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President-Elect Arias Promises
More Taxi Plates, Appeasing the
"Fuerza Roja"
With less than a month before
president-elect, Oscar Arias
Sanchez, takes office, he is
making commitments to perhaps
the strongest and most militant
group, the "fuerza roja" - the
red force - or taxis as they are
sometimes as referred to.
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Fearing occurrences of the past,
officials of the Fuerza Pública
(police) shot a chow chow
thinking it was a rottweiler
when the dog attacked its owner
Ivonne Sánchez Cubero. The front
page foto taken by Mario
Castillo for the Diario Extra
shows the dog bleeding and
police and neighbours look on.
Police have been heavily
criticized for not acting in
several past attacks by
rottweilers.
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¢51
Colones More For a Litre of
Gasoline!
Get ready for another gasoline
price hike, this time, a
"whopping" hike of ¢51 colones
per litre.
Costa
Rica, Israel Begin Talks On
Investment Deal
Costa Rica and Israel began
talks on Tuesday over a deal to
promote and protect investment,
Costa Rica's Deputy Minister for
External Trade Doris Osterlof
told a press conference.
La
Negrita Now Protected By Armour
Six hundred kilos of armour is
being used to protect the patron
saint of Costa Rica, La Virgen
de Los Ángeles or La Negrita, is
it often to referred.
CBS,
CNBC, Doc's Sports and
Covers.com Hit Costa Rica This
Week
A mad exodus has taken place
this week to Costa Rica as
plenty of industry luminaries
head into town for a few days.
German
Fans Pessimistic About Cup
BERLIN (AP) -- German fans are
pessimistic about their team's
chances at the World Cup, a new
survey showed Tuesday.
Colombia, UN to launch joint
anti-drug campaign
The Colombian government and the
United Nations will launch a
joint anti-drug campaign in
London on April 27, targeting
European cocaine consumers,
Colombian Vice President
Francisco Santosa said on
Tuesday.
Venezuela to probe American
Airline's route permits
Venezuela said on Tuesday that
it would investigate the
authorizations for two of the
Miami-Caracas flights of
American Airlines.
Colombian official says China
important to Latin America
Colombian Finance Minister
Alberto Carrasquilla said on
Tuesday that China was vital to
Latin American development and
he called for closer relations
with the Asian country.
Putin
invites Brazilian president to
attend G8 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin
has invited Brazilian President
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to
attend the Group of Eight (G8)
summit, which is to be held in
St. Petersburg on July 15-17.
EDUCATION:
Women Key to Literacy in the
Home
"A
literate woman makes a literate
family," says Cuban teacher
Leonela Relys, who created a
successful method for teaching
reading and writing, which can
be adapted to different
languages and cultures.
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