Catholic Church Strongly
Criticizes Lesbian - Gay
Marriages
The Catholic church in Costa
Rica yesterday strongly
criticized a gay and lesbian
marriages during the annual mass
at the Basilica de Los Angeles
in Cartago, in celebration of
the Día de la Vírgen de Los
Angeles, as thousands of
faithfuls listened to the words
of the Bishops.
Costa Ricans
listen to mass in honor
of the patron saint of
Costa Rica 'La Negrita'
at the Basilica of Los
Angeles in Cartago,
Wednesday. An estimated
2 million faithfuls made
the annual pilgrimage to
visit the Vírgen of Los
Angeles. |
San José Mayor Elected To Head
of Local Governments
Organization
San José's mayor, Johnny Araya
Monge, was elected as president
of the Federación
Latinoamericana de Ciudades,
Municipios y Asociaciones de
Gobiernos Locales (Flacma) -
Latin American federation of
cities, municipalities and local
governments.
Costa Rican Consulate May Pull
Up Stakes in New Orleans
Costa Rica has had a diplomatic
presence in New Orleans for a
100 years, but that may be
coming to an end.
ICE To
Send Bill To Verizon For
Losses To Its 113 Service
Once a upon a time, Costa Ricans
could pick up a telephone
directory to look up a number.
But that all stopped last year
when the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) - the
state monopoly on
telecommunications - got into a
disagreement with Verizon, the
American company that had been
publishing the directory for a
number of years.
Honduras Continues Closure of
Border to Costa Rican Chickens
Costa Rican poultry producers
were expecting the Honduran
authorities to re-open its
borders to Costa Rican chicken
products on July 31, however,
the Central American nation
announced yesterday that is may
do so in two months time.
Train
President Robbed At Gun Point At
Train Stop
Many have complained that the
riding the "tren urbano" -
commuter train is not safe.
Official complaints of robberies
and assualts are few, however,
riders of the morning and
afternoon rush hours through San
José are using extra caution.
Cubans Reaffirm
Fidelity to Fidel
The expressions and
messages of
solidarity,
revolutionary
commitment and
encouragement,
wishing Cuban
President Fidel
Castro a prompt
physical recovery,
continued to be
heard Wednesday from
Cuban workplaces,
educational centers,
plazas, streets and
every corner of the
Island.
Panama Teachers Protest for
Raise
After four months of
unsuccessful
negotiations with
the government,
Panamanian teachers
started actions in
the streets
Wednesday to demand
a salary increase,
although they
confirmed they would
continue
conversations
Honduras Muses Anti-Protest Bill
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
sent a bill to Congress
Wednesday that establishes
sentences of up to five years
for participants in protests
that cause “alterations in
traffic”.
Panama Brass May Have Sprung
Posada
Panama's Anti Corruption first
prosecutor Mercedes De León
requested to bring to trial
several ex officials for
possible participation in
terrorist Luis Posada Carriles´
illegal departure from the
country.
Brazil to bring
1,000 more citizens
home from Middle
East
Brazil's Ambassador
in Lebanon Vieira
Vargas said on
Wednesday that there
are still 1,001
Brazilians waiting
to return home from
the Middle East.
COLOMBIA:
‘We
Will Not Leave Our
Land' Say Pijao and
Paez Indians
The Pijao and Paez
indigenous
communities in
Colombia, who
survived near
extermination at the
hands of the Spanish
colonialists,
continue to defend
their land, lives
and cultures against
a new array of
encroachers, as they
face evictions,
displacement, death
threats and forced
disappearance
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