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The warning is out. Beginning
tomorrow and to continue until Thursday, the sea level for the
Central Pacific coast could reach as high as 6 metres. The news
brings joy to surfers who may see waves as high as 4 metres in
the area of Barranca. Experts say that the high waves will not
hit hard the coastal town of Puntarenas as it is protected by
the Gulf of Nicoya.
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Corrales To Run For President.
Again.
José Miguel Corrales will take
another crack at the
presidential chair, this time
under the flag of a new party -
the Partido Unión Patriótica (PU)
- a national party which was
recently formed.
Divine
Intervention Prevents Tragedy
Fate intervened in a collission
between a bus and tractor
trailer when the two collided in
the area of Miramar, near
Puntarenas, on the
Internamerican highway.
Shortage At the Pumps Friday
Fault of the Station Owners,
Recope Says
The Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope) puts the blame
for the dry tanks at gasoline
stations squarely on the
shoulders of the owners of the
stations.
Opinion on
TLC Divided
If Costa Ricans were to partake
in a referendum on whether the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- Central America-United States
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) -
should be approved or not, the
most likely outcome would be a
split decision.
Visitors and
Dollars Increase
In the 12 months through last
March, the income from tourism
increased by us$680 million, as
compared to the preceding
period.
Hotel Room
Deficit
The Minister of Tourism, Rodrigo
Castro, pointed out the need to
set up a well-structured program
to attract investors for the
hotel sector, in order to
counter a deficit in the number
of rooms available.
LATIN AMERICA
Hurricane threat incurs loss of
12 million dollars in El
Salvador
A nationwide work suspension in
face of the threat of Hurricane
Adrian has cost El Salvador
about 12 million US dollars, it
is estimated.
112 rescued, 29 remain missing
in Chile snowstorm
The Chilean Army on Saturday
successfully found and rescued
112 soldiers who had been
missing since Wednesday in a
snowstorm that has killed 16 of
their comrades.
Armed men rob helicopter in
Venezuela
A group of armed men robbed a
helicopter Saturday in
Venezuela's Bolivar state and
flew it away to an unknown
destination.
Municipal police chief killed in
Mexico amid wave of violence
A municipal police chief was
shot dead in northwestern Mexico
on Saturday, becoming the latest
victim of a wave of
assassinations across the
country, authorities said.
Argentina Welcomes Che Guevara´s
Son and Daughter
Aleida Guevara March, daughter
of heroic guerilla Ernesto Che
Guevara, referred with deep
emotion to her meeting in this
country with Hebe de Bonafini,
president of the Mothers of the
Plaza de Mayo organization.
Seniors
Share Secrets of Longevity
Cuba has the right conditions to
enable senior citizens to lead a
satisfactory life and raise the
current 78.8 year life
expectancy to 120, said
Professor Eugenio Selman-Housein
Abdo, chairman of the 3rd
International Congress of
Satisfactory Longevity.
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