Guanacaste Celebrates
Anniversary
Though it is a holiday marked on
the calendar, it is not a
holiday celebrated by all Costa
Ricans.
A Guanacaste sunset!
Today,
is the
anniversary of the Anexión del Partido de
Nicoya, formally making the
province of Guanacaste part of
the Costa Rica. It would be hard to imagine
today a Costa Rica without Guanacaste.
The foto was taken at
Playa Flamingo. |
Regular Gasoline Going Up Too!
Last Friday the Refinadora
Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope)
- state monopoly on gasoline
refinery and distribution -
announced a hike in the price of
super gasoline, sparing regular
and diesel gasoline.
"He Gave
Me The Kiss of Judas", Maureen's
Mother Speaks Out
The family of Maureen Hidalgo
finally spoke out yesterday on
their feelings of the murder of
their daughter by ther husband.
Overweight Traffic Cops Ordered
to Exercise
Due to the fact that the
majority of the 858 "oficiales
de Tránsito" - traffic cops - in
the country that patrol the
highways and bi-ways of the
country are overweight, the
Dirección General de Tránsito
has issued them an order to "meterse
en cintura" - tighten the belt -
or go to the gym.
Cargo Connection Logistics -
International Continues
International Expansion
Cargo Connection Logistics
Holding, Inc. announced that its
wholly owned subsidiary, Cargo
Connection Logistics -
International, Inc., recently
sent a contingent of
representatives to San José with
the purpose of developing
business opportunities,
particularly in support of the
small to medium-sized Costa
Rican exporter base.
Quake Shakes Nicaraguan Pacific
The Nicaraguan Pacific coasts
were shaken on Monday by a 5
degree earthquake, which has
left neither victims nor damage
so far, an official source
reported.
Menchu Bummed about Guatemala
Rigoberta Menchu, native
Guatemalan leader and Nobel
Peace Prize winner, affirmed she
is disappointed with the
Congressional management and
limited governmental efforts in
favor to fight poverty and
insecurity.
Cuba Lashes Bush Discrimination
President George W. Bush has
become Cubans living in the US
in a special group out of the
protection of the Constitution
and laws, Cuban Parliament
Speaker Ricardo Alarcon de
Quesada asserted Monday.
Documentary Criticizing US Cuba
Sanctions Screened in Miami
Chavez in Volgograd, Russia
Tuesday
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
began a three day visit to
Russia Tuesday, choosing that
city in honor of the Battle of
Stalingrad to initiate his
fourth presidential visit to
further friendship and
cooperation between Moscow and
Caracas.
Chilean Private
Sector Blamed for
Gas Crisis
Argentina advised
Chile today that
instead of blaming
it for that
country´s gas
retentions, Chile
should look into
what the private
enterprises charge
Chilean families for
that fuel.
CUBA:
Church Humanitarian
Work to Feel Impact
of US Plans
he latest plans by
the U.S. government
in its policy
towards Cuba will
have a heavy impact
on the humanitarian
efforts of religious
organisations that
work with needy
sectors in this
Caribbean island
nation.
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