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The
tradition of the "Avenidazo"
will commence this year on
December 8. The tradition of
throwing confetti and cool
evening weather makers it feel
like Christmas. Vendors
will be on hand to sell bags of
the white confetti. [File foto]
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Prostate Cancer on the
Increase, Treatment Now
Available in Costa Rica
U.S. HIFU, LLC, the exclusive
distributor of the Sonablate®
500 in North, Central and South
America, has partnered with
International Hospital
Corporation (IHC) and CIMA
hospital to make High Intensity
Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) with
the Sonablate® 500 for prostate
disease available throughout
Costa Rica.
Josebeth's Killer Still Free
It's been three months since the
discovery of little Josebeth
Retana's body was found in a
sack hidden on the banks of the
river in Ticari de Orquetas de
Sarapiquí. No arrests have yet
been made and police are not
closer to finding the culprit.
Gas
Is Cheaper Today
If you haven't already heard the
new, gasoline prices dropped as
of midnight last night, bringing
the price for a litre of super
gasoline to ¢441, down ¢20
colones; regular to ¢420 colones,
down ¢19 colones; and diesel to
¢334 colones, down ¢15 colones
Man Found With 12 Year Old
Naked Girl In Back Seat
The fading light of a police
flashlight beamed at a parked
car in a dark spot in La Garita,
Alajuela, west of San José, took
police by surprise when the
found a young girl partially
naked in the company of a 51
year old man.
More Police Will Ensure A
Safe Christmas for Downtown
Shoppers
The Municipality of San José is
serious about keeping the
streets safe for Christmas. More
than 300 Municipal police will
accompany the 500 Fuerza Pública
officers in patrolling Avenida
Segunda and other pedestrian
walkways in downtown San José.
Commotion at Juan Santamaria Over Oversold Flight
Overselling seats is a common
practice by many airlines and such was the case of Spanish airline
Iberia when it bumped 40 passengers from it's flight 6301 headed for
Madrid, Spain by way of Panama.
 
Post-Election Tension in
Honduras
Tension and uncertainty
prevailed in Honduras Tuesday,
with final results of Sunday´s
elections yet to be known and
main candidates each considering
themselves winners.
Mexico urges US to view
immigration issue
comprehensively
Mexico reiterated the necessity
for the United States to view
immigration and border security
issues in a comprehensive way, a
presidential spokesman said on
Tuesday.
26th tropical storm Epsilon
forms in central Atlantic
Tropical storm Epsilon, the 26th
named one of the 2005 hurricane
season, has formed in the
central Atlantic, Cuba's
Meteorological Institute (Insmet)
said on Tuesday.
Peru: Election for Fortune
Tellers
Most of Peru´s traditional
parties reacted Tuesday with
anger once a poll showed
Nationalist candidate Ollanta
Humala in second place for the
April 2006 general elections.
Venezuela Buys Argentina Debt
Venezuela has purchased $986
million of the Argentinean debt during 2005, an investment that has
generated $40 million in profits, Finances Minister Nelson Merentes
reported Tuesday.
FINANCE:
Banks Reach Out to Millions on the Margins
Expanding
the financial services industry to include the poor dominated the agenda
at a major meeting of Latin American bankers this week in Miami,
Florida.
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