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Though Christmas arrived in
retail stores last month, it is
now on the streets, as vendors
try to cash in early, as this
vendor set up shop on the road
to Heredia, in front of mall,
Paseo de la Flores.
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AyA Strike Called Illegal By
Labour Court
Into day 33 of the strike by the
workers of the Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA), the
Tribunales de Trabajo (labour
court) declared the strike
illegal, overturning a decision
by the Segundo Circuito Segundo
Judicial de Goicoechea, two
weeks ago, that declared the
strike legal.
U.S. Official Warns of Drug
Trafficking from Central America
Mexico and the countries in
Central America provide a
"natural conduit" for illicit
drug trafficking organizations,
which threaten U.S. national
security and influence
governments throughout the
region, says Michael Braun,
chief of operations for the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA).
Gasoline Prices Coming Down
Again
Unbelievable, but true. The
Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (RECOPE) made a request
to the Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP)
for another reduction, yes, you
read it right, a reduction, in
the price of gasoline.
Betrayal By Cell Phone
If Romeo and Juliet's love story
unfolded in Verona (Italy)
today, chances are that the
young maiden would not hail her
lover with a cry from the
balcony but with a text message
sent from her mobile phone:
"Romeo, where 4 art thou?!!"
Dogs Attack Trespasser
Killing Him In The Attack
"Beware of Dog" is a sign that
is posted on many private
properties, commercial like
private, that warn trespassers
of the danger inside. However,
many ignore such warnings,
sometimes fatally as occurred
early yesterday morning, when
two rottweilers, "Oso" and
"Hunter" devoured a 25 year old
Nicaraguan man who, with two of
his friends, were attempting to
rob the Taller Zuñiga, in
Cartago.
 
Central America Adopting AIDS
Strategies
Presidents and Vice Presidents
of Central America will meet in
San Salvador to adopt joint
strategies against AIDS, a
disease currently affecting more
than 2 million Latin Americans.
Eight Heads of States to
Attend Garifuna Summit
The first Summit of Garifunas in
Central America will be held on
the weekend in Corn Island, on
the Caribbean coast of
Nicaragua.
Latin American nations agree
to extend whaling ban
Nations in Latin America have
agreed to extend the
International Whaling
Commission's (IWC) ban on
commercial whaling, the
Argentine Foreign Ministry said
on Thursday.
Colombia
to borrow money to buy Brazilian
warplanes
The Colombian government said on
Thursday it would borrow 234.6
million US dollars to buy 22
warplanes from Brazilian
engineering company Embraer,
following approval from the
Parliamentary Committee for
Public Credit.
ENVIRONMENT:
New
Historical Data on the Seas
Spells Alarm
New
historical data reveal that the
world's oceans are in crisis,
largely due to overfishing --
and they may not recover.
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