Mothers Day Tradition Around the
Corner and So Is The Tradition
of Price Gouging
Mother's Day is coming up. The
traditional day for Mothers is
August 15, however, this year,
the legal holiday is being moved
to August 21, causing confusion
among many people, who will no
doubt celebrate two Mother's
Days this year.
Costa Rican high school
students protest against
the Israeli attacks on
Lebanon and the
Palestinian territories
in front of the Israeli
embassy in San José,
located in the Centro
Colon building on Paseo
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Bus Fare Hike in The Works
Facing high gasoline prices and
the increasing cost of
maintenance, yesterday the
Consejo de Transporte Público (CTP)
made a formal request to the
Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) for
a 12% hike in bus fares on some
800 routes across the country.
Protest Outside Israel's Embassy
Some 50 people, armed with
banners and flags concentrated
in front of Israel's Embassy on
Paseo Colón yesterday to
denounce the war in Lebanon. The
Israeli Embassy in located
inside the Centro Colón
building, along with a number of
other embassies, including the
British Embassy.
President Arias is Confident of
a Colombia With Peace
Costa Rican president, Oscar
Arias Sanchez, was in Colombia
yesterday to witness the
inauguration of Colombian
president Alvaro Uribe's second
term and to take the opportunity
to insist that the Colombian
president move quickly to
concrete the negotiations with
the FARC, moving Colombia closer
to peace.
Road
Repairs Announced by the MOPT
Ok, get set, ready, go.
World Celebs: Respect Cuban
Sovereignty
Over 400 world notables,
including eight Nobel
prizewinners, urged the US
Monday to respect Cuba"s
sovereignty, and condemned the
threats against its territorial
integrity.
Colombia's Uribe Sworn-In
Colombian Re-elected President
Alvaro Uribe was sworn in Monday
for a second consecutive term
(2006-2010) in this Andean
country.
Anti-Chavez Party Financed by US
Venezuela s opposition group
Sumate was accused Monday of
assisting with foreign meddling
in national domestic affairs
with funds from the US.
Cuban Lives 20 Years with Heart
Transplant
The Latin American who has lived
longest with a heart transplant,
20 years, Cuban Hector Despaigne
Guillen has died from septic
shock.
Brazil endorses law
to curb violence
against women
Brazilian President
Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva signed on
Monday a piece of
legislation imposing
strict rules aimed
at preventing
violence against
women in Brazil.
LABOUR-COLOMBIA:
Flower Power - But
Not for the Workers
The Free Trade
Agreement (FTA)
between Colombia and
the United States
that could be signed
in October or
November this year
will maintain the
tariff exemptions
already enjoyed by
Colombia's
flourishing flower
industry. But there
are no plans for
higher wages and
better working
conditions for the
industry's 100,000
workers.
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