Drinking And Driving A
Continuing Menace
The headlines of this morning's
television newscasts were, as
usual, filled with reports of
traffic accidents. And alcohol,
combined with speeding, seems to
be the underlying cause in most
cases.
Sports fans at
the Sportmen's
Lodge watch the
game on the big
screen and get
entertained
during half time
by the
Imperial/Heineken
girls. More than
200 Superbowl
fans showed up
making it
perhaps the
largest party in
town, as they
watched the
Indianapolis
Colts beat the
Chicago Bears.
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Taxis Threaten Boycott
Come March 2 you won't be
able to get a taxi in Costa
Rica. That is the threat by taxi
drivers to boycott services for
one day to protest the decision
by the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) to
issue more taxi place licenses.
Is Lipotourism Worth The Risk?
Cosmetic surgery is booming in
the U.S., with roughly 800,000
Americans opting for it each
year. However, the cost is
steep, so more Americans are
increasingly going under the
knife overseas.
Satellites
Save Trees
The use of satellite technology
enabled the Costa Rican Ministry
of the Environment (MINAE in
Spanish) to save 11,000 trees
located in forest areas owned by
private citizens who had planned
to fell them.
Advisor to Mrs. Clinton
Sonia Chang-Diaz, 29, one of
Costa Rican born NASA astronaut
Franklin Chang’s four daughters,
has very high aims: becoming
President of the United States.
Strong earthquake hits eastern
Caribbean countries
A strong earthquake measuring
6.1 on the Richter scale hit the
eastern Caribbean Sunday
afternoon, local reports said.
No injuries or damages were
reported immediately.
Venezuela commemorates
anniversary of Chavez-led 1992
military coup
Venezuela on Sunday staged two
major events -- a civilian march
and a 10,000-strong military
parade -- to celebrate the
failed 1992 military coup led by
incumbent President Hugo Chavez.
Brazilian president raps West's
failure to cut greenhouse gas
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva criticized Friday
industrialized countries for
turning a blind eye to global
warming with insufficient
efforts to cut the emission of
greenhouse gases.
Bolivian Supreme Court orders
arrest of former president
Bolivia's Supreme Court on
Friday ordered the arrest of
former president Gonzalo Sanchez
de Lozada and three ministers
implicated in the death of 33
people during demonstrations in
2003, according to reports
reaching here.
Ecuador army chief
sacked over errors
leading to defense
minister's death
Ecuadorean President
Rafael Correa sacked
armed forces chief Gen.
Pedro Machado on Friday,
citing security errors
which led to a
helicopter crash that
killed the defense
minister and six others
in January.
HUMAN RIGHTS-ARGENTINA:
Reviving the Concept of
Due Obedience'
A former head of naval
operations during
Argentina's 1976-1983
military dictatorship
admitted in court that
he had signed written
instructions for "the
physical elimination" of
subversives, who would
be thrown from planes in
mid-flight "alive but
drugged."
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