Limón Under
Police Siege
More than 60 police officials of
the Fuerza Pública, assisted by
the Organismo de Investigación
Judicial and DIS and Interpol,
have been searching every square
centimetre of Limón in an
intensive effort to find the
killer of killers of one of
their own last Sunday.
Mexican President
Vicente Fox, (left)
holds an award given to
him for his years of
service in the Mexican
government during the
Central American Leaders
Summit in Panama City,
Panama, Tuesday. Central
American leaders focused
on integrating customs
and immigration systems,
developing a regional
energy plan and
strengthening the
Central American Court
of Justice and Central
American Parliament.
Panama's President
Martin Torrijos,
(center) and Costa
Rica's President Oscar
Arias, (right) look on.
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Bird Flu Could Infect 30% of
Costa Rican Population, Experts
Say
Costa Rican authorities say that
a pandemic breakout of "gripe
aviar" - bird flu - in America
could affect as many as 30% of
the Costa Rican population,
which would collapse the health
system and incapacitate other
services.
Mercury Higher in Some Canned
Tuna From Costa Rica, Study
Finds
Canned tuna from Costa Rica,
Ecuador and Mexico can contain
mercury levels 30 percent to 50
percent higher than the U.S.
federal limit, according to a
study released yesterday by an
environmental group.
My View: When Si and Hola Can
Get You Only So Far
I didn't know what to expect
when I signed up for a Costa
Rica community service trip for
early summer.
Drug Smugglers Ingenious, Police
Say
Drug smugglers have been getting
ingenious lately. Police have
found drugs hidden in cans of "palmito"
and in paintings of Jesus. Now,
a group was uncovered hiding
narcotics in wigs.
Interamericana Sur Will Closed
Tomorrow
If
you are travelling to or from
the southern zone, be advised
that a
spokespersons for the Ministerio
de Obras Públicas y Transportes
(MOPT) and the Consejo Nacional
de Vialidad (Conavi) announced
yesterday that a portion of the
Interamericana Sur will be
closed tomorrow for 12 hours.
Vive le bikini.
Nicaragua Hospitals Back on
Strike
The Nicaraguan Health Workers
Federation (FETSALUD) announced
Wednesday a gradual strike to
demand that the Executive fulfil
agreements that had wrapped up
the previous six-month protest.
Nicaragua Power Cuts Endanger
Public Hospitals
Several weeks of power cuts in
Nicaragua are forcing public
hospitals to cutback on
surgeries and threatens
deterioration of stored
vaccines.
Heavy Rains Batter Guatemala
Floods caused by copious rain
have cut off nearly 700 families
in Izabal, in Guatemala´s
Caribbean zone.
Central America Women Talk
Agriculture, FTA
Indigenous and farm women are
meeting Wednesday in Guatemala
City to analyze problems of
land, natural resources and the
consequences for communities of
the Central America-US Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Summit Opens in Panama
Panamanian President Martin
Torrijos inaugurated Tuesday in
Panama City the Summit of the
Central American Integration
System (SICA) with a speech
focused on energy, border and
customs issues.
Cuba
Graduates S African Docs
The first group of 22 South
African physicians who recently
concluded medical studies at
Cuban universities have been
graduated in the city of
Pretoria, capital of South
Africa, Granma newspaper
published Wednesday.
CUBA-U.S.:
Faith
Groups Tell Bush to "Love Thy
Neighbour"
As
the United States again toughens
its sanctions against Cuba, in
what the Fidel Castro government
says amounts to a "declaration
of war," another caravan
organised by the inter-faith
foundation Pastors for Peace
arrived in the island nation's
capital with 100 tonnes of
humanitarian aid.
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