Most Costa Ricans Approve of TLC
Many adults in Costa Rica hold
high hopes on the Tratado Libre
de Comercio (Central American
Free Trade Agreement - CAFTA),
according to a poll by Unimer
published in La Nación.
The Poás Volcano has
begun activity again,
spewing volcanic
material a distance of
up to 10Km from the
lagoon, according to
Universidad de Costa
Rica (UCR) geographers.
The activity resumed
Monday night and with
more eruptions Tuesday.
The most affected area
is the community of
Trojas. In addition to
the volcanic material,
geographers have noted a
change in the color of
the lagoon from the
normal green to grayish. |
Seguridad Pública Signs
Agreement With Private Security
To Combat Crime
As announced last week,
private security companies will
signing an agreement with the
Ministerio de Seguridad Pública,
as private security guards and
the Fuerza Pública (police)
unite to combat increasing
crime.
Businessman Buys Lot Inside San
José Municipality
Incredible! Beginning tomorrow,
a portion of the lands that
houses the offices of the
Municipalidad de San José on
Avenida 10 will have a new
owner, who plans to build an
office building to add to his
real estate holdings.
San Juan
de Dios Emergency Room Shut Down
For 8 Hours Yesterday
The emergency room at the San
Juan de Dios hospital has to be
closed for some eight hours
yesterday as hospital staff and
doctors could not cope with the
quantity of patients requiring
medical attention.
Nicaragua Braced against
Election Fraud
The Latin American Council of
Election Experts (CEELA) said
local and international
observers would frustrate any
attempt of fraud at presidential
elections in Nicaragua.
FMLN: Fragile Peace in El
Salvador
El Salvador´s Farabundo Marti
National Liberation Front (FMLN)
consider that although peace in
El Salvador is yet to be
consolidated, they will
celebrate the 15 years since the
signing of the treaty leading to
it, announced local sources on
Monday.
Electoral Excitement in Brazil
Surrounded by a contagiously
exciting environment, Rio de
Janeiro is now being projected
to the world for its commitment
to a fair electoral process
rather than for its famous
carnivals or mulattas.
Shakira Heads Latin Grammy
Nominations
Colombian singer Shakira, with
five nominations, heads the list
of contenders for the Latin
Grammy Awards to be conferred in
November, related sources
confirmed on Tuesday.
Brazil,
Bolivia to resume talks on
energy row
Brazil and Bolivia were set to
restart negotiations early next
month over the crisis
surrounding the ownership of the
two countries' refineries, the
Brazilian Energy Ministry said
on Tuesday.
ARGENTINA:
Former
‘Disappeared', Key Trial
Witness, Missing Again
Thirty years after he was
forcibly disappeared by
Argentina's 1976-1983
dictatorship, a survivor of the
"dirty war" who played a key
role in the first conviction of
a former torturer on charges of
genocide has once again gone
missing.
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