Religious Marriages Down While
Civil Marriages Increase
In Costa Rica, for every 100
marriages, only 24 take place in
a church, while 76 are civil
marriages. According to the
Registro Civil, of the 23.880
marriages registered in 2006,
18.182 were civil while 5.698
where catholic.
A "Smart" way to
get around San
José. Conceived
with the classic
50s roadster in
mind, the "smart
roadster" by
Dailmer Chrysler
gets plenty of
pep from its
80bhp 3-cylinder
suprex turbo
petrol engine
and great for
getting around
San José's
increasing daily
traffic
congestion. And,
there's even
optional air
conditioning to
make the smart
roadster even
cooler! |
Incofer
Rehabilitates Train Between San
José and Caldera
The Instituto Costarricense de
Ferrocarriles (Incofer) said it
has invested some ˘80 million
colones (us$154.000) in
repairing a number of sections
of the track between San José
and the puerto Caldera on the
Pacific coast that runs the
"tourist" train.
Costa Rica Opposes Whale Hunting
In the next meeting of the
International Whale Commission,
in May in Alaska, Costa Rica
will vote against the hunting of
whales, Minister of the
Environment Roberto Dobles
announced.
French Trade Mission
A delegation of 21 businessmen
belonging to the French Business
Movement, the largest
organization of its kind in
France, visited Costa Rica in
order to asses opportunities for
investment, and the state of
infrastructure and development.
More Tourists Arrive Via Liberia
Twenty percent more tourists
arrived at Daniel Oduber
International Airport, in
Liberia, Guanacaste, the year
that ended this January and as
compared to the same 12-month
period, official sources
disclosed.
Five
Percent of the Cocaine
The U.S. ambassador to Costa
Rica Mark Langsdale pointed out
that the 23 tons of cocaine that
have been confiscated in the
joint U.S.-Costa Rica anti-drug
plan in the last 7 months
represent only 5 percent of the
drug produced in South America.
Tremor Shakes Nicaraguan Pacific
An earth tremor of 4.6 on the
Richter scale shook the north
Pacific of Nicaragua on
Saturday, but neither victims
nor material damage were
reported, according to an
official source.
American Guilty in Nicaragua
Police fired rubber bullets near
an angry mob protesting outside
a tin-roofed Rivas, Nicaragua,
courthouseFriday, but the crowd
got what it wanted hours later
when a U.S. citizen was
convicted of murder.
Two Bodies Testes
Positive in Panama
Poison Scandal
Two bodies in Panama
have tested positive for
a toxic chemical at the
heart of a scandal over
adulterated medicine
made in government
laboratories, a forensic
scientist said on
Saturday.
Pros and Cons of
Brazil-Bolivia Accord
All eyes focus on the
agreement to readjust
gas prices reached
Thursday by Presidents
Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva (Brazil) and Evo
Morales (Bolivia).
Argentina Leaves IMF out of
Negotiation
The Argentine government
Saturday reiterated its autonomy
from the International Monetary
Fund to negotiate with the Paris
Club.
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