Gasoline Station Attendants To
Be Trained In Emergency
Procedures
Following the tragedy that
killed two small children in the
Shell Escazú gasoline station
fire and explosion, gas pump
attendants will have to receive
training before they can be
hired and begin work.
When is garbage not
garbage? When the
municipality decides so.
The municipality of San
José says that grass
cuttings and leaves are
not garbage and are not
responsible for their
pick up. Uh? |
Education VP Fired For Nepotism
The government of president
Oscar Arias is serious when it
comes to dealing with corruption
and nepotism of government
officials, as yesterday, the
Vice-Minister of Education, José
Lino Rodríguez, was called in to
the office of the Ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias, and
was let go from his job.
Digital Solutions Blackout
Affecting Several Sports Books
In Costa Rica
The blackout ignited by U.S. Law
enforcement agents shut down of
Digital Solutions Florida based
internet facility is still
affecting several sports books
operation in Costa Rica.
"21 de la Suerte"
Sparks Clash Between JPS GM and
Board
We have all seen the pretty
young girls on the street with
their tight jeans and yellow
t-shirts promoting the latest
lottery to hit the streets of
Costa Rica called "21 de la
Suerte".
On Average 22 Couples Divorce
Daily
It is estimated that by the end
of the year, more than 27.000
couples will have tied the knot
in Costa Rica, November and
December being the two most
popular months for weddings.
Ortega Asks IMF, World Bank For
Help
Nicaragua's leftist
president-elect, Daniel Ortega,
asked the International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank for help
on Thursday to fight hunger in
the dirt-poor country he once
ruled as a Marxist
revolutionary.
Cuba-Panama Ties
Highlighted
President of the
Cuban parliament
Ricardo Alarcon
highlighted the
friendship and
cooperation ties
between his nation
and the Panamanian
people on Thursday.
Colombia Intelligence Head Faces
Charges
The Attorney General´s Office
pressed several charges against
the Administrative Security
Department Director Jorge
Noguera, who should answer on
Thursday why he supplied
classified information to the
Colombian paramilitary agents.
More than 440 Women Murdered in
Mexico
Since 1993 until today, more
than 440 women have been
murdered in the city of Juarez,
Mexican state of Chihuahua, said
Julia Monarrez, researcher of
the North Frontier College, on
Thursday.
Latin American Presidents to
Attend Mexican Government Change
Eight Latin American presidents
will attend the presidential
inauguration ceremony in Mexico,
current President Vicente Fox´s
spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
LATIN AMERICA:
Short Lives and
Unmarked Graves
The 16 or
17-year-old boy,
evidently born into
a poor family, was
buried Thursday by
staff members of
Casa Alianza, a
child advocacy
organisation, in
Honduras. His body
had been found in
the street, stabbed
to death, and he was
never identified.
