At Last, Potholes To Be Filled In, Outgoing President Announces
Yesterday, the official government newspaper, La Gaceta, published the details of 22 contracts aimed are repairing 4.500 kilemtres of the national road system over the next three years. Seven contractors were awarded the work, but will not begin until March.

No Cellular Telephones in Voting Booth Permitted, TSE Says
Voters who are intent on carrying their cellular telephones everywhere will find a surprise on February 5, as the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) has decided that cellular phones will not be permitted in the voting booth.

Rubber Boots May Have Been Cause of Drowning
Cruz Roja (Red Cross) rescue experts theorize that the rubber boot German national, Kai Karpensky, could have played a factor in his drowning. Dive experts recovered the body yesterday after drowning on Sunday in waterfalls of the Savegre river.

Study Shows Only Six Nations Achieved Environmental Goals
A pilot, nation-by-nation study of environmental performance shows that just six nations - led by New Zealand, followed by five from northern Europe - have achieved 85 percent success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals ranging from clean drinking water and low ozone levels to sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse-gas emissions.