Housing Project Losing Political
And Financial Support
One day following the
announcement by president Oscar
Arias Sanchez of a condominium
apartment development for 3.000
families in Patarrá de
Desamparados, controversy began
surrounding the project, raising
questions of the relationship
between the developers, the Bank
and a member of the government.
Yetty Raquel Ibarra, 23
and her bother Jeremy
Ibarra, 17 are
accompanied by a friend
as they remember their
mother Milena Mora
Vargas Delvalle, of
Costa Rica, who was
killed when concrete
ceiling panels fell onto
her car in one of
Boston's Big Dig tunnels
late Monday night, at
their home in Coronado.
The children said they
were awaiting the return
of their mother's body
so that she could be
buried in her native
Costa Rica over the
weekend [Foto; AP
Photo/Kent Gilbert]
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Gasoline
Prices Higher Today
Didn't fill up last night? Well,
you will be paying ¢19 colones
more for a litre of super
gasoline and ¢16 colones for
regular, beginning today.
Alterra Partner Built Collapsed
Tunnel
The Costa Rican chapter of
Transparency International (TI)
made public yesterday alleged
complaints of corruption against
the Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel
Group), the largest engineering
company in the United States,
who also is the principal
partner in Alterra, the
corporation that has built and
manages the Juan Santamaría
International airport in San
José.
12 Hours Road Closure Became 34
The InterAmericana Sur is
finally re-opened, after 34
hours of being totally shut down
at kilometre 336 to repair a
sewer pipe had been damaged due
to the heavy rains in the area
and was causing dangerous
driving conditions on the
highway.
Adio Campeonato Day One
Action Eliminates El Salvador
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua
and just one surfer from Panama
— 11-time Panamanian National
Surf Champion Gary Saavedra —
finished the first day to
advance to Friday’s Round 2 of
the Federación de Surf de Costa
Rica (FSCR) and Adio Campeonato
Centroamericano De Surf
Adrenalina presented by
Freestyle, despite extremely
challenging weather and surf
conditions.
"Gringo" With us$2 Million
Detained
Last night, an American
identified only by his last
name, Graham, was being
transferred from a luxurious
hotel in Herradura to the OIJ
cells in Puntarenas, along with
us$2 million dollars confiscated
by the judicial authorities.
Nicaragua to Fete Sandinistas
Around 30 people from 16
countries will attend
celebrations for the 27th
Anniversary of the Overthrow of
Somoza´s Nicaraguan tyranny, the
secretary of the National
Liberation Sandinista Front
Communication (FSLN) reported on
Friday.
Panama
Government and Teachers Face Off
Panamanian teachers and
government are in confrontation
over a demand for salary
increases requested by education
unions, which are threatening to
strike if their demands are not
heard.
Remittances to Guatemala on
Upswing
Money sent by Guatemalans abroad
increased in the first half of
2006 by 21 percent compared to
last year, according to the Bank
of Guatemala.
Argentina Extols MERCOSUR Reach
Deputy Foreign Minister of
Argentina Alfredo Chiaradia
highlighted the importance of
relations of the Southern Common
Market (MERCOSUR) beyond its
borders, given its four members’
competitiveness in main economic
sectors.
Cartagena
Ready for Central American Games
Streets of Cartagena in Colombia
were swarmed with people on
Friday talking about baseball
players, boxers, swimmers and
athletes, as this city gets
ready to host 20th Central
American and Caribbean Games.
BRAZIL:
Bursting
Prisons Are Crime Headquarters
The
prisons of Sao Paulo state have
seen their role reversed.
Instead of sequestering
criminals to protect society,
jail facilities now serve as
central headquarters and
recruitment camps for crime
gangs determined to wreak havoc
throughout the greater
metropolis area and dozens more
Brazilian cities.
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