The 38 Votes Not Assured
Legislative deputy and
presidential candidate in the
presidential elections last
February, José Manuel Echandi
Meza, of the Partido Unión
Nacional (PUN), is now
conditioning his "yes" vote for
the approval of the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United
States (CAFTA) - placing in
jeopardy the government's
affirmation that it has the
sufficient votes to get the TLC
approved.
Police had to act
quickly yesterday when
two yought gangs -
the Ultra and La 12
began to through rocks
at a Pavas Lomas bus
when members of a rival
yought gang were riding.
The cause is believed a
result of yesterday's
soccer game between
Saprissa and the Brujas.
Saprissa lost 2-0.
[Foto: Luis Morales] |
Friday's Hostage Incident in San
Pedro Has Authorities Concerned
Friday's assault and hostage
taking incident at the Amnet
Cable offices in San Pedro has
authorities worried, as it is
the fourth such case in three
years. Quick police action and
with the help of a hostage
inside the facility, the
situation came to a successfull
conclusion with none of the
hostages harmed and the
assailants in police custody.
Widening of Sabana Sur Route To
Start in January
The widening of the road that
leads from the Pops to the
MacDonalds in the Sabana will be
begin in January, accoriding to
the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad
(Conavi).
Driver
License Office Hours Extended
For those looking for a new or
to renew their driver's license,
the Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transportes (MOPT) has good
news, beginning today it has
expanded the hours of operation
at the San José licensing
office.
Former Pastor Kills Daughter
Then Commits Suicide
The Organismo Investigación
Judicial (OIJ) find themselves
investigating the suicide and
murder of a former pastor in
Envaco in the province of Limón,
where the friendly and quiet
man, in a moment of rage,
according to friends, become a
merciless man.
Water To
Be More Costly In The New Year
The Instituto Costarricense de
Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA)
- nations supplier of water and
sewers - says it is planning an
increase in water rates by as
much as 30% to its some 500.000
users.
Nicaragua's Archbishop calls for
unity at Mass attended by
president-elect and former
rivals
Managua Archbishop Leopoldo
Brenes called on Nicaraguans to
cast aside their partisan
divisions and work to together
to improve conditions in the
destitute Central American
nation.
Over 1,600 Dengue Cases in
Panama
Over 1,600 cases of classic
dengue are been reported in
Panama this year, which fear to
be an epidemic, despite the
campaigns to eradicate mosquito
focuses.
Panamanian Justice Denies Aleman
Discharge
Panamanian judicial authorities
denied on Saturday that
Nicaraguan ex President Arnoldo
Aleman had been acquitted of the
charges of money laundering
presented against him by the 2nd
Court of Justice.
Bolivian Children Receive School
Bond
The delivery as of Sunday of 200
bolivianos (about $ 25) for the
"Juancito Pinto" school bond to
1,200,000 children is the result
of the nationalization of
hydrocarbons, said President Evo
Morales.
Chavez Takes Final
Elections Steps
The V Republic
Movement (MVR)
announced an
electoral offensive
to provide President
Hugo Chavez
re-election with 80
percent of valid
votes.
ENVIRONMENT-COLOMBIA:
The Rain Harvester
Colombian lawyer and
activist Rodrigo
Vivas won the 2006
Sasakawa Prize,
awarded annually by
the United Nations
Environmental
Programme (UNEP) and
The Nippon
Foundation, for his
"rainwater harvest"
project, aimed at
combating
desertification.
