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Rotondas No Longer Useful,
Experts Say
The "rotondas" - the round
abouts - that are part of
driving in San José are just out
of date and each day cause more
traffic jams and becoming more
and more dangerous.
President Oscar Arias
(centre) chums it up
with the Bishops of the
Catholic church at the
La Nunciatura Apostólica - the
Vatican's diplomatic
location in Costa Rica -
to seek support for is
social programs and the
Tratado Libre de
Comercion (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States. |
"Green" Alert Declared
The heavy rains that have been
constant for the last couple of
days in various areas has
prompted the Comisión Nacional
de Prevención de Riesgos y
Atención de Emergencias (CNE) to
declare a green alert for the
Caribbean, the Northern zone and
the Central Valley (San José)
Arias Seeks Out Catholic Church
Support
La Nunciatura Apostólica was the
location of the meeting
yesterday between the leader of
the Catholic church in Costa
Rica and president Oscar Arias,
who again held discussion on the
well being of the country.
Costa Rica Welcomes Madrid's
decision for Peace Talks with
ETA
Costa Rica supports the decision
announced Thursday by Spanish
Prime Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero to launch
peace talks with the armed
Basque separatist group ETA,
said the Foreign Ministry on
Thursday.
Río Azul Now An Open Garbage Pit
It took some six years to
convert the Río Azul into a land
fill, where garbage was coverage
with dirt. However, due to a
Sala IV decision, in days the
land fill has become an open
garbage dump, full with the
stench and flies.
Canada Day
Celebration Tomorrow
For Canadians, tomorrow, July 1
is "Canada Day" and to celebrate
the event, the Canadian Embassy
in Costa Rica is having its
party at the Cerveceria Costa
Rica this year.
Daniel Ortega Leads Nicaragua
Election
Five months before the
Nicaraguan presidential
elections, the Sandinista
National Liberation Front (FSLN)
runner Daniel Ortega is leading
electoral surveys Thursday.
Salvadoran Police Involved in
Corruption
Civil National Police General
Director Rodrigo Avila Thursday
confirmed the preventive arrest
of 13 police agents accused of
robbery and kidnapping acts in
El Salvador.
Guatemala Grassroots against FTA
The appeal of
unconstitutionality against the
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with
United States is in force in
Guatemala, even though it has
been formally certified by
Washington. Anti-FTA Rally
Shakes Lima
PETROCARIBE Remains Loyal to its
Principles
A year after its inception,
Petrocaribe has remained
faithful to its principles of
solidarity, access to
fairly-priced energy Resources,
as well as social and
technological projects.
Ecuador-Venezuela in Thick with
Oil
Venezuelan Energy Minister
Rafael Ramirez will arrive in
Quito Thursday to sign two oil
agreements with the provisional
president of Petroecuador Walter
Lopez.
Argentina,
Bolivia Highlight Integration
Presidents of Argentina and
Bolivia, Nestor Kirchner and Evo
Morales, highlighted on Thursday
the pro-Latin America,
pro-integration essence of new
agreements signed between both
countries in the energy field.
DEATH PENALTY-U.S.:
Mexico
Could Not Stop Execution of
Serial Killer Immigrant
The
southern U.S. state of Texas
executed a Mexican immigrant
Tuesday night after rejecting
expert medical opinions that the
condemned man was mentally
incompetent, and ignoring
appeals from the Mexican
government to spare the man's
life.
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