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Costa Rican farmer Rafael Soto,
73, cleans his traditional car
in Alajuela, on Friday. This
kind of painted car is a symbol
of the folk culture in Costa
Rica. UNESCO recognize this cars
as Humankind Nonmaterial
Patrimony.
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Tomorrow:
Our
Potholes Report takes
you from San José to Quepos and Manuel Antonio. Find out what the
road conditions are like to this popular beach destination.
Losing Ground on Poverty
In the last two years, Costa
Rica has lost the ground in had
gained against poverty and,
should the trend continue, it
would soon go back to where it
was 15 years ago.
Nicaraguan Officials Say Dog
Attack Could Have Been
Premeditaded
The Procuraduría para la Defensa
de los Derechos Humanos (PDDH)
in Nicaragua - the attorney
generals office for human rights
- has finished its investigation
into the mortal attack of
Natividad Canda, the Nicaraguan
attacked by the Rottweilers, and
assures that the man's death
could be premeditaded as
the attack lasted more than four
hours.
Golfito Workers On Strike
The traditional holiday season
shopping in the Depósito Libre
Comercial de Golfito will have
to wait some, as employees at
the duty free trade centre are
on strike.
From Prison Businesses
Defrauded and Extorted
Being in prison didn't stop two
from defrauding and extorting a
number of businesses, according
to the fraud section of the
Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ).
NASA Studies the Atmosphere Here
In January next year, NASA's
flying lab WB-57 will return to Costa Rica.
 
Panama Against Sex
Exploitation
A campaign to raise public
awareness about sexual
exploitation of girls and
adolescents has been launch in
Panama by Attorney General Ana
Matilde Gomez.
Honduran Elections Will Not
Return Hope
Sunday´s presidential elections,
with all major candidates´ eyes
fixed on Neoliberal programs,
will not restore the hopes of
3.9 million Honduran voters, a
group of economists and other
professionals affirm.
Violence Kills 30 Mexican
Women Daily
An average 30 Mexican women die
each day from violence, most of
them accidentally or without
premeditation, revealed the
National Institute of
Statistics, Geography and
Computing on Friday.
Argentina seeks to boost official exchanges with
China
Argentine Vice-President Daniel
Scioli and a visiting senior Chinese official met here on Friday to
discuss the cooperation between the two countries, Scioli told the
press.
GUATEMALA:
Violence Against Women Unchecked and Unpunished
Hundreds of
people marched through the streets of Guatemala City Friday to mark the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,
painting X's on judicial buildings and security agencies to protest the
failure to protect women and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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