Porteadores Collapse Major
Routes
As promised, the "Porteadores"
(private or informal taxis)
blocked the streets around San
José and converged onto the
Legislative Assembly to make
their demands heard. Some
highways and major thoroughfares
were completely blocked, while
on other routes, one lane of
traffic, in either direction was
allowed to move.
Such was the scene on
the Circunvalacion
yesterday as traffic
east of the Paso Ancho
rotonda to the Parque La
Paz was completely
choked off by protesting
Porteadores. Traffic
officials stood by but
did not issue fines or
attempt to move the
protestors on the orders
of the Transport
Minister, Karla González,
who late last night
announced that their
demands would be sent to
a legislative
commission. |
Cheaper Gasoline Tomorrow
Unless you really need to, don't
fill up today, as gasoline
prices drop tomorrow.
INTEL
Announced Job Cuts Include Costa Rica Facility
The world's largest computer
chip maker announced yesterday
massive job reductions in all
its some 200 plants around the
world, as it cuts some 10.000
jobs or 10% of its work force.
Group Wants Gay Marriages
Legalized
The Movimiento Diversidad, a
group that is intent on
convincing Costa Rican lawmakers
to allow civil marriages between
partners of the same sex, has
presented a bill that would
legalize such unions.
"Rice
And Beans"
Bad For Cholesterol
"Rice and Beans", a favourite
dish in Limón is dangerous due
to the increase in cholesterol,
said Dr. Alvaro Blanco Vargas,
during a press workshop at the
Hotel Radisson, in San José.
Saprissa Announced Best Soccer
Club in Central America
Costa Rica's soccer club
Deportivo Saprissa demonstrated
itself the number one club of
the Central American Football
Union on Tuesday, citing the
data from International Football
Federation History and
Statistics.
Calderon Named Mexican President
The Mexican Judicial Power´s
Electoral Court (TEPJ) named
rightwing candidate Felipe de
Jesus Calderon Hinojosa, the
darling of the governing PAN
party, the US, and a
neoliberalism partisan, as
president-elect Tuesday in a
"close vote".
Salvador Confirms Dengue
Increase
Salvadoran Public Health
Minister Guillermo Maza
confirmed Tuesday that 100 more
cases of dengue fever were
reported last week, and with
this the number of infected
people reached 500, considered a
record for this time of the year
in the nation.
Guatemala to Open Forensic
Center
The Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human
Rights described the approval of
the law on the Institute of
Forensic Sciences Institute as a
major breakthrough for the
justice system in Guatemala.
Latin American Media Banners
Fidel Castro Upturn
Different media from Argentina,
Bolivia, and Colombia headlined
on Tuesday Cuban President Fidel
Castro´s message about his
current health condition, which
was published in Granma daily.
Bush Cuba Plan
Doomed to Failure
The Plan Bush
against Cuba is the
historical
continuation of
Washington policies
on the island, but
is doomed to
failure, Angel Baños,
president of the
Marti Circle of
Cuban residents in
Panama, said
Tuesday.
POLITICS-NICARAGUA:
Sandinistas and
Somocistas Are Now
Pals
With the Nicaraguan
elections due in
November, the
left-wing Sandinista
National Liberation
Front (FSLN) has
forged alliances
with political
forces that it has
been fighting for
decades. Observers
and opponents are
warning that the
move could turn out
to be
counterproductive.
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