Poás Shows Off
The Volcán Poás national park
re-opened yesterday as it had
been announced, following a week
of being closed. The volcano
erupted on Friday March 24 after
12 years being dormant. Experts
and scientists watched the
volcano closely as it continued
eruptions for several days and
then stopped.
Tensions Rise With influx of
Nicaraguans
Migrants
Crime and joblessness have long
plagued the tough Leon XIII
neighborhood northwest of San
José, where residents do their
best to steer clear of broken
pavement and drug dealers on
street corners.
Costa
Rican May Be First Man On
Mars, Chang Tells Young
"Being in space is an
extraordinary feeling; I
recommend it to you. Somebody
like you could be the first
person to walk on Mars; a young
Costa Rican could be the first
one," former NASA astronaut
Franklin Chang told Andres Orue,
13, who had asked Dr. Chang what
it was like to be in space.
Ladies
Rule
For the first time ever, women
will be the speakers for the
leading parties in the
Legislative Assembly.
IGCA
Exceeds Expectations
The International Gaming
Conference & Expo (IGCE), slated
for April 9th-11th in San José,
has announced that it has
exceeded all of its early
projections regarding attendees
and exhibitors.
Guatemala Questions New Law
Different Guatemalan sectors
have expressed serious concern
Saturday for the reduction of
sentences for serious crimes and
other inconsistencies, as agreed
in a new law against organized
crime.
Cuba,
Venezuela Denounce US
Interference
The Parliaments of Cuba and
Venezuela have denounced US
interference in their domestic
affairs in a joint statement at
the closing of the 2nd
Interparliamentary Meeting.
Colombian inmates number 3,500,
ranking 3rd in US prisons
A total of 3,489 Colombian
convicts, or 1.9 percent of the
U.S. jail population, are held
in U.S. prisons, a Colombian
diplomat said on Friday.
Venezuela
approves creation of joint
venture energy firms
The National Assembly of
Venezuela on Friday approved a
government initiation to turn 32
privately-run oil fields into
joint ventures controlled by
Venezuela's state oil company.
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