Stricter Requirements
Called For Driving Heavy Trucks
The question of how could
Saturday's tragic accident, when
a loaded trailer slammed into
stopped vehicles, crushing four
people to death, have occurred
and what is being done to stop
the carnage still linger. And no
answers are clear, other than a
promise by Tránsito (traffic)
officials to get hard on
truckers.
Anyone over the
age of 18 and
passing a simple
drivers test can
get behind the
wheel of big
trucks. Last
year 20 people
died at the
scene of an
accident
involving big
trucks. [Foto:
ICR archives] |
Construction of New Pedestrian
Boulevard Begins Today
Downtown San José will have a
new face with the beginning
today of construction of a "bulevar"
(boulevard) along Avenida 4, on
the south side.
Lottery Vendors Threaten To
Strike
A large number of lottery
vendors staged a demonstration
in front of the offices of the
Junta de Protección Social de
San José (JPS) yesterday to
protest their discontent in the
recent changes by the JPS on the
margin of returns for unsold
lottery tickets.
Costa Vista Land Turns the
Jungle into Paradise
Costa Vista Land
introduced a turnkey solution
for investing in Costa Rica
property. The company's primary
focus is developing raw land
with wide American-style roads
and services, and selling it at
pre-development prices.
On His Knees 62 Year Old Man
Calls For World Peace
At 62 years of age, Rafael
Cascante Retana, decided to get
on his knees and make a two
kilometre trip to the Iglesia de
Alajuelita in the hopes of
bringing attention for the need
for peace, not only in Costa
Rica, but the entire world.
Iran Invests in Nicaragua
Nicaragua and Iran have moved
towards the strengthening of
their bilateral ties with the
signing of several cooperation
agreements in the economic,
energy, trade, financial,
infrastructure and technical
fields.
Guatemalan Government Criticized
Guatemalan President Oscar
Berger was strongly criticized
on Monday after his report on
the third year of performance
and absence at the Congress of
the Republic, in which the
document was presented.
Salvador War Wounded Demand
Justice
On the eve of the 15th
anniversary of the Peace
Agreements, El Salvador s war
wounded former soldiers marched
in their underwear Monday to
demand an increase of their
pensions from the Executive and
the Legislature.
Colombia FTA Talk Hinges on US
Discussion in the Colombian
parliament of the Free Trade
Agreement with the United States
depends on US democrat
congresspeople s observations.
Venezuela
Hopes to Link Gas with Central
America
Venezuelan authorities asserted
on Monday that if there is
political will, the
Colombian-Venezuelan gas
pipeline will become part of an
energy network interconnected in
Central America.
FILM:
Cuba's
Almodóvar Girl
She
swept the floor, emptied the
ashtrays and watched the plates
of food served by the waiters
with hungry eyes. Afterwards,
when the lights were dimmed and
the music came on, she appeared
on stage and sang "I want to be
an Almodóvar girl."
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