Costa Rican Government
Reacts To
Ensure Tourist Safety
Following last week's killing of
an assailant by a group of
tourists in Limón, the number of
lesser publicized attacks of
tourists and the cancellation of
arrivals by the cruiseliners,
the Costa Rican government
announced yesterday tougher
security measures at both the
Caribbean and Pacifica ports.
Costa Rica's
Tourism Minister
Carlos Ricardo
Benavides
(right)
accompanied by
Public Security
Minister
Fernando
Berrocal (left)
and other other
government
officials
explained
yesterday
the increased
security
measures at the
ports of Limón,
Caldera and
Puntarenas,
reacting to the
violence against
tourists and the
cancellation of
visits by cruise
ship operators. |
Spirit
Airlines Makes Application To
Being Service in Costa Rica
Good news for all those who
purchased the low priced tickets
offered by Spirit Airlines that
promised to commence regular
service between San José and
Florida.
Gas Prices Up Today, Another
Hike On the Way
Thanks to a tax hike on the
price of gasoline, the price at
the pump jumped ¢4 colones for a
litre of super and regular and
¢2 colones for a litre of diesel
as it was published yesterday in
the official government
publication, La Gaceta.
Costa Rica to Cooperate with
Dominicans in Abating Energy
Crisis
Costa Rica’s ambassador Marta
Nuñez to the Dominican Republic
disclosed that her country
endeavors to formulate a
bilateral agreement that would
define and establish her
country’s cooperation to abate
the energy crisis that affects
the Dominican Republic.
How High-Living Founder Of
BetonSports Fell, Fled
Gary Kaplan used to throw lavish
parties in Costa Rica and
plaster the name of his thriving
online gambling company on New
York City buses. Now, the
48-year-old founder of
BetonSports PLC and the
multibillion-dollar industry he
helped spawn are in reduced
circumstances -- the man on the
run, the industry in disarray.
Strange Questions Asked On
Vacation in Costa Rica
Among the interesting question
I've been asked while on
vacation: "Are we going to die?"
Guatemala Becomes Ungovernable
If the killing of three
Salvadorian deputies showed
fissures in the Guatemalan legal
system, the execution of police
tied to the crime corroborates
the government s incompetence to
control national security.
Corruption Blocks Central
America Drug Fight
According to a report by the UN
Office of Drug Control, in
Central America and the
Caribbean, neither main drug
producers nor consumers,
institutional weakness and
corruption hinder successfully
fighting drugs.
Habano Cigar Festival Lights up
With the presence of more than
1,500 international
participants, the 9th Habano
Festival starts Sunday including
a varied program of meetings,
exhibits, dinners, and expert
meetings.
Castro speaks on Venezuelan
radio show
Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who
has been recovering from stomach
surgery in July last year,
talked on a live Venezuelan
radio show with President Hugo
Chavez on Tuesday.
Ecuador to
set up port authority at
Colombian border
Ecuadorian Defense Ministry said
in a statement on Tuesday that
the country would establish a
port authority in General Farfan
near the San Miguel River to
improve controls in its Amazon
jungle border with Colombia.
COLOMBIA:
Government, ELN Continue Talks
Under Wraps
Delegates of the Colombian
government and the insurgent
National Liberation Army (ELN)
are continuing their talks in
Havana, but this time without
any speeches or statements to
the press, in contrast to
previous meetings.
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