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Carnage On the Road Continues
The carnage on Costa Rican roads
continues as another family is
killed, this time on the
Interamericana Sur, in the early
hours of Tuesday morning when a
mother was taking her two
children to school.
Second traffic accident
in days to wipe out a
family. On Sunday three
family members died in
head on collision
between two passengers
vehicles in San Ramón.
Yesterday morning a
mother and her two
children died when
a Geo Tracker slammed
head on with a Bus. In
both cases, driver
falling asleep at the
wheel is being blamed. [Foto:
José Luis Calvo] |
Customers
With No Defense Against Unwanted
Cellular Messages
First there was junk mail in our
mailboxes. Then our computer
mailboxes were filled with
"spam". Now, our cellular
telephones are targets of
unwanted and undesired messages.
The Business of Cable Theft A
Growing Problem
Cable theft has become a big
headache and financial drain for
the Compañía Nacional de Fuerza
y Luz (CNFL), the light and
power company, that supplies
most of the electrical energey
to residences and businesses in
the country.
Comment Of An Arias Wedding Has
Gossip Mill in Overtime
A commentary by veteran and
respected journalist, Javier
Rojas González, on Radio
Columbia, got the Costa Rican
gossip mill (farándula) working
over time. The gossip? Costa
Rican president, Oscar Arias,
will be tying the knot come
February.
47.000
Families Live in Shantytowns
According to a report on the
state of the nation on the
development of the country,
there are a total of 47.058
families living in "precarios" -
shantytowns.
Ortega Mending Fences in Central
America
Central American integration
will be the main issue of a
meeting between Nicaraguan Elect
President Daniel Ortega and
Honduran authorities, the
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
announced Tuesday.
Cuba celebrates Castro's 80th
birthday
Cubans on Tuesday held a gala
celebrating their leader Fidel
Castro's 80th birthday, but
Castro did not attend the
celebrations personally upon his
doctors' advice.
Brazil to boost security at
Rio's airport
A restricted arrival zone will
be set up later this week at the
Rio De Janeiro international
airport in efforts to protect
tourists after Sunday's robbery
of a busload of British
travelers, the airport
authorities announced on
Tuesday.
Ecuador to US: Mutual Respect
Ecuadorian President-elect
Rafael Correa asserted on
Tuesday that relations with
Washington "will be good as long
as they respect Ecuadorian Law
and the country s sovereignty
and dignity."
Cuba´s
Economy Grows 12.5 percent in
2006
Cuban Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) grew 12.5 percent so far
this year, with promising
prospects for 2007, said Cuban
Economy Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez in the eastern city of
Bayamo on Sunday.
EDUCATION-BRAZIL:
'Inclusive' Schools - Bar Some
A
popular soap opera that portrays
a mother in search of a school
that will accept her daughter as
just another student has sparked
a public debate in Brazil on
whether or not children with
Down's syndrome should be
enrolled in standard schools.
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