Alpizar Was A Calm Man;
Family Making Arrangements For
Repatriation
Though the widow of Rigoberto
Alpizar, the Costa Rican born
man who lived in the United
States and gunned down at the
Miami airport by US Marshals,
doesn't still understand what
really happened to her husband,
the process to repatriate the
body to Costa Rica is almost
complete.
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Mexico's Foreign Relations
Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez,
center, talk with Honduras'
President Ricardo Maduro, right,
and Costa Rica's Abel Pacheco
during the welcome dinner for
Presidents and Foreign Ministers
attending to the Central
America, Colombia and Mexico
meeting Monday, Cancun, Mexico.
Central American, Colombian and
Mexican foreign ministers are
expected to discuss free trade,
energy, other regional issues at
the meeting on Tuesday. [AP
Photo/Israel Leal]
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Chefs and
Engineers With Better
Opportunity for Work Than
Doctors, Ministero de Trabajo
Says
According to Ministro de Trabajo
(Labour Minister) Fernando
Trejos, chefs, computer
engineers and medical assistants
are the jobs and careers with
the greatest opportunity in
Costa Rica. The Minister said
that there is a shortage of
professionals in those three
areas.
Most
Criminals Are Costa Ricans and
Not Foreigners As It is
Perceived, Reports Says
Things aren't always what they
seem. The majority think that
crimes in Costa Rica are
committed by foreigners
(especially Nicaraguans), the
fact is that the majority of
those charged for crimes are
Costa Ricans, according to the
latest report by the Programa de
las Naciones Unidas para el
Desarrollo (PNUD).
New
Cellular Lines Go Public
Thursday
Haven't gotten your new GSM
cellular line yet? What, did not
have a reservation? Not to
worry, becauce begging this
Thursday, the Instituto
Costarricense de Elecetricidad
(ICE) will be making the lines
available to anyone who makes a
request.
Vannessa
Receives Final Environmental
Approval
Vannessa Ventures Ltd.
announced that its wholly owned
subsidiary Industrias Infinito
S.A., has successfully concluded
the environmental permitting
process for its Crucitas gold
project located in North Central
Costa Rica.
 
Panama Torrijos Up,
Opposition Down
Amid the Christmas and New Year
preparations, Panamanian
President Martin Torrijos
approaches the end of 2005 with
high rates of popularity and a
weakened opposition.
Small States Have Greatest
AIDS
According to statistics revealed
Monday, small countries like
Belize, Guatemala and Honduras
have the greatest HIV-AIDS
presence in Latin America, with
one percent of the adult
population infected, mainly due
to the combination of
unprotected sex and drug
injections.
Guatemala
to CentAm Energy Summit
Guatemalan President Oscar
Berger is attending a Summit
Monday and Tuesday in Cancun,
Mexico, with heads of state from
Mexico and Central America.
East Timor Lauds Cuban Health
System
Prime Minister of the Democratic
Republic of East Timor, Mari Bim
Amude Alkatiri, praised Cuba´s
development and breakthroughs in
its health system and its
successful cooperation program
with other nations.
COSTA RICA:
Cultural
or Nationalism?
As I traveled the beautiful
country of Costa Rica, as a
tourist and an employee of a
Costa Rica company, I was
fortunate to experience the
beauty, not only of the country
but of the Costa Rican people
and its culture. As a
Mexican/American or as I like to
be identified, Chicano, born in
East Los Angeles I saw it and
felt it from a different
prospective.
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