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Six Major High Rise Condos
Planned For Downtown San José
Following years of decline and
the efforts of municipal
officials during the last five,
downtown San José could soon see
people moving back in to live
there, as the first high rise
condominium projects near
reality.
The San José
skyline (inset)
could soon be
radically
different under
San José mayor
Johnny Araya's
plan to bring
more residential
development to
the downtown
areas. Six
residential high
rise condos have
already been
approved, the
first already
under
construction. |
Costa
Rica To Seek Compensation From US On
Online Gambling Policy
Costa Rica will join World Trade Organization (WTO)
members: European Union (EU), Antigua & Barbuda,
India and Japan in seeking compensation from the
United States, according to reports on
Point-Spreads, relating to Washington's removal
of online gambling and online poker from its
trade obligations, after the WTO repeatedly
ruled that Washington's ban on remote Internet
gambling violates WTO trade agreements that the
United States signed.
Dominica
and Costa Rica Explore Areas of Deeper
Cooperation
Dominica
is seeking to broaden its bilateral relations
with Costa Rica by exploring cooperation in the
areas of Tourism, Sustainable Agriculture,
Renewable Energy, Housing and Agro-Processing.
Leaking
Roof Washes Out Costa Rican Legislature
During
the heavy rains of this week that affected
thousands, leaving dozens of homes completely
damaged and hundreds more flooded, Costa Rican
lawmakers were forced to abandon their
session on Wednesday, as water poured through a
leaking roof onto the Legislature floor.
San José Not Expensive
A survey
of 143 cities around the world, by London-based
Mercer Human Resource Consulting, places San
José among the least expensive cities for
foreign residents.
Taiwan Mulls Writing Off
Nicaragua's Debts But Denies Coercion
Taiwan
admitted it is considering writing off some of
Nicaragua's debts to Taipei, but denied
speculation that Nicaragua made the demand in
exchange for keeping diplomatic ties with
Taipei.
Las
Vegas-Style Hotel-Casino Planned for Panama
Silver Entertainment, a new hospitality and
gaming company established in March by the
Andalex Group, has announced its acquisition of
the two-year-old Veneto Hotel and Casino in
Panama this week.
Curfew
imposed in Colombian port city after seven
bombings
A
night-time curfew has been imposed in Colombia's
main port Buenaventura after seven bombings
rocked the city on Friday and Saturday, injuring
23 people.
Robert
Kennedy Wanted Fidel Castro Dead
Former
US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, brother of
murdered President John F. Kennedy, personally
headed a ploy to assassinate Cuban President
Fidel Castro, a memorandum by the White House
reveals Saturday.
Cuba
Cherishes Hemingway Notes
Cuban
specialists announced Friday the discovery of
unpublished notes by US writer Ernest Hemingway
found in Finca Vigia, his residence in Havana
for over 20 years.
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