Oil
Pipeline Almost Complete, In
Operation by May
Many travelling in and around
the airport noticed the
construction at one of the worst
intersection in the country
located in front of the Garden
Court and Fiesta Casino, sighed
a breath of relief believing
that the intersection was
finally getting a badly needed
realignment.
Flower vendors
downtown were
kept busy
yesterday as
passers by on
their way home
snapped up roses
for a loved one.
The price of a
single rose
ranged from ˘300
colones in the "zona
roja" to ˘1.500
colones in front
of the Banco de
Costa Rica on
the boulevard. |
Gas Hike Approved
Get ready to loosen the purse
strings a bit as gasoline prices
begin their climb.
Legislator To Face Sexual
Harassment Charges
Legislative Deputy, Federico
Tinoco, is once again in the
news, as the legislative worker
has finally presented formal
charges against the legislator
for sexual harassment. The
charges were presented to the
Tribunales de Justicia on
Wednesday, announced the
victim's lawyer, Pablo Zúńiga.
Blue Zones project lets Tiburon
students learn about other
cultures
Chace Schornstein, a
fifth-grader at Bel Aire
Elementary School in Tiburon,
was happy to point out
interesting aspects of life in
Costa Rica.
Costa Rica Marina Strategy Pays
Off for South Florida Real
Estate Team
A few years ago, South
Florida-based Digital Capital
International Sales Group and
developer Jim Lynskey began
researching the possibility of
creating a marina development in
Costa Rica. What they found
astounded them.
Dole Supplier Gets Rainforest
Approval
Standard Fruit Company was
awarded the environmental and
ethical certification for its
Esperanza plantation on the
Caribbean coast of the Central
American country.
To Cuba More Nicaraguans for Eye
Surgery
A group of 41 Nicaraguans
traveled today to Havana to
receive free eye surgery as part
of the Operation Miracle, a
solidarity program boosted by
Cuba and Venezuela.
Salvador Still Seeks Missing
Children
The more than 460 minors who
disappeared in the 12-year
combat between the guerrillas
and the Army during the
Salvadorian Civil War are
searched for by the humanitarian
organization Pro-Search, at the
request of the relatives.
Morales-Lula Have Upbeat Meeting
Brazil´s International
Presidential Advisor Marco
Aurelio Garcia described
Bolivian President Evo Morales
visit to Brazil as positive for
both countries.
Argentina requests
extradition of Isabel
Peron from Spain
Argentina has formally
requested Spain to
extradite former
President Isabel Peron,
who was allegedly
involved in death-squad
activities during her
1974-76 rule, the
foreign ministry said on
Tuesday.
Two earthquakes hit
Peru, Ecuador with no
one hurt
Two earthquakes on
Tuesday registering more
than five degrees on the
Richter scale shook the
central Ecuador city of
Puyo and Peru's Amazonas
province, which borders
Ecuador, authorities
from the two nations
said on Tuesday.
LATIN AMERICA:
Celebrating 40
Nuclear-Weapon-Free
Years
Latin America and the
Caribbean celebrated
Wednesday the 40th
anniversary of the pact
that declared this
region free of nuclear
weapons and made it a
leader in nuclear
disarmament in the
world. |
