Are Gasoline Stations Safe?
Maybe Not, According to Our
Informal Survey
The tragic and fatal accident
that occurred Saturday morning
at the Shell gasoline station in
downtown Escazú could happen at
any time in any of the 345
gasoline stations around the
country. The reason is that
there seems to be no control on
important and dangerous change
of filter of the gasoline pumps.
What was a normal work
day for Jamie Octavio
Argudo resulted in death
as his small one engine
aircraft crashed in
Monteverde yesterday.
Investigators are
looking into what
happened to the Paradise
Air craft that went down
in what witnesses say
was good weather and
friends and relative say
Jamie was an experienced
pilot. [Foto: Daniel
Rodríguez] |
Will There Be a Zapote Fair This
Year?
"Veremos" (we will see) is the
answer for the time being, as
the Concejo Municipal de San
José studies the option of
cancelling the annual tradition
all together.
No More GSM Lines For The Time
Being
That's it, they are all gone,
the GSM cellular lines that is.
National Exams Underway
The annual "pruebas de
bachillerato" (national high
school exams) is underway today
with Mathematics being the first
of the series of exams that
students across the nation face.
New Coach Aims to Win World Cup
Hernan Medford, one of the most
famous players in Costa Rican
history, took over as national
team coach on Tuesday and said
his target was to win the World
Cup.
Ortega on Brink of
Power in Nicaragua,
Thanks to Tormer
Enemies
If you want to be a
friend of Daniel
Ortega, the once and
perhaps future
president of
Nicaragua, it helps
if you were once his
enemy. An
intimidating nom de
guerre doesn't hurt.
Why Meddle in
Nicaragua?
As Latin America's
busy election cycle
winds down, the Bush
administration
deserves a lot of
credit. In election
after election it
has shown admirable
restraint and has
wisely avoided
taking sides.
Nicaragua, however,
has been the
exception.
Uruguay: Ibero-Am
Summit Won
Poverty, hunger,
health, illiteracy
and insufficient
medical assistance
mark the agenda of
the Ibero American
heads of state and
government to
participate in the
16th summit next
weekend.
Tremors Keep
Salvadorans Alert
A persistent chain
of earth tremors
forced El Salvador s
National Service of
Territorial Studies
(SNET) to activate
an alert on the
islands in the Gulf
of Fonseca, the SNET
confirmed Wednesday.
Panama Progresses in
Poison Drug Case
Panamanian
authorities made
progress Tuesday in
the investigations
to clarify penal
responsibility for
the 38 people who
died from acute
renal insufficiency
from drugs
contaminated with
the substance
Dietileneglycol.
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Harsher Measures
Don't Cut Crime
Tough policies
against youth gangs
in Guatemala, El
Salvador and
Honduras have only
contributed to
increasing crime,
and an integrated
approach that
tackles the causes
of the problem is
urgently needed,
according to civil
society groups in
Central America.
