Wave of Domestic Violence
Continues
With
six dead women in the past week
and one man, who has stabbed to
seven times by his future wife
to whom he had just proposed,
authorities are being kept busy
with cases of domestic violence,
which has sharply increased in
the week ahead of Semana Santa.
Correos de Costa
Rica confirmed
yesterday a
unanimous board
decision not to
give up the up
building to the Municipalidad de
San José, as
proposed by
legisaltor, José
Manuel Echandi.
The Correos
building in an
historical site.
[Foto: Adriana
Araya] |
Coffee
War: Juan Valdez Moves To Costa
Rica
The Colombian brand of coffee
"Juan Valdez" which is
recognized around the world made
its debut in Costa Rica
yesterday, amid a legal battle
with local coffee marketer Café
Britt.
President Arias Asks Rich To
Help The Poor
Costa Rican president, Oscar
Arias Sánchez, during a cabinet
session held in Paraiso de
Cartago, urged Costa Ricans with
financial resources to help poor
families, as the government
cannot give them all they need,
Costa Rica being a poor country.
Legislature Passes Accord on
European Credit Line
The Costa Rican Legislative
Assembly approved the framework
agreement on a credit line of
us$200 million dollars offered
by the European Investment Bank.
Houston Hispanic Chamber In Pact
With Costa Rica
A trade accord between the
Houston Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce and the Foreign Trade
Corp. of Costa Rica was signed
Wednesday.
Regular Gasoline Also On the
Rise
On Tuesday is submitted an
application for a price increase
of ˘16 colones for the price of
a litre of super. Yesterday, it
submitted a separate request for
an increase in the price of
regular gasoline, that would see
the prices jump at the pump ˘15
colones per litre.
Social Work Student Interning in
Costa Rica, Helps School "Street
Children"
Mid-day heat radiates off of
city streets, busy with traffic,
as a public bus beyond
full-capacity drives by past the
multitudes of people strolling
the narrow sidewalks. An
emaciated dog sniffs the air as
it walks aimlessly. Within the
crowd, children carry large
woven baskets on their shoulders
and peddle goods to passersby -
jewelry, fruit, pastries or
trinkets, to name a few.
Ortega Works for Central America
Integration
Nicaragua's President Daniel
Ortega exhorted all Central
American countries on Thursday
to work for integration, at a
moment of exceptional conditions
for the unity of the Latin
American peoples.
Panamanians Seek Security in
Firearms
Firearms are in vogue in Panama
due to mounting insecurity and
the crime wave sweeping the
country.
Guatemala, Third Cabinet Member
Quits
The Resignation of Victor Hugo
Rosales, general director of
Guatemala's Prison System, rose
exits to three.
Cuba Encourages NAM Prominence
The Non Aligned Movement is
gaining in strength and
revitalization, as well an in
real influence in key world
topical subjects, under the
presidency of Cuba, official
Anayansi Rodriguez said on
Wednesday.
Ecuadorians Back Popular
Referendum
Thousands of Ecuadorians from
all over the country marched in
this capital on Wednesday to
back a popular referendum on the
establishment of a full-power
Constituent Assembly.
VENEZUELA:
Colombian Refugees
Flee to Lawless
Border Region
"The ELN
(guerrillas) tried
to recruit my
19-year-old son last
year. When he
refused, they killed
him. A neighbour
told me where they
buried him, and out
of vengeance, they
killed my
neighbour's son,"
says the peasant
farmer under the hot
sun on the
Venezuelan plains,
squeezing his eyes
together to keep the
tears back.
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