Nicaragua Blames Costa Rica For
Energy Shortage
A report in Saturday's edition
of Nicaragua's leading
newspaper, La Prensa, places the
blame on Costa Ricans for the
energy shortage the country is
suffering, as it rations
electrical power.
"Granadinos" (residents
of Granada, Nicaragua)
carry on with their life
as usual in the face of
daily electrical power
blackouts. Residents now
to get things down
before 8am when the
electricity is cut and
water is out until later
in the afternoon. The
energy crisis has forced
the Nicaraguan
Electrical Institute
(ICE) to ration
electrical power
throughout the country,
supplying the energy for
only a maximum of 16
hours a day. |
Happy Mother's Day. Again.
Though today is the not the
"traditional" day for Mother's
Day, it is, however, the legal
Mother's Day holiday.
First fossil of ancient mammal
found in Costa Rica
Costa Rican scientists
discovered what they said was a
fossil belonging to an
amphibious mammal that was
previously unknown to the
tropics, a local newspaper
reported.
Man Drowns Trying To Cross
Raging River On Bicycle
José Abel Mayorga López, 43
years old, apparenlty had a
death wish. Or at least that is
what it appears like to the
authorities, as the man died
attempting to cross the Río
Grande after a heavy rain.
Santa Ana
- Belen Route Closed to Heavy
Duty Traffic Between 8am and 6pm
Today, heavy trucks of more than
18 tonnes will be restricted
from circulating route of Santa
Ana - Belen between 6am and
8:30pm, in an effort to reduce
traffic congestion in the area
that has grown by leaps and
bounds in the last couple of
years.
Nicaragua Political Parties
Redouble Election Efforts
Main Nicaraguan political
parties continue Monday their
propaganda campaigns for the
November elections, amid
accusations on US manipulations.
Colombian FM to Tackle Dispute
in Panama
Colombia's Foreign Minister
Maria Consuelo Araujo is due to
arrive today in Panama, to
analyze migratory issue and
trade dispute between both
countries.
Venezuela
urges UN to enforce
ceasefire in Middle East
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
on Sunday urged the United
Nations to enforce the shaky
ceasefire between Lebanon's
Hezbollah group and Israel,
after the world body condemned
Israel's violation of the truce.
5,000 Chileans attend union
rally to demand social reforms
Around 5,000 Chileans took part
in a rally in central Santiago
on Sunday to demand reforms of
the electoral law, labor law,
education and the pension
system.
Over 500 Reporters
to cover NAM Summit
More than 500
journalists from
Cuba and the world
have applied for
credentials to cover
the 14th Summit
Conference of the
Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM), scheduled for
Sept. 11-16 in
Havana.
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