Government Will Not Permit
Blockades Next Monday
The government said yesterday it
will guarantee the rights of the
protestors against the Tratado
Libre de Comercio (free trade
agreement with the United
States) that will be out on the
streets next Monday, but ti will
not permit blockades, said the
Ministro de Seguridad, Fernando
Berrocal Soto.
Tica Bus, who
offers travel to
Panama,
Nicaragua and
other Central
American
countries and
Mexico, will
begin operating
from its new and
modern location
on March 1. The
new terminal is
located one
block north of
the Torres
Scotiabank on
Paseo Colon and
offers a modern
facility that
will eventually
include a hotel. |
Chavéz Says Alunasa Closure is
Not Politically Motivated
Venezuelan president, Hugo
Chávez, reacted following
comments made by Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias, and
assured that the closing of
Alunasa, a Venezuelan company
located in Costa Rica is not
politically motivated.
Municipality Lays Out Plan To
Save Downtown
The Municipalidad de San José
announced yesterday its
ambitious investment plan for
this year to remodel buildings
and parks and the building of
more pedestrian walkways, along
with the opening of more artisan
centres and the illumination of
the Catedral Metropolitana.
Tourists Fight Back
Assailants, Killing One
A group of tourists that got off
the cruiseliner the Carnival
Liberty to take in the sights
and sounds of Limón decided to
fight back their attackers,
killing one of the assailants in
the process. Witnesses say that
some 12 North Americans were
involved in the attack against
the two men who attacked them
minutes before they were getting
ready to re-board the cruise
liner after a tour of the city.
Gasoline Costs More
Today
If you weren't already
aware, the price of
gasoline jumped at the
stroke of midnight.
FSLN Seeks Participative
Democracy
The Sandinista deputies in the
National Assembly will try to
establish a participative
democratic system in Nicaragua,
as opposed to the current
presidential system, a
legislative source said on
Tuesday.
Foreigners Invest More in Panama
Panama got more than 2.4 billion
dollars last year through
foreign investment, more than
twice that of 2005, Panamanian
Ministry of Trade and Industry
reported on Wednesday.
Guatemala Returns Salvadoran
Bodies
The bodies of the three
Salvadorian deputies from the
Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)
and their driver, murdered in
Guatemala, will be sent home
Wednesday, after a ceremony at
the Air Force facilities.
Cuban Doctors Help Bolivians
Cuban diplomatic sources inform
that over a hundred doctors from
the island give aid to the
victims of the natural disasters
lashing several Bolivian regions
that are caused by the El Nino
phenomena.
Fatal Floods Drench
Bolivia
The number of victims of
the intense
precipitations and
floods that batter the
western region of
Bolivia has increased to
343,000, Civil Defense
sources reported.
CHILE:
Sexual Minorities Report
Gay Bashing, But Greater
Recognition
The Chilean Movement for
Homosexual Integration
and Liberation (MOVILH)
will press charges next
week against several
Carabineros (militarised
police) for brutally
beating a man three
times in a single night.
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