Poás
Volcano Erupts
In what made instant news around
the country, the volcán Poás,
just north of San José, erupted
late Friday afternoon, which
alarmed both the volcanologists
and the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) - national
emergency commission.
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volcán Poás Erupts!
Areal photos of the Volcán Poás
taken at 1:498pm on Friday 24
March by Federico Chavarría
Kopper. FECHAKO, of the OVSICORI.
The Poas National Park is
temporarily closed.
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Arias
and Solís Finally Meet
Following a hard fought election
and close finish, the two
rivals, Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) leader Oscar
Arias and Partido Acción
Ciudadana (PAC) leader, Ottón
Solís, finally met face to face.
Pilot
Loses Control And Runs Airplane
into Ditch
At 1:20pm Friday afternoon,
Roberto Morrison, a British
national, accompanied by Thomas
Gilmore, a US citizen, got the
scare of their lives in Golfito,
when the small airplane Morrison
was piloting left the runway on
takeoff and backflipped into a
ditch.
Gas Going
Up Again
Get ready for another gas hike.
Yesterday, the Autoridad
Reguladora de Servicios Públicos
(Aresep), approved an increase
in gasoline prices of ¢12
colones for a litre of super,
¢13 colones for regular and
diesel.
Venezuela Denies Meddling in
Mexico
Venezuela has again denied any
interference in Mexico's
internal affairs or in the
campaign for July 2 elections,
as claimed by Mexican rightwing
forces.
Vanished Children, Concern in
Salvador
El Salvador Human Rights
attorney Beatrice de Carrillo
announced Friday she would open
a file on children who have
disappeared and would personally
direct the investigations.
Cuba
Installs New Generators
The setting up of new generators
in Havana gives another impulse
to the changes the country is
making in the sector,aimed at
higher efficiency and energy
saving.
Venezuela
suspends planned sanctions on US
flights
The Venezuelan government has
decided not to impose
restrictions on U.S. airline
flights to and from Caracas,
which were due to take effect
next Thursday, the U.S.
ambassador to Caracas told media
there on Friday.
VENEZUELA:
British
Corporation and Government Smoke
Agrarian Peace Pipe
Britain's
Vestey Group of companies has
handed over two cattle ranches
covering 56,000 hectares to the
Venezuelan government, in return
for keeping another eight
totalling 258,000 hectares, in
an agreement that has been
presented as a model within the
agrarian reform process
underway.
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