National Health System
On Strike Monday
If you have a doctor's
appointment or a
scheduled visit to any
of the country's public
hospital and clinics
operated by the Caja
Costarricense de Seguro
Social (CCSS), be aware
that the national health
system will on strike on
Monday, as medical
workers join the march
against the Tratado
Libre de Comercio (TLC).
With only 25% of
all fire
hydrants in the
country
working,
firefighters and
their trucks
yesterday lined
up outside the
Legislative
Assembly
building to
convince
legislators to
approve a
project to
establish who
will be
responsible for
the maintenance
and financing of
fire hydrants
installations. |
Chavez Says Arias Trying To Wind
Applause in Washington
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is
emphatic that the closure of
Alunasa - the Venezuelan
aluminum plant in Costa Rica -
is not politically motivated,
but one of economics.
IHG Announces Groundbreaking of
First Central America Holiday
Inn Express
IHG (InterContinental Hotels
Group), the world�s largest
hotel group by number of rooms,
today announced the
groundbreaking of the Holiday
Inn Express San José Forum in
San José, the first Holiday Inn
Express in Central America and
the third IHG property in the
country.
Urban Forest
Through a new
reforestation project,
San José aims at
becoming an urban
forest, a city full of
trees, that displays
rich biodiversity and
whose parks are a fine
example of tropical
lushness.
Foreign Resident Must
Take Exam To Become
Citizens
Foreign residents living
in Costa Rica and who
are looking to become
naturalized in Costa
Rica are required to
take classes in the
history and
idiosyncrasies of Costa
Rican and Spanish
offered by the
Ministerio de Educacíob
Pública (MEP), and
irrispective of their
nationality, must
present to the Registro
Civil the exam results.
Venezuela offers to cure
Nicaragua's oil ills
President Hugo Chavez met Friday
with President Daniel Ortega of
Nicaragua to discuss an array of
Venezuelan assistance programs,
capping an unusually frenetic
week for this country's efforts
to enhance its political and
economic influence in parts of
Latin America.
Colombian government ready to
talk with FARC rebels
The Colombian government is
ready for direct contact with
the rebel group of the
Revolutionary ArmedForces of
Colombia (FARC), a statement
issued by President Alvaro
Uribe's office said Friday.
Seven billion barrels of crude
oil certified in
Venezuela's
Orinicobelt
Some seven billion barrels of
crude oil have now been
certified in Venezuela's Orinoco
Petroliferos Strip, the state
oil company Petioles de
Venezuela (PDVSA) said Thursday.
Hundreds killed in Latin
America's carnival season
The carnival season, which began
on Saturday and ended on Tuesday
in many Latin American
countries, has led to a soaring
death toll, mostly from road
accidents, according to reports
reaching here on Wednesday.
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