Traffic Chaos Expected Today As
Protestors Take To The Streets
If you don't have to go to
downtown San José today, you
will be better off, as the "porteadores"
will be protesting on the
streets of San José and will no
doubt cause all sorts of traffic
chaos. More than normal for a
Tuesday.
Erlyn Hurtado (centre)
is brought in to the
Puntarenas court where
he heard the charges
against him at the
beginning of his trial
for the massacre at
Monteverde Banco
Nacional last year,
where nine persons were
killed in March of 2005.
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Alcatel's Alleged Bribery
Payments doubled
Costa Rica's attorney general
has calculated that the local
unit of French equipment
supplier Alcatel paid bribes
amounting to us$17.8 million
during 2000-2003, rather than
us$9.6 million as originally
thought.
Egypt Decides to Restore Ties
With Costa Rica
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed
Abul Gheit said on Monday that
measures were underway to
restore diplomatic relations
between Egypt and Costa Rica and
El Salvador, MENA news agency
reported.
Cost Of
Living Drops
The cost of living in Costa Rica
dropped, according to the Indice
de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) -
consumer price index - to 0.88%
last month as compared to 1.25%
for August of 2005. The
information was revealed by the
Instituto Nacional de
Estadísticas y Censo (INEC)
along with a new list of
products that makes up the
"canasta básica" (basic basket).
Teen Hikes Through Costa Rica
Rainforest
While many teenagers go to theme parks or travel during the summer, Shae
Denton, 17, experienced a more
intense vacation.
Peace Torch Expected Early
The Antorcha Centroamericana de
la Paz (Central American Torch
for Peace) is expected to reach
Costa Rica earlier than
expected. The torch was handed
over to El Salvador authorities
two days earlier than expected
and will reach Costa Rica by
September 13 and not September
15, Independence Day in Costa
Rica.
Neoliberalism Takes Toll on
Panama Education
The crisis of the Panamanian
education system is a
consequence of the neoliberal
system, which puts the laws of
the market above that of the
welfare of the population,
declared Panamanian sociologist
Olmedo Beluche Monday.
Guatemala Needs Anti-Drug Reform
The head of the Guatemalan New
Nation Alliance, Jorge Ismael
Soto, warned Monday that only an
integral agrarian policy
providing alternatives to
farmers will allow eradication
of poppy and marihuana crops in
Guatemala.
More Women Murdered in El
Salvador
There is an increasing number of
murders of women in El Salvador
today, confirmed Fabio Molina,
head of the Institute of
Statistics of Forensic Medicine
in San Salvador Monday.
Guatemalans for Cuban Revolution
Bravery, authenticity and
dignity of the Cuban people will
ensure the Revolution's survival
for ever, despite US
aggressions, said outstanding
Guatemalan academic Jose Barnoya.
Chavez s Backers Get Ready
The integration of the
organizations supporting the
reelection of Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez, grouped
in the Miranda Command Campaign,
is in its final stage, Francisco
Ameliach, head of that force,
affirmed.
Over 3 Million Cuban
Students Start
Classes
Over three million
Cuban students
attend Monday the
beginning of the
2006-2007 school
year, with a record
registration in
Higher Education.
CUBA:
Redefining
Non-Alliance in a
Unipolar Context
As the fourteenth
summit of the
Non-Aligned Movement
(NAM) draws near,
host country Cuba is
preparing to welcome
50 heads of state
and government from
Africa, Asia, Latin
America and the
Caribbean with its
vision of a
revitalised bloc.
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