All Roads Lead to Cartago
Nor the rain, nor sore feet, are
keeping the faithful away from
paying homage to La Negrita, the
Virgen de Los Angeles, on their
trek to La Basilica de Los
Angeles in Cartago. More than a
million are expected in this
year's walk.
Rica.
Millions will be making
their way to Cartago by
tonight to pay homage to
La Negrita - the Virgen
de Los Angeles. |
Legislator Proposes Bill To End
Secrecy in Government
Legislative deputy Óscar López,
of the Partido Accesibilidad Sin
Exclusión (PASE), said that he
is determined to end the "secretismo"
(secretism) that is part of the
sessions of the Consejo de
Gobierno, the Sala
Constitucional (Sala IV) and the
Corte Suprema de Justicia.
Orosi Once Again On Mudslide
Alert
Once again the residents of Jucó
de Orosi, east of Cartago, are
on maximum alert for mudslides
caused by the heavy rains of the
last week.
RACSA To Lower Internet Rates
Beginning September
Beginning September, the
Radiográfica Costarricense (RACSA)
says it will offer high speed
internet access for only
us$16.95 per month.
Circunvalación To Be Closed
Nightly
The Ministerio de Obras Pública
y Transporte (MOPT) announced
that beginning tomorrow (August
2) the circunvalación - the ring
road on the south side of San
José - will be closed nightly
from Monday to Friday from 8pm
to 6am.
Theft of
U.S. Passports in Costa Rica
Surpasses Mexico and Europe
The United States embassy in San José reports that Costa Rica is one the
countries with the highest
reports of stolen U.S.
passports.
Fidel Castro Delegates Functions
To His Brother, If Only
Temporarily
Cuban President Fidel Castro
provisionally delegated his
responsibilities Monday evening
as leader of State, government,
the Revolutionary Armed Forces
(FAR), and the Communist Party (PCC)
for reasons of health.
Colombia's FARC rebels kill 18
govt soldiers
Colombia's leftist rebel group,
the Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC), killed 18
government soldiers and injured
dozens more in three separate
attacks on Monday, a week before
the presidential inauguration,
army officials said.
Brazilian congress to probe govt
for bribes scandal
A Brazilian congressional
commission said on Monday it
would investigate the government
for possible wrongdoing in
financing the sale of
"overpriced" ambulances.
Dominican National
Police fire 61
officers for using
illegal drugs
The Dominican
Republic's National
Police have fired 61
officers for using
illegal drugs after
a random drug test,
according to news
from Santo Domingo,
capital of this
Caribbean country,
on Monday.
Peru to close embassies,
streamline local governments
Peru's new government said in a
statement Monday that it would
close six embassies, halve its
diplomatic staff and streamline
local governments.
MEXICO:
The Left Takes to
the Streets
While analysts warn
of the risk of
social upheaval in
Mexico if the
authorities confirm
conservative
candidate Felipe
Calderón as
president-elect,
thousands of
supporters of Andrés
Manuel López Obrador
launched a civil
resistance campaign
Monday to demand a
vote-by-vote
recount.
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