Minae Begins Inspection of All
Gasoline Stations
The Ministerio de Ambiente y
Energía (Minae) yesterday began
the inspection of the country's
346 gasoline stations with the
objective to ensure that they
all comply with the measures set
out by the Minae for their safe
operation.
Some 30 Minae,
Recope and Salud
officials will
be inspecting
all gasoline
stations in the
country to
ensure their
compliance to
requirements and
avoid a similar
traffic accident
like that of the
Shell station in
Escazú (inset)
last October. |
Contraloría Objects ICE's Plans
To Purchase Cellular Lines From
Alcatel and Ericsson
For whatever reason, the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), misjudged
the demand for cellular service
and last December ran out of
lines of the GSM network and has
been scrambling to find ways to
meet the demand of new
subscribers.
Woman Buries Stillborn in Patio
The excuse that Rosibel del
Carmen Jarquín Mendoza gave her
brother when he learned that the
young woman had buried her still
born child in the patio was
hair-raising.
Pineapple Exports Will Increase
20%
According to figures of the
ministry of agriculture, Costa
Rican pineapple exports will
grow 20% from an export turnover
of us$413 million dollars
in 2006 to us$500 million
dollars in 2007.
Promise of Jobs A Scam
A group of 35 unemployed found
themselves making line at the
Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ) in Cartago to
present formal charges against a
company that had offered them
work, but in reality were being
scammed.
Nicaraguans Back in School, Free
The 2007 Nicaraguan school year
begins Monday amid great
expectations over the changes
Sandinista authorities plan to
make in the teaching system,
after 16 years of neoliberal
governments.
Nicaragua Church Agrees to
Abortion Debate
The Nicaraguan Catholic Church,
principal promoter to restore
the controversial penal code
prohibiting therapeutic abortion
in life-threatening pregnancies
or those from rape or incest,
agreed to discuss the topic on
Monday.
Guatemala to Compensate Hostage
Families
Victims families of the attack
and fire of the Spanish embassy
in Guatemala will be awarded
with an economic compensation 27
years after the events happened,
report media in this capital
Monday.
Peru-Chile Sea Limit Talks
Exclude US
Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose
Garcia discarded US arbitration
in the maritime limit difference
between Peru and Chile, and
reiterated the need to negotiate
an agreement on the topic with
Chile.
"Women" Initiate
Brazilian Prison Break
Disguised as women, two
Brazilian convicts
managed to evade
surveillance, surprise
guards at the gate, and
facilitate the escape of
another 82 prisoners,
Brazilian TV reported on
Monday.
CUBA-US:
Science Bridges the Gulf
Oil prospecting in Cuban
waters in the Gulf of
Mexico may become
another factor in the
conflict with the United
States, but researchers
from both countries are
carrying out joint
studies on this body of
water in order to
preserve one of the
planet's richest
ecosystems.
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