A Wild and
SASY! Lunch.
Women Naked For A Cause
What would move 14 women to
fully disrobe before the cameras
and "bare" themselves on a
calendar? We took the
opportunity to ask five of the
women, who say it
is for all for a good cause.
Costa Rica's Tax Reform Saga
Enters Second Act
Costa Rica's legislators have
once again begun to discuss the
vexed question of reforming the
country's taxation system,
although it would appear likely
that the same problems that
blocked the former fiscal reform
bill for four years could hinder
the progress of the new
proposals.
Mother's Day Tradition
of the August 15 To Continue
Legal holiday or not, Costa
Ricans celebrated Mother's Day
as it has been the tradition.
Confusion, though, is the word
that best described August 15
this year.
Design
Contest For The New Casa
Presidential
Following the announcement
Monday to relocate Casa
Presidencial from Zapote to the
centre of San José, the Poder
Ejecutivo (Executive Branch) has
said it will open the design of
the new building to a national
contest.
Handicapped Grandmother Arrested
For Drug Trafficking
Unbelievable can only describe
this story, the story of a 61
year old grandmother, in a wheel
chair due to an amputation of
both of her legs, along with 28
year old son, fell into the
hands of police yesterday, for
selling drugs in the area of
Santa Roas de Pocosol.
Coffee May Trigger Heart Attack,
Costa Rican Study Reveals
That cup of coffee you're
craving might not be such a good
idea.
Panama Hosts Maritime Forum
The 15th meeting of the
International Forum on Marine
Accident Investigators, made up
of experts from over 70
countries, continues Tuesday in
Panama City, with the aim of
sharing information and
experiences on the issue.
Bolivia Constituent Assembly
Starts Debate
The Bolivian Constituent
Assembly begins on Tuesday its
works, with a decisive debate to
define its powers and
regulations, discussing the
presidential proposal to
implement simple majority and
not two third.
Intellectuals Praise Cuban
Resistance
On the occasion of Fidel Castro
s 80th birthday, celebrities
such Francois Houtart, Frei
Betto and Giani Mina spoke at
the Cuban broadcast of the
International Roundtable Monday.
Colombian guerillas destroy 85
tanker trucks
Colombian guerillas on Monday
destroyed 85 tanker trucks with
six bombs in Maicao, a town in
the northwest Colombian
department of La Guajira on the
Venezuelan border, authorities
told local media.
Venezuela Links
Escape with Plots
Venezuelan police
investigations into
the escape of four
conspirators from a
military prison in
Caracas Sunday,
detected US
electronic
communications
related to the
perfectly-coordinated
flight.
CUBA:
All Set for
Non-Aligned Summit -
With or Without
Fidel
The fourteenth
summit of the
Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM) could be the
first major
international
meeting to be held
in Havana without
the active
participation of
President Fidel
Castro, a staunch
defender of this
bloc of developing
countries, which he
presided over a
quarter of a century
ago.
