Most Legislators Support
Higher Traffic Fines
Legislative deputies of
the Partido Acción
Ciudadana (PAC) and the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) said they
will back the proposal
before the Comisión de
Asuntos Jurídicos del
Congreso that would
increase traffic fines
and allows for stiff
sanctions against drunk
driving.
Tránsito
authorities hope
to have the new
"Ley de Tránsito"
approved soon to
avoid traffic
accidents that
cost the lives
of 78 people
during the first
two months of
this year.
Scenes like the
one depicted in
the photo have
become routine
on the Genral
Cañas and other
major routes
around the
Central Valley. |
78 Traffic
Deaths in Two Months
The numbers are in and it isn't
pretty - 78 deaths in the first
two months of the year, all from
traffic accidents and speedind,
drinking and driving and
carelessness of pedestrians the
major cause. And March started
off with 7 persons dead from
traffic accidents over the
weekend just passed.
Abandoned
Boat Was Used For Drug
Trafficking
The policía de control de drogas
(PCD), working with the
Organismo de Investigacióm
Judicial (OIJ) and the Fuerza
Pública, announced yesterday
that they had confiscated some
1.600 kilos of cocaine off a
speed boat off the coast of
Guanancaste.
Costa Rica Hosts Agriculture
Event
The Fifth World Conference of
the Global Consortium of Higher
Education and Research in
Agriculture (GCHERA) started in
Costa Rica on Monday, attended
by almost 200 experts from over
50 countries.
Ex-Beauty Queen Denies Drug Ring
Role
A former Costa Rican beauty
contestant pleaded not guilty
Monday to federal charges she
was part of a conspiracy to
illegally sell tens of millions
of dollars in prescription drugs
over the Internet.
Ortega Opens First
Nicaragua-Venezuela Team
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega opened the first
Nicaraguan-Venezuelan Mixed
Commission on Monday, to analyze
the cooperation agreements
signed by both nations in the
framework of ALBA (Bolivarian
Alternative for the Americas).
Panama and Transport Unions Butt
Heads
The Panamanian government and
public transport workers
maintained their opposing
positions on Monday over a
controversial reform that could
end with a national strike
tomorrow.
Hondurans
Flock to City Slums
Annual emigration to Honduran
urban and industrialized areas
totals 500,000 people, says the
National Institute of
Statistics.
Salvador-US FTA Is Unsuccessful
The results of the free trade
agreement between El Salvador
and the United States are
disappointing because at the end
of 2006, export operations only
grew 3.5 percent, economist
Evelio Jesus Ruano adjudged on
Monday.
Ecuador to End US Military
Presence
Ecuador reiterated on Monday it
has the sovereign right to close
the Manta military base, where
US troops are deployed, in 2009,
when the deal with the US is due
to expire.
CENTRAL AMERICA:
The
Far-Reaching Tentacles of the
Drugs Trade
"You
can't trust anyone any more.
Things are going from bad to
worse," said Julio Mónico, a
retired Salvadoran, commenting
on the drugs-related murders in
Guatemala of three Salvadoran
legislators and on four police
officers who are in prison for
the killings.
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