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Like Vultures, a group butchered
the cow hit by a taxi Sunday
night on the Próspero Fernández
highway near Santa Ana. The cow
strayed onto the highway after
Sunday's annual "buyero" parade
that was held all over Costa
Rica. [Foto: Mario Castillo/Diario
Extra]
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Gasoline Prices Drop Tomorrow
Don't fill that tank today, as
gasoline prices are set to drop
as of midnight tonight,
following the approval by the
Autoridad Reguladora de
Servicios Públicos last week.
Arbitration Board Orders Work
to Resume At Juan Santamaria
airport
According to the Contraloría
General de la República
(Comptroller's office) work on
the Juan Santamaria
International airport in san
José must resume within the next
10 working days, setting
December 9 a deadline.
Doing Laundry At Night And
Not Cooking During the Lunch
Hour Can Save On Electrical
Bills
Doing your laundry at night and
avoiding cooking lunch between
10am and 12:30pm, the Compañía
Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL)
says you can reduce your
electrical energy costs
considerably, but it means
making some sacrifices.
Arias Leader of A Sinking Ship, Guevara Says
"Arias is like the captain of
the Titanic", were the words of Otto Guevara responding to a chat by
readers of the Spanish language daily newspaper Al Día. The online chat
began at 10am, that saw 151 readers online to talk directly to the
leader fo the Movimiento Libertario party.
Costa Rica Drops Nice Guy
Approach for World Cup Campaign
Few teams will be awaiting
December's World Cup draw as
eagerly as Costa Rica.
 
Panama-Cuba Returning Sight
to Poor
The first Panamanian
beneficiaries of free
ophthalmology care in Cuba are
traveling Wednesday to Havana to
begin Operation Miracle, as the
two countries agreed.
Venezuela, Spain sign military
deal
Venezuela clinched a deal worth
2 billion US dollars with Spain
on Monday to purchase transport
planes and coastal patrol ships.
Chile intensifies search for
children missing in boat
accident
The Chilean government stepped
up efforts on Monday to find 10
children still missing after a
barge carrying them capsized.
Bush Tries to Dupe Mexican Immigrants
President George W. Bush on
Monday kicked off a tour of States bordering Mexico to promote his
controversial migration reform, which includes a non-renewable maximum
residence of six years.
LATIN
AMERICA:
Remittances Rescue Millions from Poverty
The money
sent home by migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to
45 billion dollars last year, double the total from 10 years ago. Thanks
to these remittances, an estimated 2.5 million people in the region have
been able to escape poverty.
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