More Pedestrain Overpasses To Be
Built
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transportes (MOPT) through the
Consejo Nacional de Vialidad
gave the green light for the
commencement of construction of
more pedestrian overpasses. In
total six more bridges will be
built at a cost of ¢468 million
colones (us$915.000).
Tragedies on our streets
continue. In the latest,
father and son became
victims of this accident
occurring in the Pleno
Cerro de la Muerte, on
the InterAmerican Sur,
when they crashed with a
bus and slammed against
a tractor trailer. [Foto:
Oldemar Siles,
corresponsal /Diario
Extrra] |
Visión Mundial Continues Fight
Against the Sexual Exploitation
of Minors
During the second half of this
school year, 160 more teachers
will be trained to be prepared
to recognized and report sexual
abuse of their students.
FBI Detain Online Betting Boss
at Airport
The boss of online betting group
BetonSports, David Carruthers,
was detained by US federal
authorities while changing
flights in the US en route from
the UK to Costa Rica yesterday.
Who is Minding the Train?
That is the question that Marvin
Rojas Rodríguez of the Partido
Acción Ciudadana (PAC) is asking
the Contraloría General de la
República (Comptroller's
office).
Where's the Menu for Moths?
Since we live in the city, we
were not used to dining in such
a natural, outdoorsy setting.
"Something just flew by," my
husband, Ron, said as we settled
into our seats at the open-air
restaurant in La Fortuna, a
couple of hours north of San
José. I looked around to see if
I had missed an exotic bird.
Jenny
Woo Does Costa Rica
Gambling911.com's own Jenny Woo
has announced her travel plans
to Costa Rica August 6 thru
August 9.
Torrijos to Ink Panama Canal
Bill
President Martin Torrijos is due
to sign Monday a bill on the
modernization of the Panama
Canal Zone, an initiative that
will be decided during a
national referendum on October
22.
Nicaragua Right Augurs Unity for
Elections
Nicaraguan Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN) vice
presidential candidate Jaime
Morales Carazo predicted in this
capital on Sunday the local
right´s unity, as a result of
the US pressures.
Peru Congress Reshuffling
The joint preparatory executive
committee that will swear in 120
legislators for the 2006-2011
period will be conformed Monday
in the Peruvian Congress
headquarters.
Havana Removes Architectural
Barriers
The architectural barriers for
differently abled people have
been eliminated in Havana´s 19
municipalities, as a
contribution to social
integration of those people and
uplifting their self-esteem.
Venezuela
FM Warns of US Attack Effects
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister
Ali Rodriguez assured that
Washington´s threats result in
strengthened ties with Cuba,
warning that an armed attack
against his country would "mean
the beginning of the end of the
empire."
MEXICO:
Drug
Traffickers Wage War Over
Acapulco
The famed
international resort city of
Acapulco, on the Pacific coast
of southern Mexico, has become a
battleground in the last few
weeks as criminal gangs wage a
turf war over control of the
illegal drugs trade. Their
latest challenge to the
authorities was the kidnapping
and murder of two members of the
military this week.
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