Costa Rica Resists Privatized
Drugs
The Central America Free Trade
Treaty (CAFTA) - or Tratado
Libre de Comercio (TLC) as it is
known locally - with the United
States will make public health
in Costa Rica obsolete by
dramatically reducing the use of
generic drugs, the local
pharmaceutical industry charges.
Who has the right of
way? A number of traffic
lights in the downtown
San José area have been
malfunctioning or have
bulbs burned out,
causing a driving hazard
and accidents. The above
foto was taken at the
corner of Avenida 1 and
Calle 11. |
Violation of Union Deals is Denounced
Experts from the International Labour Organization denounced on
Saturday that mass labour
agreements are ignored in Costa
Rica since the unionization of
private sector workers is
banned.
Costa Rica Sells Nicaragua
Electricity
Despite strained diplomatic
relations between the two
countries, Costa Rica is selling
electrical energy to its
neighbour to the north,
Nicaragua, that has been facing
an energy crisis for the last
several months.
Retiring To Overseas Spot Can
Create Taxing Situation
Live better for less in
Thailand! Retire to Costa Rica!
Breeze through magazines aimed
at retirees and you'll find
headlines just like these,
urging regular folks, not just
the very wealthy, to consider
foreign residences.
El Salvador Dismantles Child
Exploitation Band
The monitoring to a criminal
network accused of prostituting
children concluded with the
detention in this capital of
several night club
representatives by police
forces, the National Civil
Police (PNC) reported Saturday.
Panama Denounces Cuban Five
Plight
The president of a Panama
international law school, Julio
Berrios, denounced the
violations and biased trial
against Five Cuban
anti-terrorists in the US.
Exposition on Fidel Castro Opens
Pioneers Congress
A photo exhibit of meetings of
Cuban President Fidel Castro
with children and adolescents
opened the sessions of the 4th
Congress of the Jose Marti
Pioneers Organization (OPJM)
which works in commissions
Saturday.
Venezuela Campaigns
Take to Streets
Venezuelan politics
are going through an
acid test this week
with opposition
parties
demonstrating in the
capital during the
presidential
elections campaign
for next December 3.
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