Iberia Announces More Direct
Flights To Costa Rica
The Feria Internacional de
Turismo (Fitur) held in Madrid,
Spain, had good news for Costa
Rican tourism for this year with
the expected rebound of European
tourism.
A number of
fires yesterday
left about 30
people homeless
and truck shop
totally
destroyed,
keeping Bomberos
(firefighters)
busy responding
to more than
1.700 alarms in
January.
Bomberos are
asking for more
precaution
during the "dry"
season as fires
tend to spread quickly
at this time of
year. |
Drunk Bus Driver Has License
Suspended
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transportes (MPET) said
yesterday that it will open an
investigation on the bus
operator, Station Wagon Alajuela,
whose driver was stopped by
Tránsito (traffic) officials
yesterday for drunk driving. The
driver was three times over the
legal limit.
Brothers Trial Begins, Public
Interest Is Minimal
The long awaited day in court
began yesterday, as Osvaldo
Villalbos Camacho, sat patiently
at the defendants table as chief
prosecutor, Walter Espinoza and
his assistants, read to the
court justices the prosecution's
version of facts in the
case.
It's Back to School Tomorrow.
But Will All Teachers Be There,
As the MEP Continues Mired in
Problems
School is set to start tomorrow, well almost, as the Ministerio de
Educación Pública (MEP) - public
education ministry - still
continues with problems with the
appointment of teachers. What
this means, according to MEP
minister, Leonardo Garnier, we
cannot guarantee a smooth return
to classes tomorrow.
What Happens To Confiscated Drug
Money?
Last year the Policía Antidrogas
confiscated more than ¢2 billion
colones (us$3.8 million
dollars). So what happens to
this and other money authorities
confiscate?
Kubera Venture Capital Group
Announces Collaboration with
Stewart Title Costa Rica
Kubera Venture Capital Group,
LLC, a privately held real
estate investment and
development firm, today
announced an alliance with
Stewart Title Costa Rica,
providing services for buyers of
its gated residential community,
Jade Azul, in Nosara, Costa
Rica.
Ghost of Contra War in Nicaragua
The US embassy to Nicaragua
insisted on Monday for the
destruction of the SAM-7
ground-to-air missiles in the
hands of the local Army, and
defended Honduras right to renew
its air fleet.
Panama Fights Two-Mile Oil Spill
Using boats and containment
barriers, Panamanian authorities
are fighting an oil spill Monday
in the western province of Bocas
del Toro, affecting almost two
miles of Chiriqui Grande Bay.
Cuba Bares US Ruse in Posada
Case
The Cuban government denounced
on Monday the use by United
States of a new legal subterfuge
to not accuse Luis Posada
Carriles of terrorist and
murderer, states an official
note published in this capital.
Chilean Artist Eulogized 40
Years Later
Violeta Parra is the expression
of the incessant search for
national identity that goes
beyond frontiers and emerges
from the deepest roots of Chile,
declared PCCH (Chilean Communist
party) leader Juan Andres Lagos
on Monday.
Colombian government,
ELN rebels to meet in
Havana later this month
The Colombian government
and the rebel National
Liberation Army (ELN)
will meet in the Cuban
capital Havana at the
end of February for a
new round of peace
talks, the ELN's chief
negotiator said on
Monday.
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