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National Emergency Declared!
Following the blackout last week
and more rationing beginning on
Wednesday, the Ministro de la
Presidencia (presidency
minister), Rodrigo Arias,
yesterday declared a state of
emergency as the country faces
an energy crisis.
The Ministro de
la Presidencia,
Rodrigo Arias,
joined by
Environment
Minister,
Roberto Dobles,
listed to the
president of
ICE, Pedro Pablo
Quirós, explain
what is going on
with the energy
shortage and the
country's
regulator
general,
Fernando Herrero,
who said he now
understands why
ICE needs an
rate increase. |
"ICE
President Should Resign", Union
Leader Says
According to the secretary
general of ANEP, Albino Vargas,
the president of ICE, Pedro
Pablo Quirós, should resign
given the situation the country
is facing.
Gasoline
Prices Going Up, Up And Up
The low reserve levels are the
primary reason for the next
round of gasoline price hikes,
according to the latest request
made by the Refinadora
Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope)
to the regulating authority.
Costa Rica Launches Nationwide
Consultation On EU Deal
osta Rican President Oscar Arias
on Wednesday launched a
consultation process on an
accord negotiated between the
European Union (EU) and Central
American nations.
Students
Help Costa Rican Counterparts
Some Oxford Hills Comprehensive
High School Spanish students got
a hands-on lesson recently when
they traveled to Costa Rica to
volunteer their time to paint a
schoolyard fence, but came home
with a lifetime of memories.
Cuba-Central America University
Teamwork
Cuba's Higher Education Ministry
(MES) and the Central American
Higher University Council (CSUCA)
signed an agreement in the
Nicaraguan capital to boost
bilateral cooperation, an
academic source informed
Thursday.
Almost 1,000 Cases Reported in
Panama
Almost 1,000 cases of dengue
fever and two hemorrhagic cases
were reported in the course of
this year in Panama, despite
campaigns for cleaning and
prevention fostered by local
sanitary authorities, said
official sources here Friday.
Brazil's Lula asks Bush not to
stop aid to Bolivia, Ecuador
Visiting Brazilian President
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
on Thursday that he asked his
U.S counterpart George W. Bush
not to sever aid to Bolivia and
Ecuador.
Colombia recovers electricity
service after 3-hour blackout
After an over three-hour
blackout due to technical
failures in the electric
networks, 80 percent of Colombia
recovered the electricity
service Thursday, the power
blackout had frozen market
transactions and caused traffic
chaos.
Another 8 Ecuadorian
legislators flee to
Colombia
A further eight
dismissed Ecuadorian
congressmen fled to
Colombia to escape
the "political
persecution" by
President Rafael
Correa's government,
local media reported
on Thursday.
MEDIA-NICARAGUA:
Government's Press
Policy Comes Under
Fire
The communication
strategy of the
Nicaraguan
government of Daniel
Ortega, which
consists of getting
information out
"directly and
uncontaminated"
through friendly
media outlets, has
drawn fire and
complaints about
possible threats to
freedom of speech.
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