Limón Talks Could End Strike
Today; Night of Violence Shook
The Port City
Talks between the government and
the union is moving ahead to put
an end to the strike in Limón,
possibly by the end of the day
today.
All eyes on on Limón for
the "white smoke" to end
the strike of the dock
workers that is costing
the area more than ¢100
million colones in
losses. The government
and union have been in
talks for the last two
days and agreement is
possible today. |
Number of
Prostitutes Reaches 9.000
The daily Spanish newspaper Al
Día reports that, with the
promise of pleasure and lust,
there are now 9.000 prostitutes
seducing men on the streets,
night clubs, massage parlours,
bars and in some casinos around
the country.
That's It, No More GSM Lines!
Been procrastinating on getting
a cellular phone? Well, your
time ran out, as the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) announced yesterday that
is completely out of GSM
cellular lines.
Stolen Lottery Tickets Good, JPS
Says
It doesn't matter if the lottery
ticket was stolen or found lost,
the Junta de Protección Social
de San José (JPS), says it will
pay out the prize to anyone who
presents a winning ticket.
A Flat
Tire May Be A Thing Of The Past
as the franchised "Superseal",
a revolutionary product that
promises to eliminate tire
punctures, hits the market. The
product can be used in both
light passenger and heavy duty
vehicles.
Nicaragua Bans All Abortions
Nicaraguan politicians have
voted to ban all abortions -
even in the cases of rape
victims and women who risk dying
while giving birth.
Oliver North Visits Nicaragua
Oliver North, said on a visit to
Nicaragua he hopes voters will
not elect Sandinista candidate
Daniel Ortega in the November 5
presidential election.
Panama Reviews Public Transport
Panamanian authorities carried
out an unprecedented review to
detect public transportation
difficulties after a bus burned
and killed 18 persons.
Fidel Castro Rewards Cuban Child
President Fidel Castro gave a
digital camera to Raysel Sosa
Gonzalez, the child brutally
humiliated by Japanese Nikon
Company that denied him, in
virtue of the US blockade, the
object he had won.
Colombia government,
rebel group agree to
launch formal peace
talks
The Colombian
government and the
country's second
largest rebel group
ELN agreed to launch
formal peace talks
on Thursday, said a
joint statement
issued at the end of
the fourth round of
exploratory peace
talks.
COLOMBIA:
Senate, Civil
Society Call for
Prisoners-for-Hostages
Swap
Lawmakers in
Colombia have joined
civil society groups
in opposing
President Álvaro
Uribe's decision to
stage a violent
rescue of hostages
in the hands of the
FARC rebels and to
cut off preliminary
contacts with the
guerrillas that were
aimed at negotiating
a humanitarian
exchange of hostages
for imprisoned
insurgents.
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