
Caribbean States Appreciate
Cuba
Association of Caribbean States
(ACS) Secretary General Ruben
Silie Valdez, on an official
visit to Cuba, highlighted
Island´s role in the Caribbean
integration process.
Spain´s
Zapatero Welcomes Morales
Bolivia´s President-elect Evo
Morales is meeting with
President of the Spanish
Government Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero in La Moncloa on
Wednesday, in a nearly two-day
visit in the third stop of his
world tour.
CHALLENGES
MEXICO:
Zapatista
Guerrillas Set for Nationwide
Tour
After playing a high-profile
role in global indigenous and
social movements in the 1990s,
Mexico's Zapatista guerrillas
gradually faded out of the
limelight. But a nationwide tour
that will start on New Year's
Day is likely to change that.
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