Protests Yes, Blockades No.
President Asks of Union Leaders
Costa Rican president, Oscar
Arias Sánchez, sent a note to
union leaders, Albino Vargas,
Fabio Chávez and José Antonio
Barquero, asking that come
Monday and Tuesday, the days set
for the national protest, that
they keep one of half of the
roads open so that the rest of
the Costa Rican can go about
their daily lives.
In this photo released
by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs,
Nicaragua's Vice-Foreign
Minister Mauricio Gomez
(left) and Costa Rica's
Vice-Foreign Minister
Edgar Ugalde (right)
inaugurate the 5th
Reunion of the
Bi-National Commission
between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica in San José.
The two day reunion will
seek to mend the tense
relationship between the
two countries, and will
focus on politics,
public security, and
immigration. |
ICE Will
Be Closed, Without Exception,
Monday And Tuesday Union Rep
Says
If you need to visit an
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) agency for
any telephone service, including
paying your bill, better do it
today or tomorrow, because come
Monday and Tuesday, ALL ICE
agencies will be closed.
Massive
Arrival of Turtles
The arrival of over 300,000
parrot turtles every night at
Ostional Beach, Guanacaste, in
the Pacific coast, the last week
in September was celebrated by
those environmentally minded,
but a source of worry for
scientists.
If Río Azul Is Closed, Where
Will The Garbage Go?
Within a month, the country
could face a garbage crisis if
the Río Azul dump site closure
order is enforced, because the
options to replace the site on
the east side of San José are
not ready.
Datascension Initiates
Production in New Facility
Datascension, Inc. , a leading
market research and customer
service call center, announced
that it has initiated production
in its new state-of-the-art call
center located in San Pedro.
Panama Has World's Biggest Fleet
Although Panama is lacking in
infrastructure to build large
merchant ships, the country
holds the world largest
registered fleet with 10,750
vessels, reported sources of
this sector Thursday.
Panama Perilously Poisoned
The number of deaths caused by
the poisoning of various
medicines in Panama continues
increasing, while authorities
fear more dead since at least
20,000 bottles of those
medicines are still circulating
in the country's markets.
UN Renews Vote on Latin American
Seat Today
The UN General Assembly will try
to choose a Latin America and
Caribbean candidate for a
non-permanent seat on the
Security Council, after over 20
unsuccessful voting rounds.
Bolivia, Continental Energy
Power
Following the signing of
important energy deals, Bolivia
is ratified Friday as a South
American power in that sector
and expects to reach such
strength in other fields.
Caribbean for
Sustainable Tourism
Caribbean tourism
Ministers called for
a regional
recreation industry
with a sustainable
focus on cruisers,
transportation and
integration as well
as a search for
improved economies
for their nations.
ELECTIONS-NICARAGUA:
And It's Everyone
Against Daniel
Ortega
The possibility of a
victory for the
Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN)
in Nicaragua's Nov.
5 elections has
unleashed what is
virtually an all-out
political war
against its
presidential
candidate, Daniel
Ortega.
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