Puerto Limón On "Work To
Rule"
My magic or slight of hand, the
government somehow found the way
to pay the workers of the Junta
de Administración Portuaria y de
Desarrollo Económico de la
Vertiente Atlántica (Japdeva)
and avoid a dock workers strike
that would have paralyzed the
Port of Limón.
Dock workers at the
Puerto Limón are now on
"work to rule", waiting
for the government to
pay them arrears based
on a Collective
Agreement in 2005. The
government agreed last
month to pay the workers
but said it did not have
the money. Yesterday,
the government announced
a miraculous find of the
¢470 million colones in
the coffers of JAPDEVA.
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Traffic Cops Owners Of Taxi
Plates?
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transportes (MOPT) has begun
an investigation of 13 officials
who were awarded taxi plates,
which in theory would be
required to drive their taxi at
least eight hours a day.
"Don Pepe" Remembered
José María Hipólito Figueres
Ferrer was born 100 years ago
yesterday.
Gasoline Price Drop Approved
Get ready for another round of
gasoline price drops.
Unpaid
Traffic Fines Automatically
Cancelled
This month has been one of the
bloodiest months as far traffic
fatalities. Drinking and driving
and speeding are the major
causes of accidents that have
left many families grieving
their loved ones. And what is
the Tránsito (traffic police)
doing about it?
Officials Deny U.S. Tampered
Nicaragua Election
The Nicaraguan Supreme Electoral
Council (CSE) denied on Monday
having received $3 million from
the US Agency for International
Development (USAID) to finance
the organization in the coming
general elections.
Honduras Child Abuse Alarming
A poll in Honduras by Gallup
firm, financed by the
International Labor
Organization, revealed there
Monday that thousands of boys
and girls are sexually abused in
public places.
Panama Firearms Crackdown
Over 75 thousand illegal
firearms are thestreets
increasing violence in Panama,
asserted Deputy Juan Hernandez
Monday.
Russia, Guatemala to Build-up
Commerce
Russia and Guatemala expressed
the decision to strengthen
bilateral relations, especially
in the fields of trade and
investments Monday, during the
visit to Guatemala by Russian
Assistant Foreign Affairs
Minister Serguei Kislayak.
Bolivian
President Denounces Media
President Evo Morales exposed
efforts by private media ran by
the opposition to destabilize
and destroy Bolivia.
COLOMBIA:
Measuring
the Cost of Paradise by Cup Size
Setting a telenovela ratings
record in Colombia, more than
six million viewers recently
tuned in to an episode of "Sin
tetas no hay paraíso", (Without
Tits There's no Paradise),
barely two weeks into the show's
run. The record means a lot to
this country, which has become
one of the world's leading
exporters of soap operas.
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