Higher Traffic Fines Could Lead
To More Corruption, Critics Fear
As the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
announced last week, traffic
fines will see an increase
anywhere from 100% to more than
300%, as the traffic authority
prepares to present a bill in
the Legislature to update the
fined that have been in place
for more than 10 years.
Children play baseball
in Barranco Adentro,
Panama, Monday, while US
reservists and
Panamanian Health
Ministry workers are
participating in a
Medical Readiness
Training Exercise in
Barranco Adentro to
assist different
indigenous communities
along the border with
Costa Rica. [AP Photo/Arnulfo
Franco] |
Gasoline Prices Drop Tomorrow
Whatever you do today, do not
fill your gasoline tank, because
at the stroke of midnight, the
price of gasoline drops by as
much as ¢20 colones a litre.
Emergency
Commission Maintains "Green"
Alert
Although the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) -
the weatherman - assures that
Tropical Storm Ernesto is
diminishing, the Comisión
Nacional de Prevención de
Riesgos y Atención de
Emergencias (CNE) is preferring
to keep a "green" alert.
ADL Urges Costa Rica to Reverse
Decision Moving Embassy
Deeply distressed at
announcements by Costa Rica and
El Salvador, that both intend to
move their embassies in Israel
to Tel Aviv, the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL) today called on the
leaders of both nations to
reverse their decisions and
maintain their official
diplomatic offices in the
capital city of Jerusalem.
Celebrity Poker Showdown in
Costa Rica Ends
BetCRIS.com – the recognized
leader in the online gaming
industry for over 21 years – and
America’s Card Room sponsored
the WPS Summer Poker Showdown in
Costa Rica, August 18th to
August 27th.
Honduras to Sell Oil Firm
Henry Arevalo, executive
president of the Honduran oil
company Distribuidora e
Importadora de Petroleos (DIPPSA),
confirmed Monday the venture
will be shortly sold for $100
million.
US War Games in Panama
With the participation of over
twenty ships and warplanes, the
controversial US-led military
training Panamax 2006 is still
underway in Panama.
Cuba Welcomes Trade with New
Mexico
Pedro Alvarez, president of
Cuban Food Import Company (ALIMPORT),
described as very positive and
successful the recent signing of
a letter of intent with Navajo
farm businesspeople from the US
state of New Mexico.
Latin America, Europe to
Strengthen Ties
Latin American Parliament
General Secretary Rafael Correa
highlighted the importance of a
projected meeting among South
American and European
parliamentarians intended to
analyze issues of common
interest.
Ernesto Hits Cuba
Cuba's eastern zone
is the first touched
by the eye of
tropical storm
Ernesto, which,
although weakened in
the last few hours,
brings extensive
areas of rain.
TRADE-COSTA RICA:
Companies Eye
Pull-Outs if CAFTA
Flounders
Weary of the snail's
pace ratification
process of the
Central American
Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA), which
continues to
dominate Costa
Rica's political and
social agenda, some
companies are
weighing the idea of
moving to other
Central American
countries should
Congress reject the
treaty.
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