Costa Rica
Sees Future in Bio-fuels
Even though more expensive than
oil, bio-fuels -such as
bio-diesel or bio-ethanol - are
more expensive than the
traditional gasoline or diesel,
“green” fuels are worthy
options, more so as petroleum
becomes ever scarcer and more
expensive.
According to the
International Labour
Organization, Costa Rica
needs to increase the
number of jobs available
to unskilled workers in
order to reduce the
number of people living
in poverty. |
Costa Rica Charms In Spite of
Roads
Driving in another country is
always an adventure, a surefire
way to create memories, good,
bad - maybe even scary.
Annual
Teletón A Success
The annual "teletón" got
underway Friday night and with
the help of special guest
performances by Gloria Trevi and
a host of national and
international celebrities, at
the close last night the 2006
Teletón marathon had collected
˘125.7 million colones (us$2.44
million dollars).
Debt for Education and the
Environment
Three influential U.S. senators
made a pledge to promote
pardoning the Costa Rican debt
with the United States on the
condition that those funds would
be invested on improving
education and the protection of
the environment.
Protection of Biodiversity
The Osa Peninsula, in the Costa
Rican South Pacific, is a unique
place which, in only 160,000
hectares (some 395,355 acres),
encompasses 2 percent of the
world’s biodiversity and 50
percent of all the species in
Costa Rica.
Ortega to Meet Private
Businesspeople in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President elect
Daniel Ortega will meet next
week, in this capital, with the
local and Latin American private
businesspeople, to discuss
"strategic points of development
and investment," a source of the
future government announced on
Saturday.
Honduras Farmers Still
Protesting
Thousands of Hondurans farmers
from Copan and Olancho
departments have demanded for a
land law from the government
since Wednesday.
Cuba Prepares for Defense
Thousands of
Cubans will be participating in
the National Defense Days
Saturday and Sunday, aimed at
training the population to face
any possible armed aggression.
Chile's Pinochet continues to
recover
The condition of former Chilean
President Augusto Pinochet
continues to improve and he is
no longer in the intensive care
unit, the Santiago Military
Hospital said Friday.
Argentina, Brazil,
Paraguay deny
terrorism at shared
border
The governments of
Argentina, Brazil
and Paraguay on
Thursday rejected
accusation made by a
U.S. report that the
so-called "triple
frontier" where the
three nations meet
is a haven for
terrorists.
