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OVNI (UFO) Captures the
Attention of Josefinos
Ovni's or UFO's were the talk of
the town in San José yesterday
as many witnessed unexplained
unusual movements over the skies
of downtown San José yesterday
afternoon, that can only be
attributed to being Unidentified
Flying Objects.
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The
bright light in the downtown San
José sky caught the attention of
the curious and doomsdayers as
the object became subject of
speculation. Experts cannot
explain the occurrence, adding
it to the list of UFO sightings
over Costa Rica.
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Gasoline Prices May Soon Vary
From Pump to Pump
Costa Rican are accustomed to
one price for gasoline no matter
with company pumps the gas or
where. But, that could all
change soon following a proposal
made before the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) - the
regulating body of public prices
and services.
120 Cars
Confiscated, 20 For Drunk
Driving At Palmares
The Palmares festival is in full
swing and so is the Policía de
Tránsito, who are keeping to
their no tolerance policy on
drinking and driving.
Costa Rica's Religious Thaw
After years of distant and
sometimes bitter relations,
Costa Rica's Catholic Church and
small Jewish community have
begun to take steps toward
interfaith dialogue. Church
leaders and Jewish community
representatives met in December
to discuss how to improve
relations.
El Gordo Lottery Winner
Claims Prize; Humble Farmer
Loses His Winner
The "loteria navideña" or "el
gordo" was held on December 18,
but it wasn't until yesterday
that the winner of the big prize
of ¢350 million colones
(us$700.000) came forward to
make a claim.
Salvadorian Health Workers on
Strike
The strike headed by Salvadorian
health workers in demand of the
promised salary increase
continues Saturday in this
capital.
Economic Model Questioned in
Salvador
El Salvador´s economic model
does not work and implementing
CAFTA, the Dominican Republic,
Central America and US free
trade agreement, will worsen
differences, admitted ex Economy
Minister Arturo Zablah.
Low Tricks in Chilean Polls
Continue
Just 24 hours before the polls,
and despite electoral
regulations, Chilean government
and opposition continued on
Saturday accusing each other of
cheating, thus breaking the
truce of the so-called period of
reflection.
Cuba GDP
Grow Shows Economy Strength
The 11.8 percent increase of
Cuba´s GDP in 2005 has proven
the strength of the Cuban
economy, which keeps going up,
according to local experts.
VENEZUELA:
US
Neo-Cons Accuse Chavez of
Anti-Semitism
Despite objections by major
Jewish organisations in
Venezuela and the United States,
some influential U.S.
neo-conservatives are charging
President Hugo Chavez with
anti-Semitism, which they say is
consistent with the country's
friendly relations with Iran.
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