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Internet Cellular
ICE finally began to offer its
internet cellular service. Find
out tomorrow how it works and
how you can get it.
Lack Of Controls Result in
Accidents, San Carlos Tránsito
Chief Admits
The Policía de Tránsito in the "Zona
Norte" (Northern Zone) recognize
that there is a need for more
control on the roads in the area
to avoid accidents like the one
occurred on Monday when a stake
truck carrying 21 local area
workers.
Costa Rican
authorities have
begun a program
to avoid
Nicaraguans
sneaking minors
across the
border without
the
authorization of
both
parents.Immigration
officials in Los
Chiles are
working with the
Fuerza Pública
(police) to
control the
growing problem.
[Foto: Luis
Ángel Flores,
corresponsal
Diario Extra] |
Telephone Directory Now Online
Without fanfare or telling
anyone about the service, the
Instittuto Costarrisence de
Electricidad (ICE) this week
began to offer its telephone
listings online.
Homewatch International
Announces Central American
Franchise Opening
Homewatch International,
offering Homewatch CareGivers
franchises, has announced the
formal opening of its first
Central American franchise,
providing independence and
peace-of-mind
through professional in-home
care services.
Costa Rican Website Took Bets on
Father of Smith’s Daughter
An off-shore gambling website
took the controversy over the
biological father of Anna Nicole
Smith's baby and placed betting
odds on it.
Windstar Cruises Includes Costa
Rica and Panama in "Sun Kissed
Destinations" in 2008
Windstar's three-ship fleet of
elegant motor sailing yachts -
148-guest Wind Star and Wind
Spirit and 312-guest Wind Surf
- entice vacationers to step
aboard in 2008 with intriguing
itineraries visiting a mix of
popular and secluded locals.
Soccer: Ticos turn 1000 in style
Although their early days in the
world's game were not so
spectacular, the last 20-odd
years have been wondrous times
for Costa Rican football
(soccer).
Nicaragua Steps Back from PPP
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega s absence from the
presidential summit in Mexico,
could signal the beginning of
Nicaragua s distancing from the
Puebla Panama Plan, a project
Mexican President Felipe
Calderon is trying to
resuscitate.
Nicaraguan Exports Rise in 2007
Exports from Nicaragua increased
by 60 million dollars in the
first three months of 2007
compared to the same period last
year, according to the
Nicaraguan Center for Export and
Investment (CEI).
Belize
Demands PPP Attend to Challenges
Belize Prime Minister Said Musa,
pro tem president of the Puebla-Panama
Plan, called Tuesday for his
fellow Heads of State to pay
more attention to challenges
faced in the area.
Guatemalan Doctors Protest
Privatization
Thousands of Guatemalan health
workers marched in the capital
and other cities on Tuesday to
reject a plan aimed at putting
these services in the hands of
the private sector.
Insecure
Guatemala Needs Big Changes
Rather than a change of
authorities, Guatemala needs to
reform institutional policies to
solve the crisis of insecurity
and violence that has hit the
country, social leader Sandino
Asturias said on Tuesday.
CENTRAL
AMERICA-MEXICO:
Summit
Relaunches Development Plan
The
flagging Plan Puebla Panamá
(PPP) received a new boost at
the summit that brought together
the leaders of the countries
that launched the development
plan six years ago: Mexico, the
seven countries of Central
America, and a new partner,
Colombia. |
