Pothole Situation Getting Worse
in Downtown San José
The rainy season is taking its
toll on the streets of downtown
San José and has drivers upset
even more. There isn't a major
artery in the downtown core that
isn't full of potholes and
efforts by the municipality have
been for none.
Costa Rica's Foriegn
Minister Bruno Stagno
(left) speaks with
Anibel Quinano (right)
secretary general of the
System Central American
Integration (SICA)
right, in San José. The
Foriegn Ministers and
Ministers of Commerce of
Central America were
meeting to discuss the
region's economical and
political agreements to
be negotiated with the
European Union. |
Al Gore to
Visit Costa Rica
The former Vice-President of the
United States Al Gore will visit
Costa Rica in order to meet with
President Oscar Arias.
Cable Theft Continues
Power outages used to be a
result of the state power
company - the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) - failure to provide
proper service. However,
recently, power outages are due
a completely different type of
problem: stolen cables.
Costa Rica's "Imperial" Beer Now
Available in the US
WorldRefer.com, an Affiliate
Network, recruits and supports
Affiliates for several
sportsbooks. WorldRefer also
offers alternate business
opportunities by advertising
their partnered sport books
throughout the internet.
Nicaragua, World Drug Channel
To the joy of having seized over
tour tons of cocaine in less
than five days, the Nicaraguan
authorities added the logical
worry of knowing they are the
main path for international dug
traffic.
Panama Probes Lethal Syndrome
A probe into a syndrome that has
killed 18 people in Panama is
now focusing on medication since
toxic traces in kidney and
nervous tissue have ruled out
bacteria or viruses.
Airport Caper Stymies Guatemala
Investigations about the so
called "robbery of the century"
in the Guatemalan La Aurora
international airport have
thrown more doubts than facts
about the perpetrators and where
the largest stash of the loot
is.
El Salvador, Most Violent Latin
America Nation
El Salvador is today classified
as the most violent country of
Latin America, with almost 3,000
homicides so far this year,
according to a report from the
Institute of Legal Medicine.
Cuba Honors
Terrorism Victims
Tributes to victims
of a sabotaged Cuban
airplane 30 years
ago continues on the
island Friday, with
demands for justice
obstructed by the
United States.
MIGRATION-LATIN
AMERICA:
Remittances Do Not
Fill Gap for
Children Left Behind
The countries of
Latin America and
the Caribbean should
adopt policies
providing special
protection for
children affected by
the negative impact
of emigration, a
phenomenon that
increases their
vulnerability,
UNICEF warned this
week in the
Uruguayan capital.
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