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Most Ticos Favour TLC
Referendum, According
to TV Poll
While the Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) waits approval
by the Legislative Assembly for
approval to hold a referendum on
the Tratado de Libre Comercio
(TLC) - free trade deal with the
United States - the local
television news teams have been
doing their own poll.
Spanish tourists
Vascillio Goded
and his wife
Monserrat Diviu
explore Costa
Rica's Braullio
Carrillo
National Park,
east of San
José. Scientists
have warned that
rising global
temperatures
will effect
Latin America's
diverse
ecosystems
bringing less
rainfall, which
could alter
habitats and
change the face
of tourism. [AP
Photo/Kent
Gilbert] |
ICE Tries
to Combat Cable Theft
The Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) - the state
monopoly on telecommunications
and electrical power - has come
up with an ingenious solution to
the problem of cable theft,
which has left thousands without
telephone and/or electrical
service, while costing the
institution.
More Gasoline Price Hikes On the
Way
Loosen your purse strings even
more, as gasoline prices take
another hike upwards, as the
Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope), continues
with its weekly request for
higher prices at the pumps.
Costa Rica Hosts Aviation
Conference
Costa
Rica is the chosen local for a
regional aviation conference
aimed at improving air
transportation in Latin America,
according to information by the
Ministerio de Obras Pública y
Transportes (MOPT).
Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournaments
in Costa Rica
PokerHotelCR announced their
inaugural Texas Hold’Em
Tournaments at the Martino Hotel
& Spa located in Alajuela.
Possible New Fish Species Found
in Pacific
A new undersea mineral chimney
emitting hot, iron-darkened
water that attracts unusual
marine life has been discovered
in the Pacific Ocean off Costa
Rica.
Taxi
Drivers To Go On Strike
Mark May 15 on your calendar
because this will be the day
that the regular taxis will go a
one day strike.
VDaniel Ortega Salutes Fidel
Castro
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega sent a greeting to his
Cuban counterpart, Fidel Castro,
on the 46th anniversary of the
Cuban victory at Playa Giron
(Bay of Pigs), and he urged
punishment for terrorist Luis
Posada Carriles.
Guatemalans Blame Oil
Transnationals
On Tuesday, representatives of
the Quekchi Environmental Table
in Guatemala denounced damage
caused to the environment by
poisonous gases emitted from oil
wells abandoned by
transnationals.
World Unions Back Latin American
Campesinos
The World Union Federation (WTU)
in the Americas called to
commemorate on Tuesday the
International Day of Campesino
Struggle with an integrated
spirit against neoliberal
policies.
World
Clamors for Posada Trial
The number of personalities, all
over the world, demanding the US
government to charge
international terrorist Luis
Posada Carriles went over half a
thousand on Tuesday.
Brazilian military ready to take
over security in Rio
The Brazilian Armed Forces are
ready to take over the
responsibility of Rio de Janeiro
State's public security if
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva orders it, said the Army's
Commander-in-chief Enzo Martins
Peri on Tuesday.
ENERGY-SOUTH AMERICA:
Leaders
Overcome Impasse on Ethanol
The
controversy over whether to put
the accent on fossil fuels or
biofuels was overcome by the
presidents in the first South
American energy summit with the
assertion that the answer
depends on each country's
specific circumstances, and that
the different national policies
are complementary to each other,
not contradictory.
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