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Jamaica's Cheryl Daley reacts after Costa Rica's victory over
her team during the 2005 IV Women's Volleyball Panamerican Cup
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Thursday, June 16,
2005. Costa Rica won, 3-0. (AP Photo/Miguel Gomez)
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From An
Evil Act to... An Act of
Love!
The tragedy lived by the family
in Aserrí is a hope for a two
year old girl in Alajuela, who
received a liver transplant the
other night following the death
of two year Francisco at the
hands of his own father.
AyA Two Day Strike Ended
in 4 Hours
The Acueductos y Alcantarillados
(AyA) two day strike is over and
all is back to normal beginning
this morning.
Bus
Drivers Required to Make
Shortfall Even if Robbed
Adding insult to injury is what
some bus drivers are feeling
according to Sindicato
Costarricense de Trabajadores de
Transporte (Sicotra) - the bus
driver's union - who says that
some bus companies demand that
their drivers reimburse them all
losses, even if the loss is a
result from an attacks on the
driver and the bus.
Let The Buyer Beware
Buying a new house in Costa Rica
can convert from a dream to a
true nightmare.
Best
Costa Rican Website Contest
The Ministerio de Ciencia y
Tecnología (MICIT), togther with
the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) are calling
on individuals, business and
government institutions to take
part in the Concurso Nacional de
Sitios Web 2005 y Portales de
Contenidos Costarricenses
(website and portals contest).
LATIN AMERICA
Mudslide kills 20 in Guatemala
A mudslide killed 20 people and
left many others missing in
north Guatemala, the local press
said Thursday.
Heavy rain kills 12 in Venezuela
Floods caused by heavy rains
over the past three weeks in
Venezuela have left 12 dead, one
missing and 105 injured, Civil
Protection Director colonel
Antonio Rivero said Thursday.
2 Chilean quake-hit regions
declared "catastrophe zones"
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos
on Thursday issued a decree
declaring as "catastrophe zones"
two regions affected most by the
strong earthquake which hit the
north of the country on Monday.
Bolivia's
acting president sworn in
Bolivia's acting President
Eduardo Rodriguez was sworn in
on Thursday, repeating his call
for the resignation of
lawmakers, said reports from La
Paz, the administrative capital
of Bolivia.
SPECIAL REPORTS
VENEZUELA:
Sexually
Exploited Teens Find a Way Off
the Street
Teenage girls who are sexually
exploited not far from the
health and labour ministries,
courthouse and Congress in the
Venezuelan capital have found
assistance in a shelter financed
with international aid.
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