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"La
Fanatica Más Sexy" here!
Costa Rica Government Wants FTA
Despite the opposition of
numerous national organizations,
Costa Rican Foreign Trade
Minister Marco Ruiz reiterated
Friday he is willing to approve
the free trade agreement with
the US.
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A sight that will soon
be common on many roads
around the country, as
the División de
Contratación
Administrativa de la
Contraloría General de
la República (CGR) gave
the green light to road
repairs after rejecting
an appeal by two
construction companies
that had paralyzed the
maintenance and paving
of many roads. |
Taxi
Drivers To Report Cases Of
Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Asking a taxi driver to take you
to a place where there are
minors present or boarding a
taxi with a minor can land you
in the hands of the police, as
the "flotilla roja" (red wave),
will now have the responsibility
to report the action to the
Ministerio Público and the
Patronato Nacional de la
Infancia (PANI).
Rainy
Season Brings Threat of Dengue,
1 In 4 Downpours Contaminated
The rainy season not only means
getting wet but also the threat
of the "zancudo" - the mosquito.
UCR
Lab Study Says Taxi Overcharging
According to the Laboratorio de
Metrología, Normalización y
Calidad de la Universidad de
Costa Rica (Labcal), "marias" or
taximeters in taxis are not
calibrated properly and usually
charge customers an additional
¢5 to ¢10 colones per kilometre.
Costa Rica will show promotional
Video During World Cup
Costa Rica will show a
180-seconds video on Costa Rican
culture, natural environment,
people and tourist and
commercial sites in several
public fora in Germany during
the 2006 World Cup.
IN MEMORY:
Longtime Costa Rica Resident Pat
Dunn Murdered in Manta, Ecuador
Pat William Dunn, 22 year
resident and citizen of Costa
Rica, was murdered in Manta,
Ecuador.
Panama Canal Project Persists
Polemic
The controversial project to
expand the Panama Canal has
dominated daily life in Panama
since the Panama Canal Authority
(ACP) submitted the project to
President Martin Torrijos on
April 24, and the issue is main
course for the media.
Salvador, Immigration Encouraged
by FTA
Immigration and the FTA
constitute nowadays a big deal
for businesspeople and the
Salvadorian government,
economist Cesar Villalona stated
Friday.
Guatemalans Welcome Venezuelan
Oil Aid
Guatemalan mayors highlighted
the Venezuelan government's
willingness to supply cheap oil
to Guatemalan municipalities,
mainly those living in poverty
or extreme poverty.
Malaysia to Transfer Cuba NAM
Presidency
Malaysia is ready to transfer
the Non Aligned Countries
Movement (NAM) presidency to
Cuba, with the vision of
revitalizing the work of that
114-nation body, Malaysian
Ambassador to the UN Hamidon Ali
informed Friday.
Ramonet: Cuba a Main LatAm
Player
French writer Ignacio Ramonet
said on Friday that the Cuban
revolution and its leader Fidel
Castro are having an
unprecedented influence in Latin
America, which explains the fact
that their critics are
escalating the discredit
campaigns.
Venezuelan govt ready to sell
F-16s: Vice President
The Venezuelan government was
willing to sell its F-16
aircraft bought from the United
States "to anybody," Vice
President Jose Vicente Rangel
said on Friday.
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