Public Health Service Workers To
Strike Tuesday
Tuesday March 13 will be a day
set by health workers to strike
as workers belonging to the
Unión Nacional de Empleados de
la Caja y la Seguridad Social (Undeca)
union say that the government
has failed to resolve a number
of their salary and occupational
hazard concerns.
Nicaraguan
workers load
freshly cut
sugar cane
during harvest
on a plantation
in La Guacima,
Costa Rica,
Monday. The
World Conference
of the Global
Consortium on
Education and
Investigation in
Agriculture that
began Monday,
Costa Rica, will
gather some 200
experts from
over 50
countries to
discuss the
challenges
effecting
agricultural
production
around the
world. [AP
Photo/Kent
Gilbert] |
Gas Prices Increase Tomorrow
The price of gasoline goes up at
the stroke of midnight tonight,
following the publication of the
latest approval by the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) in the
official government publication,
La Gaceta, today.
CableTica Asks MTV To Explaining
Airing Of South Park episode
Costa Rican government officials
didn't think South Park
one bit funny. Now, Cable Tica
has decided to send a letter to
MTV to ask for an explanation.
Costa Rica's Medical
Tourism Finds New Option on the
Web
As a result of increasing costs
in medical services provided in
the United States and Europe,
people have recently been drawn
to visit countries abroad to
have medical procedures done at
a lower cost and comparatively
same quality.
Cooking with Lamb
Join Chef Michael Forbes in an
afternoon and evening of hands
on work with a fresh lamb,
breaking down an entire lamb
into retail cuts and cooking
several cuts for consumption by
the class.
Caribbean
Community, Central America To
Negotiate Free Trade Deal
The Caribbean Community intends
to negotiate a free trade
agreement with Central America
perhaps within the next six
months, the organization's top
official says.
Mel Gibson
Frequent Visitor To Costa Rica
Film actor, director and
producer, Mel Gibson, loves
Costa Rica. His latest sighting
was on Monday when the director
of the Apocalypto, which will
soon be in theatres here, was
seen lunching in a restaurant in
La Sabana.
Nicaragua Central America HQ
Offer Stands
Nicaraguan president, Daniel
Ortega repeated his offer to
provide temporary headquarters
for the Central American
Parliament (PARLACEN) due to the
lack of security in Guatemala.
Latin America Spurns Bush Tour
U.S.
President George W. Bushs
forthcoming visit to Latin
America promises wholesale
rejection.
Nicaragua-Venezuela for New
Integration
The first Venezuela-Nicaragua
mixed commission meeting will
finish Tuesday in this capital
after two days of reviewing the
cooperation agreements signed
between the two countries last
January.
Cuban Traders to Panama Fair
About 70 Cuban businesspeople
are due to travel to Panama on
Monday to attend the
international multi-sector trade
fair Expocomer 2007, slated for
March 7-10 in that Central
American nation.
Chilean
Government Not To Promote Use of
Nuclear Energy
The Chilean government will not
promote the use of nuclear
energy in the country, said
Chile's Mines and Energy
Minister Karen Poniachik on
Tuesday.
DEFENCE:
A World
Without Foreign Military Bases
An
international network for the
abolition of foreign military
bases has been created at a
conference attended by over
1,000 activists and experts from
30 countries, which opened in
Ecuador's capital city on
Monday. The No Bases Network
will coordinate action
strategies against the more than
1,000 military bases worldwide.
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