"Variable
Message" Signs To Guide
Drivers
The Consejo de Seguridad
Vial (Cosevi) unveiled
yesterday the first of
four "variable" message
signs that will guide
drivers to alternate
routes in the event of
traffic congestion. The
new sign was erected at
the eastern border of La
Sabana park, near the
León Cortés statue on
the main entrance to
Paseo Colón.

The first of
four "variable
message" sign
went into
operation
yesterday at the
main entrance to
downtown San
José. The signs
will form part
of a new traffic
system that
includes
"intelligent"
traffic lights
to move traffic. |
President Arias Still
Below 50% in Costa Rica
Support for Costa Rican
president Óscar Arias
remains under the 50 per
cent mark, according to
a poll by Unimer
released by La Nación.
First Choice Airways To Begin
Direct Flights From London to
Liberia
Small but perfectly formed,
stunning beaches, vibrantly
coloured wildlife, lush natural
parks and incredible cloud
forests contrast with mighty
volcanoes, bubbling mud pits and
cascading waterfalls is First
Choice airlines description of
Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Patients in
Venezuela
A second group of Costa Rican
patients with eye diseases
arrived in Venezuela Thursday,
where they will receive free
surgical operations as part of
"Operation Miracle".
La Quinta Estación Will Make the
Dream of Fan from Costa Rica
Come True
Andrea María Gudiño winner of
the Ritmoson Latino contest will
travel from her home country and
meet her Spanish idols, who will
name her during their concert at
the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico
on Friday, March 16.

Nicaragua to Protest US War in
Iraq
The Nicaraguan population will
protest in front of the US
embassy against the invasion of
that country against Iraq.
Nicaragua Erasing Neolib
Hangover
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister
Samuel Santos asserted on
Wednesday that his country's
government, together with the
people, will erase the damage
caused to that nation by
implementation of neoliberal
policies for 15 years.
Little Progress in Guatemala
Kill Probe
Guatemalan authorities still don
t know the motive or those
responsible for the
assassination of four
Salvadorians and the subsequent
death of their alleged
murderers, although the weapons
used in both crimes have been
found.
Venezuelan Aid to US Increases
Venezuela´s heat-fuel discount
program will benefit over
400,000 homes in 16 states of
the United States, Venezuelan
Ambassador to that country
Bernardo Alvarez reported on
Thursday.
Fidel Continues to
Recover Favorably
Cuban President Fidel
Castro continues to
recover favorably, said
Parliament President
Ricardo Alarcon on
Thursday, adding that he
has been in touch with
the head of State.

PERU:
Setting the Drug
Lords Free
Releasing alleged or
convicted drug
traffickers from
prison is becoming
common practice in
the Peruvian justice
system.
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