Construction Up 64%
Driven By Tourism
The construction sector
grew by 64% in 2006,
driven mainly by
construction of homes in
tourist areas. According
to information by the
Cámara Costarricense de
la Construcción (CCC),
between January and
December of 2006, some
5.95 million square
metres (64 million
square feet) of
construction was
recorded, a record in
the history of the
country.
A tin container
that was going
to be used as a
garbage
container called
for a hazmat
team to evacuate
the area and
assist the four
families,
including an 84
year old woman,
when the liquid
inside the
container turned
into toxic fumes
in the area of
San Miguel de
Desamparados,
south of San
José. All were
treated and
released. [Foto:
Mario Castillo] |
TLC In Trouble Minister Arias
Admits
With two major parties opposed
to the Tratado Libre de Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement
with the United States,
Government Minister Rodrigo
Arias, admitted Tuesday that it
is difficult to approve the
deal in the Legislature.
Truck
Driver in Accident Prohibited
From Driving For One Year
The Juzgado Penal de Guápiles
ordered yesterday the driver of
the tractor trailer that killed
a family of four last Saturday
morning to not drive for a
period of a year and allowed to
remain free after he appeared in
before the Fiscalía de Pococí.
TLC
Document To Be Published On Jan
26
One of the many roadblocks
facing the trade deal is the
publication of the document,
which according to the Imprenta
Nacional, the publisher of the
officials government
publication, La Gaceta, it will
not occur until January 26.
Chiquita Receives 2006
Contribution to Community Award
Costa Rica president, Oscar
Arias, presented the "2006
Contribution to the Community
Award" to Chiquita Brands
International on behalf of the
American-Costa Rican Chamber of
Commerce (AmCham), in
recognition of Chiquita's Nature
& Community Project, an
initiative designed to preserve
biodiversity, promote nature
conservation awareness among the
local population and create new
sources of income for people in
the community.
Costa Rica On Alert For Pig
Fever in Nicaragua
Costa Rican authorities
announced Tuesday on the
increased prevention measures in
place at the border control
point with Nicaragua due to an
outbreak of "pig fever" in that
country.
Nicaragua,
Venezuela sign 17 aid agreements
A raft of economic aid
agreements have been signed by
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
and his Nicaraguan counterpart
Danial Ortega in an attempt to
offset a proposed U.S. trade
deal.
Venezuela-Ecuador Sign Energy
Agreement
Presidents Hugo Chavez
(Venezuela) and Rafael Correa
(Ecuador) signed nine documents
on Tuesday in the context of an
energy agreement to be boosted
by the Venezuelan Oil Company (PDVSA)
and Petroecuador.
Peru, Ecuador to extend border
plan for 10 more years
Peru and Ecuador will extend for
10 years the development plan
derived from a peace agreement
in 1998 that ended their border
disputes, Peruvian Foreign
Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde
said on Tuesday.
Argentine federal court orders
arrest of former president
The federal court of Argentina
on Tuesday issued a second
arrest warrant for former
President Isabel Peron, who is
charged with involvement with a
right-wing paramilitary group's
human rights abuses during her
1974-1976 tenure.
Uruguayan Tourism Off to Poor
Start
Both private and government
information Monday indicated
that Uruguay s tourism began
2007 on the wrong foot, in part
due to roads blocked by
Argentine activists.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
Latin
America Longing for Another
World
The
presidential swearing-in
ceremonies of former guerrilla
Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and
left-winger Rafael Correa in
Ecuador in the run-up to the 7th
World Social Forum (WSF) are a
graphic illustration of profound
political changes in a Latin
America that longs to see
another world.
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