Drivers
Complain About Ethanol Gasoline
Costa Rica's state-run national
gasoline refinery RECOPE began a
pilot project last month,
exclusively in the province of
Puntarenas, to add
7.5%ethanol to gasoline at 63
gas stations in the region.
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Oscar Alneugor, a member of the
BriBri indigenous tribe, stands
next to a statue of National
Hero Pablo Presbere during an
activity celebrating the
National Day of Costa Rica's
Indigenous at the Legislative
Assembly in San José, Wednesday.
[Foto: AP/Kent Gilbert]
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Two
Tonnes of Marijuana Seized
The Policía de Control de Drogas
(PCD) - drug enforcement police
- said on Wednesday that they
had seized more than two tonnes
of marijuana in the province of
Puntarenas.
Vesco
Money Paid Tico Aguinaldo
A report in today's edition of
Telenoticias - local channel 7
news - that money invested in
Costa Rica by Robert Vesco, who
was converted from financial
genius to one of the country's
biggest controversy, went to pay
Costa Rican "aguinaldos" or the
annual Christmas bonus.
Work
Slowdown At Limon Docks Costing
Millions In Losses
The loss is estimated at ¢4
billion colones (us$7.9 million
dollars) by the victims of the "tortuguismo"
- work slow down - at the Limón
and Moín docks as members of the
Sindicato de Trabajadores de
Japdeva (Sintrajap) union have
been slow to load ships.
No High
Heels Or Smoking At Arias
Crowning
Work has begun to freshen up the
Estadio Nacional for the May 8
party - the "TRASPASO DE PODERES"
(transfer of powers) from
president Abel Pacheco to
president-elect, Oscar Arias.
Lightless
Nicaraguans Fear Future
While some capital neighborhoods
are Wednesday without
electricity after the closing of
several power generating plants,
there is panic in the country
about the brutal rise in the
international price of oil.
Guatemala National Mobe Thursday
Highway blockades and peaceful
demonstrations in various parts
of Guatemala begin Thursday the
national mobilization of unions
and farmer and social
organizations to demand the
government to attend to people´s
needs.
FMLN
Insists on National Consensus
The El Salvadorian Farabundo
Marti National Liberation Front
Party (FMLN) released Wednesday
that it will boost negotiations
with the remaining political
parties to attain a national
understanding and speed
constitutional reforms.
Governability Forum Opens in
Panama
Panamanian Government and
Justice Minister Olga Golcher
noted that citizen security is a
mainstay of democratic
governability at an
international forum on these
issues in Panama City.
Guatemala Remembers Bay of Pigs
The Cuban embassy in Guatemala
recalled the 45th anniversary of
the victory of Bay of Pigs,
where the Cuban people defeated
in less than 72 hours a
mercenary invasion organized by
United States.
MIGRATION-CUBA:
Mothers
Face Legal Action for Risking
Children's Lives
Cuban parents who endanger the
lives of their children in an
attempt to leave the island face
stiff penalties under a law that
protects children. Seven Cuban
women are currently in custody
facing legal proceedings for
that reason.
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