Four
Women Dead in Four Days
From Domestic Violence
During the last week a wave of
passional crimes has hit the
country, leaving four women dead
at the hands of their lovers, in
the last four days. And in the
place of being killed in the
home, all four deaths occurred
in the open streets, in view of
the public.
The U.S.
Secretary of
Health and Human
Services,
Michael Leavitt
(left), met with
Costa Rican
president, Oscar
Arias (right),
who told Arias
that Costa Rica
is a world
example of the
quality of
social security.
The meeting took
place in the
home of Arias in
Rohrmoser. [Foto:
EFE] |
Taxi
Drivers To Strike in April
Without giving many details, the
leaders of the Sindicato
Costarricense de Taxistas (Sicota)
union, said yesterday that ther
will be a "taxi" drivers strike
sometime near the end of April.
The strike is to protest the
unfulfilled obligations of the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT).
Malnutrition In Children Beats
Out Undernourishment Health
Officials Say
Malnutrition of children, though
it exists, is not a serious
problem in the country.
According to an El Estado de la
Nación report, since 1996, Costa
Rican children are growing up
healthy, thanks to prenatal
care, vaccination, nutrition,
sanitation and health programs.
Costa Rica Bound Plane
Forced To Make Emergency Landing
In Florida
A big scare led to an
unscheduled landing for some 220
Toronto passengers on board a
jet taking them to Costa Rica
Monday.
Whole Foods Market Going Bananas
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --(AP MARKET
WIRE) -- Whole Foods Market, the
world’s largest natural and
organic foods supermarket, has
gone bananas for EARTH
University’s bananas from Costa
Rica.
Costa Ricans Save Only When
Forced
Pension operators say that Costa
Ricans only save when they are
forced and when they have the
chance, the run for their
savings.
Panama Seizes Over Half Ton
Drugs
The Panamanian National Police
seized 1,431 pounds of cocaine
and 22 of heroin during an
operation last week, sources
from the institution revealed on
Monday.
Justice on Hold in El Salvador
Justice is still a pending issue
of the government agenda of El
Salvador, stated Miguel
Montenegro, president of the
Human Rights Commission.
Guatemala Prepares for Spanish
Royalty
The upcoming visit of King Juan
Carlos I and Queen Sofia of
Spain to Guatemala is regarded
as a goodwill tour during which
the visitors will meet several
officials of the government and
the private sector.
El Salvador-Guatemala Drug
Traffic Grows
Retail drugs circulate between
Guatemala and El Salvador,
because those substances are
brought in through what they
call bordering blind spots, the
National Civil Police Anti-Drug
Division reported on Monday.
Spanish
Language Greatest Event in
Colombia
Cartagena de Indias. Colombia
kicks off on Monday the World
Spanish Language Congress, in
which over 1,200 experts will
analyze its current situation
and direction.
EL SALVADOR:
Amnesty Law Biggest
Obstacle to Human
Rights, Say
Activists
"We searched for our
loved ones
everywhere: military
barracks,
cemeteries, prisons,
but we still know
nothing about what
happened to them.
Total impunity
surrounds their
disappearances,"
says Salvadoran
activist Alicia
García.
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