Happy Birthday Grace!
There Will Definitely Be NO "Zapote"
After All
Following heated debates the
Comisión de Festejos 2006-2007
last week approved the annual
fair on the east side of San
José and on Wednesdays the
awarding of concessions took
place, including the awarding of
the "rondel de toros" - bull
ring - to a firm for ˘40 million
colones.
Costa Ricans will have
to eat their tamales
this holiday season
without the traditional
"toros a la tica" or the
annual mayhem that is
known as Zapote, as the
Constitutional Court
becomes the "aguafiestas"
(party pooper) as it
accepts an appeal
presented yesterday. The
annual Zapote fair has
become a holiday
tradition for Ticos to
party, get drunk and run
in front of a charging
bull. |
Arias Calls for Stricter
Controls on Arms Trading
Costa Rica's President Oscar
Arias on Friday expressed
worries over the weapons trade
in Latin America and called for
stricter controls on the
business.
Costa Rica Against US Trade Deal
Costa Rica is massively opposed
to the free trade treaty
promoted by the United States,
Guatemalan historian and Costa
Rican resident, Rafael Cuevas
stated in Havana, Cuba.
Eight Escaped Convict Caught
The apprehension of Rafael
Herrera Castro yesterday in
Pérez Zeledón, brings all the
escapees of the La Reforma
prison back behind bars. Herrera
and seven others escaped from
the Alajuela prison last month
and was the last to be caught.
Massive
Police Raids Breaks Up Truck
High Jacking Gang
More than 300 members of the
various police forces and the
prosecutors office took part in
23 different and simultaneous
raids that netted the arrest of
17 people - 10 Costa Ricans and
7 Orientals - that made up a
gang of criminals that are
responsible for the assault and
robbery of 87 trucks during the
last two years.
Ortega: No More Famine in
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan president-elect
Daniel Ortega assured
representatives of international
financial bodies that his future
government has the priority to
eliminate hunger affecting over
a million people in his nation.
Attacks on Fidel Castro
Documentary Premiere
"The Credit is
to be Alive" is the documentary
that denounces the CIA hundreds
of assassination attempts and
conspiracies against Cuban
president Fidel Castro will be
first shown Friday at the
Nicaragua National Cinematheque.
Cuba Ratifies Position of NAM on
Human Rights
Cuba ratified
the rejection and condemnation
to the selectivity and
double-standard policy in the
promotion and protection of the
human rights on behalf of the
Non-Aligned Countries Movement.
Chavez Warns on New Subversive
Plans
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
warned on new subversive plans
against his government by some
radical opposition sectors, to
cloud the local electoral
process.
LATIN AMERICA:
Kids Pay Dearly for
Lack of Clean Water
In Latin America and
the Caribbean,
one-third of
childhood deaths are
the result of
diarrhoea. The
problem could be
resolved with clean
water and
appropriate
sanitation systems,
but millions of
people, especially
the indigenous and
Afro-descendant
populations, lack
access to either.
