Transportes Minister
Urging For A Safe Back
To School
As the summer school
vacations wind down,
students, teachers,
parents and the Consejo
de Transporte Publico (CTP)
are getting ready for
back to school next
week.
Kevin Casas,
vice-president
and ministro de
Planificación y
Política
Económica,
clamours for
more power for
the Executive
Branch following
his presentation
of the Plan
Nacional de
Desarrollo (PND)
- national
development
plan. Casas told
the PRENSA LIBRE
during an
interview that
"the mort
important thing
is that someone
is in charge in
this country".
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Solís on CNN To Protest TLC in
Costa Rica
The public campaign against the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement with the
United States - has been taken
outside of Costa Rica, as Ottón
Solís, leader of the Partido
Acción Cuidadana (PAC), while
visitng the United Sates, took
time to send him message by way
of CNN.
Tránsito Official Shot While
Attempting to Stop "Piques"
Despite warnings, stiffer fines,
the threat of confiscation of
their vehicles by Tránsito
(traffic) authorities and the
dangers, street racing (piques
in Spanish) continues.
Encuentra24.com in Magazine
Format for Costa Rica Real
Estate
Swiss Panama Group, Corp. the
Panamanian company responsible
for the development of
Latin-American Web portals such
as encuentra24.com announced its
strategic alliance with Costa
Rican company, Comunicaciones Tu
Casa Mi Casa, S.A.
La Fortuna Bridge Closed,
Alternate Route Recommended
If you travelling to La Fortuna
and the Arenal Volcano, be
advised that the bridge Peñas
Blancas will be completely
closed for the construction of a
new bridge.
Nicaragua to Open New Venezuelan
Power Plants
The first power plants supplied
by Venezuela to alleviate the
energy crisis currently
affecting Nicaragua will be
operational within two weeks,
President Daniel Ortega
announced.
Panamanians Demand Compensation
for Health Crisis
Relatives of victims of
medicines poisoned with a
chemical substance are demanding
the Panamanian government on
Sunday to include them in an
official list for receiving
compensation.
Guatemala Extols Caribbean
Integration
Guatemala's Vice president
Eduardo Stein said on Sunday
that the Association of
Caribbean States has become,
since its foundation in 1994,
the space to bring together all
the countries of that vast
region.
Cuba Hosts International
Pedagogy Congress
Most of the over 5,500
delegates from about 30
countries attending
Pedagogy 2007 Congress
are already in Havana,
where the biannual
international pedagogic,
scientific event will be
held January 29-February
3.
GUATEMALA:
The High Price of
Violence
Civilian violence is
already costing
Guatemala half its
national budget, as well
as countless human lives
and social breakdown,
while corruption and
impunity walk hand in
hand.
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