Country Could be Without Bus
Service Soon
Bus operators in the country,
from the big buses to the small
buses that carry school children
and tourists, assure that they
are crossing one of the worst
crisis that in incurable and
could unchain a paralyzation of
the entire service.
Within two weeks, the
manager of the Juan
Santamaría International
(San José) airport will
decide if it will stay
or fly off, according to
Ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo
Aria. Alterra, who
is manager of the San
José airport and is
currently working on the
expansion of the
terminal, has had
contractual problems
from the beginning. Work
on he expansion had been
paralyzed for more than
three years. |
Gasoline Going Up Next Week,
Regulador Announced Price Hike
Approval
Here we go again. Loosen your
wallet because the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) announced that
it has approved the latest
gasoline hike - the eight so far
this year.
Thunderbird
Resorts Announces Casino-Resort
Project
Thunderbird Resorts, Inc.
announced the completion of the
acquisition of land for a new
casino-resort project in Costa
Rica.
IMF Statement on Conclusion
of Visit To Costa Rica
An International Monetary Fund (IMF)
staff mission led by Mr.
Dominique Desruelle, Division
Chief in the Western Hemisphere
Department, today issued the
following statement in San José.
Construction Up 48%
The building of condominiums,
houses, and business buildings
has boosted construction by 48
percent in the last 12 month
compared to the same period that
ended in 2005.
Ticos
Happiest in Latin America
The World Map of Happiness of
the University of Leicester,
England, ranks the degree of
happiness in 178 nations.
No
Reaction to OAS Report in
Nicaragua
Civil organizations and
political parties continue to
wait for the reaction of the
Supreme Election Council (CSE)
to a report by the Organization
of American States on the
preparations for the elections
in Nicaragua.
Nicaragua Appalled at Mideast
Crisis
The Nicaraguan government
asserted Thursday it is deeply
dismayed at the mounting death
toll in the Middle East and
demanded that the conflicting
parties immediately stop
military actions.
Central America Ombudsmen vs.
CAFTA-DR
Human Rights Ombudsmen from
Central America rejected the
US-devised free trade agreement
(CAFTA-DR) because of its
negative consequences for the
region.
Guatemalan Farmers Say Fidel Get
Well
The Guatemalan National
Indigenous and Farmer
Coordination Office (CONIC)
expressed regret on Thursday for
the Cuban president s health
problems, and wished him a
speedy recovery.
Cubans Rely on a Victorious
Fidel
Cubans are demonstrating they
are ready and willing to
overcome their new social
challenge, led by a once more
victorious Fidel Castro.
COLOMBIA:
Displaced Women
Build New Lives,
Brick by Brick
"The City of Women",
in the northern
Colombian
municipality of
Turbaco, 11
kilometres from the
fortified walls of
this tourist resort
city, bears no
resemblance to
Federico Fellini's
1980 film by the
same name, or to the
similarly dubbed
Buenos Aires
neighbourhood of
Puerto Madero, where
almost all the
streets and public
spaces are named for
famous women.
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