Majority of Legislators
and President Arias Say Tinoco Should Quit
Guilty or not, the majority of
the country's legislators
believe that legislator,
Federico Tinoco, should reign
his seat in Legislative
Assembly. The majority of the 47
legislators polled said yes, he
should resign.
Residents of the
La Laguna, in La Pascua
of Quepos, woke up
yesterday to more than
one and one half metres
(five feet) of water, as
the rainy season goes
into full swing.
Flooding of many parts
of Pacific Coast and
downtown Quepos is
common for this time of
year. [Foto: Ricardo
Madrigal /Diario Extra] |
Quepos Under Water
Quepos is under water a the
rainy season gets into full
swing. More than 100 families
have been affected by the rain
that has caused extensive
flooding, especially in the area
of La Laguna de la Pascua.
Family Vows to Pursue Tunnel
Victim's Dreams
She had wanted to build a house
with her husband, to fix up her
mother's home in Costa Rica, to
bring a son to the United States
so he could study, and to help
her daughter, Raquel Ibarra
Mora, open an ice cream shop.
New Realty Executives Coming To
Costa Rica
Realty Executives International
announced that it has sold the
franchising rights for Costa
Rica.
Gasoline Price Drop Approved
No joke, the Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
approved the price drop
requested by the Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope), in
record time.
Surf
Boosts Tamarindo Economy
Surf has become the engine of
the economy of Tamarindo, in the
northwestern Pacific Coast.
Ortega, Most Serious Contender
PLC presidential candidate
(Liberal Constitutional Party)
Jose Rizo recognized on Thursday
that former President Daniel
Ortega, of the Nicaragua
Triumphs/FSLN alliance, is his
strongest electoral rival.
Nicaragua Buzzing with Coffee
Forum
Businessmen and farming experts
from several countries will
participate in October in the VI
International Coffee Forum
Ramacafe 2006, sector sources
said.
Guatemala Deputy in Fraud
Jaime Martinez Lohayza, chief of
the governing party Gran Alianza
Nacional, was implicated
Thursday in a fraud scandal of
1.4 million quetzals (over
$130,000 USD) with the National
Mortgage Credit of Guatemala.
Panama Government Performance
Decried
Panama´s National Front in
Defense of Economic and Social
Rights (FRENADESO) criticized
President Martin Torrijos on
Thursday, saying that debt and
public insecurity have increased
during his term in office.
Guatemala, Who Owns
National Resources?
Hundreds of farmers
from Santa Eulalia
in northwest
Guatemala are
gathered in front of
Congress Thursday to
condemn the
exploitation of
mining resources by
multinational
corporations.
SCIENCE-CUBA:
Two Decades of
Biotech Advances
Since 1999 there
haven't been any
cases of hepatitis B
amongst Cuban
children ages five
and under, thanks to
a locally produced
vaccine that is also
being exported to 20
countries -- the
star among the
products of this
island nation's
biotechnology
industry, whose
flagship institution
was founded two
decades ago.
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