Third Largest Japanese Company
in The World To Open Facility in
Costa Rica
The Coalición de Iniciativas
para el Desarrollo (CINDE) will
today name the Japanese company
that will set operations in
Costa Rica and create 450 new
jobs. CINDE officials would only
say that they are talking about
the third largest technology
company in the world and would
name the company with the
"official" news Monday.
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Costa Rican Jorge Arce swims for
the gold medal in the Mens
100-meter Butterfly during
Centam games at the Eileen
Coparropa swimming pool in
Panama City, Panama, Sunday.
Arce won gold and finished with
a time of 57:13. [AP Photo/Arnulfo
Franco] |
North
American Woman Dies In Fiery
Crash
A North American woman lost her
life early Sunday morning when
the vehicle she was driving
exploded and she was trapped
inside.
19
Costa Ricans Detained in Mexico
With the objective of entering
the United States, illegally of
course, nineteen Costa Ricans,
among them four "coyotes" -
those trafficking in persons -
were detained at the Mexico City
airport over the weekend.
Dog
Festival A Great Success
Maybe it the hair colour or the
style but something is sure to
have attracted some owners to
their dogs to assure that they
are like them. And that was
evidence in yesterday's
celebration of the IX Festival
de Canes in Plaza Roosevelt de
San Pedro de Montes de Oca.
Plane Confiscated
A single-engine plane with a
false registration number and
with residues of drugs was
confiscated by Costa Rican
authorities at a dirt landing
strip in Corredores, close to
the Panamanian border.
Venezuelan president accuses US
of inciting Zulia state
separation
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States of
supporting a separatist movement
in Zulia and of a plot to invade
the nation and kidnap him.
Thousands march against drug
violence in northern Mexico
Some 5,000 protestors on Sunday
took to the streets of a
northern Mexican city, demanding
government actions to end drug
violence on the northern border
region with the United States.
9 FARC
rebels killed in clashes with
Colombian army
Nine rebels of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) died on Sunday
in clashes with the Colombian
army in the departments of
Caqueta and Choco, army
officials said.
Teaching
200,000 Bolivians to Read
The literacy campaign launched
by the Bolivian government will
benefit 200,000 citizens during
its first stage, according to
Education Minister Félix Patzi.
GUATEMALA:
Satellites
Uncover Mayan Secrets
Mayan ruins, hidden beneath soil
and dense forest, have been
located in Guatemala using
satellite technology, revealing
more secrets of this ancient
indigenous culture.
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