Faces of
Costa Rica
Entertaining
passersby on The Boulevard in downtown San
José.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
NEWS
updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
New Law Would
Expel Foreigners An
plan has been put forward by Costa Rican
authorities to expel foreigners who have
been found guilty of a crime that involves
children and minors. >more
Increased
Security for Taxi Drivers Announced
The Ministerio de
Seguridad Publica announced that it will place in
practice a special plan to increase the security of
taxi drivers and their passengers. >more
First
National Banana Fair
CORBANA
and the Research center Afrocostarricense
are organizing the first National Banana
Fair that will be held from November 12 - 16
in
the province of Limon. >more
The
Train Makes a Comeback in Limon Train
service to the Atlantic region was resumed
with the re-opening of the Guapiles - Limon
route, about 100 Kilometers of track. >more
10 killed in bomb blast in Colombia
At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded early Sunday in a motorcycle bomb attack in Florencia in the southwest of Colombia, police said.
>more
Peru to reinforce state of emergency due to subversive actions
Peru extended from Saturday the state of emergency in five of its 25 states for another 60 days, after there have appeared insurgent outbreaks by the rebellion group Shining Path (SL).
>more
Venezuela election
body approves rules for anti-Chavez referendum The National Electoral Council (CNE) of
Venezuela approved on Thursday night the rules for a
referendum on the presidency of Hugo Chavez, which
push back the holding of the recall vote into early
next year, the press reported Friday. >more
“I’m
a journalist, not a propagandist” Ernesto
Villegas Poljak is a well-known
journalist on Venezolana de Televisión,
a government television channel. He
has been criticized by both pro- and
anti-government forces, and even he
admits he has not been able to escape
the polarization his country is living
through, though in his work he tries
to maintain a balanced and considered
position. >more
