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International magazine ranks
Costa Rican hotels with best in
the world.
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President Promises to Fix
Roads Before Leaving Office
With only five months left in
his term and the lowest numbers
in the latest opinion poll,
president Abel Pacheco said on
his Sunday radio program that he
will continue to fight
inflation, push for the tax
reform bill before the
legislators, continue a zero
tolerance of sexual abusers and
fix the roads.
Costa Ricans Upset with
President Pacheco
Abel Pacheco will finish his
tenure with low numbers in Costa
Rica, according to a poll by
CID-Gallup. Only 28% of
respondents rate the president’s
performance as good, down six
points since July.
A Nightmare to Claim
Confiscated License Plates
For anyone who has been on the
wrong of the traffic laws can
attest that officials of the
Policía de Tránsito, within
seconds can remove and impound a
vehicle's license plate. But,
recovering it, it another
matter..
Costa Rican Hotels Ranked
With Best in the World
Punta Islita, Four Seasons and
Lapa Rios are found on the list
of the world's hotels according
to the latest edition of Condé
Nast Travelers magazine. The
inclusion of these Costa Rican
hotels in the ranking is
valuable, considering there are
many hotels on the list,
including international hotel
chains.
Best Kept Secret:
Cellular Internet by ICE
Most cellular telephone
customers connected to the GSM
network don't know that, if they
have a browser enabled
telephone, they can access the
internet and for free. Yes,
free. But not for long.
Red Cross
Out in Full Force During the
Last Weeks of School Vacation
The summer vacation season is
on, as the Cruz Roja
Costarricense (Red Cross) began
it's largest campaign of the
year to aid and assist those in
need while on the highways, on
the beaches and parks.
Duel Over
Woman Leaves Two Injured
In an unusual occurrence, two
Costa Rican men took out their
pistols and dueled for the love
of a Nicaraguan woman. Both men
were injured in the duel and
were admitted to the Hospital
San Juan de Dios.
FARC accused of trying to
weaken Uribe's popularity
The Colombian government Sunday
accused a main rebel group of
trying to damage the prestige of
President Alvaro Uribe by being
uncooperative with the
government's effort to reach a
hostage exchange deal.
Cuban Life Expectancy High
Cuba is among the world´s first
24 countries with higher life
expectancy, 77 years, chief of
National Program for the Elder
Adult, Doctor Enrique Vega said.
Brazil hopes to continue to lead
UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti
Brazil has expressed the hope it
would remain in command of the
United Nations peacekeeping
missionin Haiti despite the
death of the Brazilian commander
of the mission, local media said
on Sunday.
Ruben
Blades on Arts and Tourism Route
The presentation of the latest
Ruben Blades musical production
in late January will be one of
the attractions for tourism in
Panama.
CHALLENGES 2005-2006:
Corruption
in Brazil - Old Tricks, New Dogs
Corruption in Brazil is an
age-old practice that is fuelled
today by the same sources as in
the past. The only novel aspect
of last year's enormous scandal
was the involvement of the
Workers' Party (PT).
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