Free Trade Deal A Priority
The
Arias government included
approval of the free trade
accord in a list of 38 projects
it sees as a priority.
The roads in Tibás
became a "canal" as
tropical wave caused by
heavy rain. The heavy
rain fell in most parts
of the county and is
expected to continue
throughout the weekend. |
Study Shows 5pm to 8pm Highest
Risk of Being Run Over
A study by the Escuela de
Ingeniería Civil de la
Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
has determined that the period
with the double the risk of
being run over by a vehicle is
between 5pm and 8pm on any given
day of the year. That time
period beats late and middle of
the nights when there are more
traffic accidents due to drunk
drivers and excessive speeding.
Palm Coast Officials Visit
Sister City in Costa Rica
Palm Coast and Liberia, Costa
Rica, may be thousands of miles
apart but the two growing cities
share similar water and sewer
system concerns.
ICE Expects Boruca Hydro Studies
Tender
Costa Rica's state monopoly on
electricity and
telecommunications, the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) expects to
launch bidding this half for
complementary studies into the
Boruca hydroelectric project, a
project official said.
Costa Rica Will Have No Choice
To Extradite Kaplan When Found
The gambling911.com website
reports that Justice Minister
and Vice-President, Laura
Chinchilla, will definitely
extradite Gary Kaplan, founder
of BETonSports.com, back to the
United States by the Costa Rican
even though he has yet to be
found.
Central America for Single
Airspace
Guatemalan President Oscar
Berger termed Friday the
forthcoming signing of a
bilateral air agreement with
Honduras a transcendental step
towards Central American
integration.
Guatemala Hospitals End Strike
Guatemalan public hospitals
restarted on Thursday external
consultations after a 48-day
partial strike, thanks to an
agreement between residents and
Health Ministry authorities.
Hondurans Want Mining
Independence
Honduran peoples' organizations
are carrying out a great
offensive to free the territory
from the transnational companies
controlling and exploiting
mining in the country.
Salvadoran Unions Hounded
Salvadoran Union Federation (FSS)
denounced a permanent
persecution of the country´s
organized workers on Friday,
through anonymous messages,
harrying of leaders and breaking
and entering of facilities.
Hugo Chavez Official
MVR Candidate
The governing
Venezuela Fifth
Republic Movement (MVR)
officially named
Hugo Chavez as its
presidential
candidate Friday,
for re-election
December 3.
BRAZIL:
Book Takes Dark
Journey into World
of Police Corruption
Amancio, a military
police officer in
Rio de Janeiro, was
severely wounded in
the back by an
automatic rifle
fired by a drug
trafficker,
according to
official reports.
But he was actually
hit by "friendly
fire" in the
stomach, he told a
friend just before
he died in the
hospital.
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